Appetizers

The third quarter was dragging, and the score was ugly. My team was down by two touchdowns, and honestly, the energy in the living room … Read more

My brother-in-law, Dave, did not trust chicken wings at a tailgate. He said they were either soggy from a sauce that slid right off, or … Read more

I was at the hardware store last fall, of all places, trying to find the right size washer for a leaky faucet. The guy helping … Read more

The Tuesday before the big game last year, I was staring at a pile of groceries wondering if I had finally lost my mind. I … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last October, fumbling for my keys, when the smell hit me. Someone had fired up their … Read more

The Super Bowl party was in four hours and I had nothing to bring. I mean, I’d volunteered to bring an appetizer weeks ago, but … Read more

There used to be a dive bar in my old neighborhood called The Rusty Nail that made a stuffed bread bowl that people would literally … Read more

That buttery, flaky scent — the kind that hits you before you even pull the baking sheet from the oven — still takes me straight … Read more

I was standing in the parking lot of our local farmer’s market last July when the smell hit me—that impossibly sweet, almost floral scent of … Read more

“Why can’t we just wrap the green beans in prosciutto and bake them?” my friend asked one lazy Sunday afternoon while I was demonstrating a … Read more