Appetizer Recipes

My husband did not believe a taco dip could look like a football field. He stood there, arms crossed, watching me spread refried beans into … Read more

It was the third quarter, and the score was tight. I was hunched over a cutting board, elbow-deep in flour, trying to dredge chicken wings … Read more

My buddy Dave took one bite of these pretzel bites, stopped mid-conversation, and just pointed at the plate with this look of pure betrayal. Betrayal … Read more

My sister looked at the pumpkin I was carving—the one destined to hold cheese, crackers, and cured meat—and said, “You’re going to serve dip out … Read more

I need a snack that screams “game day” but doesn’t scream “I spent three hours in the kitchen.” That’s the exact thought running through my … Read more

The first time I made these, I stood over the baking sheet and ate three before they even hit the serving platter. That sticky, caramelized … Read more

The chicken was thawed, the cream cheese was at room temperature, and I had exactly one hour before everyone showed up. I’d promised buffalo chicken … Read more

My brother-in-law, a man who once declared vegetables were “just something to push around the plate,” reached for a third handful of these crispy buffalo … Read more

Burning the sugar on purpose never felt so right. I was standing in my kitchen, a half-opened bottle of bourbon staring at me from the … Read more

I burned the first batch of these mummy hot dogs so badly the smoke alarm went off and my kids still ask me about it … Read more