Entrees

This meal is so simple to make and creates such a complex balance of flavors. Dustin even loved it and he hates capers. I mean hates. Like they wronged him in a previous life or something. I often see Chicken Cacciatore served over some type of noodle, like egg noodles. But my current diet doesn’t [...]

Stir Fry can usually be either a blessing or a curse, depending on how it’s made. Most of the time, sadly, I find it winds up being too mushy, with over-cooked, dry chicken and super salty.  Me no like. The blessing of stir fry, however, is that it comes together so quickly and easily and, [...]

Today, for the 4th of July, I’d like to share a recipe Dustin and I always enjoy: Meatloaf! I know, I know…it sounds kind of boring…at first. But, this meatloaf is hearty, easy and oh so delicious. Once you’ve tried it, you’ll be craving it all the time. Trust me. You may notice some similarities [...]

Ever since I posted the results from my latest poll, Which diet(s) best describe(s) you?, I have been wanting to incorporate more vegetarian recipes into this site. Give the people what they want, right?  Heehee. It’s interesting just how many meals can be made into a “vegetarian meal” just by taking out the meat in [...]

For those of you who don’t know what tri-tip is [vegetarians look away] … … Tri-Tip is tasty goodness. Plain and simple. To be honest, I was actually scared to move to Texas, in part, because I thought I’d be giving up my beloved California tri-tip. Well, I was a pleasantly surprised to see tri-tip [...]

Do you remember when paninis were super popular? It seemed like you couldn’t turn around without someone talking about paninis. Now, it seems they have been replaced — and then replaced again — by other hot trends. Like macarons or frozen yogurt.  Though, I may be totally off — I don’t tend to follow trends. [...]

I recently asked on Facebook and Twitter what types of recipes you would like to see on my blog and the two most requested recipes were bread and Thai food. Which brings me to this post.  As you may have noticed, I don’t make much Thai food.  Um…pretty much none at all. This is weird, [...]

Given this blog, my personal chef business and all I’ve learned and done with food over the past few years, it’s still hard for me to believe I haven’t always been a “cook.” In fact, when Dustin and I first started dating, he did most of the cooking and I would help him.  Full disclosure: [...]

Happy (early) St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! I’ve actually been looking forward to sharing this recipe with you all for quite some time.  It’s funny how I have been waiting on March to get here to share it and then March got here and it had to wait on me to actually get this all together [...]

Several years ago, before Dustin and I moved to San Diego… Before we had Jordan… Before I even knew what a blog was… Before I really discovered my passion for cooking — and love — and happiness — and family — and passion… Dustin and I watched the Food Network.  Wow, did we actually watch [...]