Appetizers

Dumping a bag of candy corn onto a cutting board and calling it a day — that was my first thought. It was the night … Read more

My nephew Leo is obsessed with mummies. Not the scary kind—the funny ones from cartoons that trip over their own bandages. So when he asked … Read more

My husband is not a pretzel person. That’s the first thing you need to understand. We’d be at a football game or a beer garden, … Read more

The pretzel rods were the first thing to go. I’m not joking — I watched my cousin reach over three people to grab the last … Read more

My husband took one bite, stopped mid-sentence, and just pointed at the plate with a look of pure betrayal. Not because he didn’t like them—but … Read more

The last tortilla chip was fished out of the pan about ten minutes before the fourth quarter ended. My cousin, who had been standing near … Read more

I was standing in the dairy aisle of my local grocery store last Tuesday when the cold air from the open refrigerator case hit my … Read more

I did not think beer and cheese belonged in a slow cooker together. Honestly, the idea sounded like something that would separate into a greasy, … Read more

“This is dangerously good” — my brother-in-law said it through a mouthful of chip, not even pretending to be polite about it. And honestly, he … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to be there for the pretzel bites. I’d stopped by my neighbor’s place on a random Thursday to grab a package that … Read more