I have no idea where this idea came from. Maybe a cubano sandwich on Food Gawker stuck in my head. The idea of pulled pork, ham, swiss, and pickles just was too appealing, especially because I could cook a pork roast again. We had masa harina in the cabinet, so this morphed into cubano quesadillas instead. It sounds as good as it tastes....

Well it's finally happened. We hit the point where we weren't able to make a daily post. I really thought it would happen last quarter, but I made it through. Just into the third week of the winter quarter, I already have a lot more work and a lot more responsibility. I definitely wouldn't have made it through last quarter without some help from...

One of the many weather bonuses of living in SoCal is the year-round strawberry season at the Farmer's Market. Last weekend, I bought some on a whim with no real plan for what I wanted to do with them. We needed some breakfasts for later in the week, so I decided to make strawberry muffins. Wanting to jazz them up a little, I added some mini...

For some reason classic Cheeseburger Hamburger Helper has been on my mind lately. It’s not something I ever ate a lot, but something about ground beef, pasta, and a cheesy sauce was incredibly appealing in my mind’s eye. What was not appealing was the all of the processed stuff in a box of Hamburger Helper. Dustin says it isn’t fair to equate...

There was so much right here with this dish, but it just didn't pop. Sotto was the inspiration for this meal, and our trip to the grocery store marks where it started to go wrong. We set out to create a spicy octopus ragu with black kale. There was no black kale. There was no octopus. In a scramble, we switched to regular kale and squid. Neither...

We absolutely loved this spicy and creamy soup with plenty of heat thanks to poblanos, jalapeños, and hatch chiles. To kill that intense spiciness, you have soft chunks of potatoes, half and half, and beautiful acid from the lime. Even though this was a much loved warming meal during our (cool) winter, we had a few ideas to bring it up a...

We planned on doing dinner in the OC last night with some friends, but at the last minute, plans changed. We hadn't gone grocery shopping for the week (and we really haven't eaten out other than In-N-Out since we adopted our little Bella), so we really needed to get out to dinner. We turned to Farmshop LA just a stone's throw away from us at the...

After the success of the Doritos crusted chicken tenders, we wanted to give a Mexican twist to the idea and crust chicken with tortilla chips, and serve it on top of a salad. Pretty healthy, right? The dressing on its own is a little boring— just chipotle powder blended with light sour cream and avocado, but when served with the tortilla chip...

EZ's, a San Antonio staple, was always a great place to hang out and grab a delicious burger. One of their specialties is the EZ's World Famous Bean Burger. I know what you're thinking. Vegetarian— yuck. If you're a vegetarian, this bean burger is not for you. It's a  beef patty mixed with black beans, and it is a harmonious, delicious...

I wanted to combine all of the flavors of a jalapeño popper into one giant and delicious sandwich. I described my idea to Dustin— basically make the middle of the sandwich the filling of a jalapeño popper, a delicious chicken salad with cream cheese, sour cream, cheddar cheese, and chopped bacon. Of course, I wasn't forgetting the jalapeño part....