Appetizer Recipes

There used to be a tiny, hole-in-the-wall Halloween pop-up bar in my old neighborhood in Brooklyn called The Cauldron. Every October, they’d transform their back … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a muffin tin—mine had mysteriously vanished after a bake sale—and the smell of … Read more

It was the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, and I’d stopped by my sister-in-law’s place to borrow a bundt pan. She wasn’t trying to impress anyone. Honestly, … Read more

She wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by my neighbor Jenna’s house on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon to return her slow cooker—the one she’d … Read more

I was standing in the produce aisle last Tuesday, staring at a pile of clementines, when the smell hit me. Not the oranges themselves—it was … Read more

The neighborhood fall block party was in six hours, and I’d completely forgotten I’d signed up to bring a snack. Everyone else would be showing … Read more

“Why can’t you just swirl the hot sauce through the cream cheese instead of mixing it all together?” my friend Jen asked, peering over my … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Kowalski, watched me untangling a string of orange lights from a knot the size of my fist and didn’t say anything at … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last Saturday, juggling a bag of avocados and my phone, when a car door slammed nearby … Read more

I was at the hardware store last October, of all places, picking up a new rake because mine had finally snapped in half mid-leaf-pile. The … Read more