I've been dreaming of this sandwich combination for quite some time, and now I have finally bit the bullet and made them. About time! Three delicious components equal one delicious Mexican inspired sandwich. Each component was solid on its own, but put together, they were mind blowing. The spicy chicken is slow cooked in salsa all day, so it...

I have such vivid memories of spending the night at my friend Kevin's house on the weekends when I was a kid, and the next morning waking up to Pillsbury Orange Sweet Rolls for breakfast. They were a change from the standard cinnamon rolls we made (that I also loved), so they always felt like a special treat. The icing (as always) was the best...

The closest I ever thought I'd get to eating tater tots at home was glancing down the frozen foods aisle and hoping Erin would say "Go for it babe. Get your frozen tater tots today!" I know that day is never going to come. Being realistic and in deep desire for my tots, I decided to make them from scratch. In the end they require about the same...

Right after the 4th, both Dustin and I got sick. I told him the benefit of him having to take a sick day is getting to eat freshly baked treats, straight out of the oven. I didn't want to do too much baking since I didn't feel stellar either, plus I couldn't make desserts for other people since I still might be contagious. The absolute last...

Although we haven't been doing quite as well as we have hoped in our quest to eat healthier dinners, we haven't been complete failures either. One of the delicious, but healthy meals to come out of our kitchen recently was these shrimp cakes, made in a manner similar to the salmon burgers of yesterday. Don't be alarmed by their green color—...

Salmon burgers were a regular part of our repertoire back at Rice, but we just bought pre-made ones from Whole Foods. Now that we pretty much live in the salmon capital of the world, I can't believe we haven't yet tried to make our own. Since we are moving in less than a month and we are getting some great looking salmon for very reasonable...

We've been using bleu cheese pretty frequently. In addition to the macaroni and cheese from July 4th, I've been crumbling it on sandwiches and into my pasta at lunch. Plus, it's a frequent item on our "Trader Joe" nights. Basically "Trader Joe" nights are nights that we don't want to cook, so we stop at Trader Joe's (usually on the way home from...

We got so busy posting other recipes that we haven't yet shared what we did with the leftover pie scraps from the 4th. When I made the lattice top peach pie, I had quite a bit of extra dough with which I thought I would make this super easy dessert. I stored them in the fridge shaped exactly as they were, then I baked them up with a generous...

I honestly think this might be the best mojito I've ever had, and you don't have to do any muddling. The blender does all the work for you. Plus, they are extra refreshing on a hot day since they are icy, like a frozen margarita. The texture reminded us of a slushy, so that's what we decided to name them. My only regret is that we didn't make a...

With the leftover cheddar and Red Leicester cheese from the red, white and bleu macaroni and cheese, I decided there was no better time than now to make homemade Cheez-Its. I also had a random jalapeño in the fridge. My Cheez-Its aren't the prettiest. One of the few kitchen gadgets I haven't managed to collect over the last couple of years is...