Appetizers

My roommate, Dave, asked why I couldn’t just toss the wings in the sauce before putting them in the air fryer. I started to explain … Read more

I was standing in the fluorescent-lit aisle of a grocery store last Tuesday when the scent of blue cheese hit me. It wasn’t subtle. It … Read more

The office fantasy football draft was in forty-five minutes and I had absolutely nothing. I stared at my empty fridge like it owed me money. … Read more

My brother-in-law Dave had claimed to hate buffalo chicken for years. Honestly, he would say things like, “It’s just spicy mayonnaise on bread, and that’s … Read more

I was fixing the wobbly leg on my grandmother’s antique rocking chair when the plumber, Dave, started talking about pulled pork. I wasn’t expecting cooking … Read more

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