Appetizers

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, stuck in his office waiting for my tax forms to be reviewed, and … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—ours had mysteriously vanished after a garage sale—and the smell hit … Read more

It was a Tuesday afternoon in late July, and I was sweating through my shirt at the local farmers market. I had a bag of … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Thursday in January, and I was hit with the kind of craving that doesn’t negotiate. You know the … Read more

Last Tuesday, I was staring into the fridge at 11:47 AM, and the only thing staring back was a bag of shredded cheddar and a … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store frozen aisle last Tuesday, staring at a box of mini bagel pizzas, when the smell of cheap cardboard … Read more

“Why can’t you just toss the jalapeños in cream cheese and roll them up in egg roll wrappers without frying them in oil?” my friend … Read more

There used to be a tiny, unassuming taqueria tucked away on a side street in downtown Tucson that made the most unforgettable queso fundido I’ve … Read more

Introduction There used to be this tiny café tucked away on a sunlit street corner in Charleston called “Mediterranean Breeze.” They made these incredible Greek … Read more

Introduction “Why not just skip the fancy basil leaves and toss some pesto right on the skewers?” my friend Sophie asked one afternoon while I … Read more