Appetizer Recipes

The Sunday before the big game, and the only thing I want is a cheese ball shaped like a football. Not just any cheese ball, … Read more

Third batch in the same afternoon, and I finally stopped burning my fingerprints off on the cream cheese filling. The first tray went in looking … Read more

I did not trust store-bought pie crust in a hand pie. Honestly, I thought the whole concept was a shortcut destined for sogginess—a sad, leaky … Read more

I used to be a queso snob. I mean, the kind of person who would side-eye a jar of cheese sauce at a party and … Read more

Alright, I need to get this straight in my head. It’s Saturday morning, the grocery app is open, and I am trying to mentally map … Read more

The way the cream cheese mixture clings to the bacon is what I made these for—everything else is secondary. That soft, slightly tangy layer holding … Read more

The Buffalo Bills were on the TV, and I had exactly one bag of tortilla chips and a block of cream cheese that was about … Read more

“Wait, you can put ham and cheese inside a croissant and then bake it again?” My brother-in-law, Dan, was peering over my shoulder at the … Read more

“Why do the hot dogs look like they’re wrapped for a mummy party?” — and that was it. That odd question from my niece while … Read more

That Sunday afternoon, the game was about to start, but so was an unexpected rush of last-minute guests. The fridge was looking pretty bare—just a … Read more