Dustin argued that these cookies weren't different enough from the chocolate chip version I made last month for them to legitimately come out of my kitchen, since I almost never repeat desserts. But I say these cookies have a significant twist to them, plus I still had half a bag of Rolos sitting in the cabinet. Snickerdoodles are synonymous...

At a food truck back in Seattle, we ordered the most amazing grilled cheese sandwich called the Purple Haze. It is this amazing combination of blackened hangar steak with triple cream borgonzola (it has the veins of blue cheese like gorgonzola, but is soft and spreadable like a brie) on parmesan crusted sourdough bread with potato chips on the...

Dustin claims he is not the dessert maker in the family, but I think his galette making skills, suggest otherwise. This galette was my idea, and I fully intended to follow through, but when I woke up on Sunday morning feeling a little blah, Dustin took the lead and made most of the galette himself. He can be a little slow to write blog posts, so...

Bonnie's birthday was a few weeks ago, and the lucky puppy had a great day! The big 3 happened to fall on a day where I didn't have classes and since Dustin is working from home, we were both able to spend all day together with the birthday girl. For Bonnie, a day at home together meant lots of cuddles, a trip to the dog park, leftover steak for...

I never used to be a Bloody Mary fan. During last year's football season, I gave it another shot and ordered a Meat Mary at The Tap House. A Bloody Mary with Bakon Vodka and a half submerged crispy piece of bacon came out to greet me. And, for the first time in my life I liked it. I don't think it was the bacon, although that certainly helped. I...

Buffalo wings are the ultimate football food, and lucky for us they are actually super easy to make! Tasty buffalo wings don't need to be fried. Honestly, we think frying might take something away from them because where it's at is the buttery hot sauce and blue cheese dip. Waaaay better than the wings from that a well known joint with the half...

With the leftover pumpkin puree from the pumpkin pie bagels, I made pumpkin spice creamer to accompany our morning cup of joe. I told you yesterday, I was in full pumpkin obsession mode. Homemade coffee creamer is easy to make with half-and-half and sweetened condensed milk. For everyone's favorite fall flavor, all you have to do is add pumpkin...

I can't believe there was a time I was scared to make bagels. Now they are a semi-regular occurrence around here, and I figured it was about time to make one of my favorite flavors...pumpkin pie bagels! Full on pumpkin obsession has commenced! I still haven't quite mastered making bagels look as pretty as the cafe-bought one, but they...

This chocolate cinnamon bread reminds me of the new chocolate chai tea lattes at Starbucks this year. The combination of spice and chocolate pairs well together, and surprisingly enough I adapted this recipe from some chocolate cinnamon bread Starbucks sometimes sells in their shops and added some extra spices to boost the fall flavor. I...

In edition number two of "fancy dinner and wine from our trip night," we made peppercorn crusted filets with the most amazing smashed potatoes with just a hint of rosemary. Dustin claims he divided the potatoes equally between us (I claim he gave himself slightly more, which is justified considering how much I normally eat) with the expectation...