Appetizers

The Super Bowl party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring snacks. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate … Read more

I was standing in the parking lot of my local grocery store last October when it hit me—the faint, sweet smell of hickory smoke drifting … Read more

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