Appetizers

I used to think hot sauce and honey had no business being in the same bottle. Honestly, the idea of sweet heat felt like a … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of classic pigs in a blanket for a Halloween party, the kind I’d made a hundred times before. … Read more

My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just throw some candy corn on a board with cheese and call it Halloween. I started to explain … Read more

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—mine had mysteriously vanished after a neighbor’s yard project—and this smell hit me … Read more

I wasn’t expecting a lesson in football food from the guy installing my new dishwasher, but there I was, standing in my own kitchen on … Read more

My neighbor, a guy named Leo who I only ever saw holding a football or a grill tongs, watched me struggle with a block of … Read more

The tailgate was in four hours and I had nothing. Absolutely nothing. My cousin Mark had texted the group chat a week ago, reminding everyone … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store last Saturday—don’t ask, it’s that time of year—when the guy in front of me … Read more

It was 11:17 PM on a sweltering Tuesday in July, and I was possessed by a very specific, and frankly, weird, craving. I didn’t want … Read more

Let me be honest with you—I’ve made a lot of stuffed jalapeño poppers in my day. Cream cheese, cheddar, bacon, the usual suspects. They’re good, … Read more