Category : Appetizers

The day after our family’s summer barbecue always feels like a reward in itself. The yard still smells faintly of charcoal, the leftover laughter from...

The idea came to me while I was helping set up the snack table at my friend’s cozy coffee shop downtown. Every October, she turns...

The day had started with a flurry of errands, and by the time I walked in the door, the sun was dipping low, painting our...

A few autumns ago, during the first chilly weekend of the season, I hosted a spur-of-the-moment movie night for my neighbors. I still remember the...

One Saturday afternoon, I was standing in the snack aisle at our local grocery store, staring at a row of crackers, wondering what appetizer I...

I remember one ordinary Wednesday evening when I was too tired to think about dinner. I’d just come home from the office, the kids were...

One day in last October, a chilly rainstorm rolled in just as I was finishing work at the office. I still remember juggling my umbrella...

One October evening, I was helping decorate for our community’s little fall festival at the town square. Someone had set out a big hay bale,...

One summer afternoon at a lakeside cabin we rented with friends, I ended up in charge of pulling together lunch for everyone after a morning...

The first chilly day of fall always makes me think about comfort food, the kind that feels like a little celebration even on an ordinary...