Appetizer Recipes

My buddy Marcus texted at 2 PM on a Saturday. “Game’s at 4. I’m bringing the wings.” And then he added, “But, uh, I forgot … Read more

Third time this season I’ve made sheet pan nachos for a football Sunday, and this time I finally stopped overthinking it. The first batch was … Read more

The baking sheet came back to the kitchen empty. Not a single orange-speckled floret left. My brother-in-law, who swears by his smoked brisket and has … Read more

“Wait—you can put nachos on a charcuterie board?” My cousin Dave said this about two minutes after he walked into my living room last November, … Read more

The first Sunday of October, and the air had that sharp, clean bite that tells you summer is officially done. I was standing in my … Read more

I figured game day snacks were either store-bought or a whole production. It took about one quarter, with my team down by ten and the … Read more

That first crackle of the celery stick breaking through a blanket of melted cheese and creamy ranch, the heat hitting the back of your throat … Read more

Tomatoes sat in a colander on the counter, and they were starting to get that look. You know the one—a little too soft, a little … Read more

The jammy, sticky-sweet edge where the roasted fig meets the salty, tangy smear of goat cheese. That’s the whole point of this crostini. Everything else—the … Read more

My husband took one bite of these crispy cheesy zucchini fritters, looked at me with that surprised expression he gets, and said, “Wait, these are … Read more