Appetizers & Snacks

By the third time I wrapped these creamy mummy-wrapped jalapeño poppers, my kitchen counter looked like a disaster zone from a low-budget horror movie. Flour … Read more

I figured a Halloween charcuterie board would be a disaster of sticky fingers and melted chocolate. It took about twenty minutes for that assumption to … Read more

I did not trust deviled eggs as a centerpiece. Honestly, I thought they sounded like a mistake until the night of the party when I … Read more

“Are those… eyes? On the hot dogs?” My niece stood frozen in the doorway, her Halloween costume half-tied, staring at the baking sheet with genuine … Read more

Flour dusted my eyelashes and half a stick of butter sat melting dangerously close to the burner edge when the front door unlocked. It was … Read more

“These are better than the stadium ones, right?” My husband stared at the half-eaten slider in his hand like it was a holy relic. It … Read more

Easy No-Bake Energy Bites with Chia and Coconut I figured these energy bites would be a decent snack, maybe something to tide me over until … Read more

That first crack of a cheese knife against a walnut, the little crumble of sea salt flakes falling onto a sliver of prosciutto—that sound, the … Read more

I did not trust pumpkin seeds in a sweet application until I burned a batch of salted ones so badly my entire apartment smelled like … Read more

The last pretzel bite was gone before I even realized I hadn’t taken one for myself. My friend Jenna had grabbed it off the plate, … Read more