Appetizer Recipes

Maggie wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to drop off a book I borrowed three months ago—the kind of overdue return that makes … Read more

The PTA Halloween party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. My phone buzzed with the reminder from the school app—a notification I’d swiped … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store last October, the Thursday before Halloween, when the kid in front of me dropped … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Thursday in mid-October, and I had a ridiculous, very specific craving for something savory, creamy, and covered in … Read more

My brother, a man who has been known to pick pepperoni off a slice of pizza and eat it with a fork, had claimed for … Read more

When they closed two years ago—just packed up and vanished one November—I felt a little pang of grief I wasn’t expecting. It wasn’t just the … Read more

My sister-in-law wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday in October to drop off a container I’d borrowed, … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store last October, holding a bag of lightbulbs and trying to remember if I had enough candy … Read more

The potluck was in two hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I had RSVP’d “yes” to Becky from accounting’s annual Oktoberfest party weeks … Read more

There used to be a little German-style beer hall tucked away on a side street in downtown Portland that made the most incredible soft pretzels … Read more