Appetizer Recipes

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and a very specific vision of a football field made entirely of food popped into my head. … Read more

My nephew asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in one pan and bake it. I was mid-explanation about layering flavors—browning meat first, building a … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Thursday, and I had the strangest craving for something spicy, creamy, and utterly dippable. I didn’t have the … Read more

My buddy Dave asked why I couldn’t just dump frozen meatballs and hot sauce in the crockpot for the big game. I started to explain … Read more

I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but let me tell you—this one was an accident. It was the morning of the big game, … Read more

The school lunchbox crisis hit on a Tuesday. It was 10 PM and I’d just realized I had nothing—absolutely nothing—packable for the next day. My … Read more

My neighbor, Dave, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I had stopped by to borrow a ladder on a random Tuesday in October, and the smell … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a hardware store, of all places, trying to decide between two different types of extension cords. Not exactly … Read more

The power went out halfway through preheating the oven. Let me tell you, that was not part of the plan. I had a dozen russet … Read more

My brother-in-law, Mark, had a firm policy about dips. For about fifteen years, he claimed they were “just a vehicle for chips” and not worth … Read more