Appetizer Recipes

This was supposed to be a simple batch of classic deviled eggs for a neighbor’s potluck. I had the eggs boiling, the mustard ready, and … Read more

The neighborhood salsa competition was in three days and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, the flyer had been on my fridge for weeks, tucked under … Read more

My neighbor Carla wasn’t throwing a Halloween party. She was just having people over to watch the game, and I’d stopped by to drop off … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Kowalski, watched me hauling a grocery bag overflowing with candy into my building last October and didn’t say anything at first. Then … Read more

You know that moment when the game is about to start, or the party is in full swing, and you realize you don’t have a … Read more

The Halloween potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate themed desserts—you know the ones, with the … Read more

Marta wasn’t trying to throw a party. I’d stopped by her place on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon to pick up a book I’d lent her, … Read more

I figured these little puff pastry cups would be a nice, simple appetizer — the kind you put out so people have something to nibble … Read more

There used to be a tiny diner off Route 9 in upstate New York called The Speckled Hen that made the most ridiculous deviled eggs … Read more

This was supposed to be a seven-layer dip. I had it all planned out—the refried beans, the guacamole, the sour cream, the whole tower of … Read more