I never realized how easy it is to have restaurant-style refried beans in the privacy of your own home until just recently. I probably should have begun trying to make these the minute we left Texas to curb any Tex-Mex cravings (canned refried beans don't even come close to the real deal). Now that we are moving to LA this skill isn't nearly as...

Finally I made snickerdoodle ice cream! Since complaining about the ice cream shop in Seattle being out of their signature flavor, we have since made it back there and tried it. It was good ice cream, but for some reason I was under the impression that it would have chunks of snickerdoodle cookie in it. Well it didn't, so I was disappointed and...

As promised a few days ago, today I am writing about my experience making homemade English muffins. There are several different methods I came across, but I decided I really wanted to make the Tom Douglas Dahlia Bakery muffins from Dahlia Bakery cookbook. We have stopped by the bakery several weekend mornings for their tasty breakfast...

I was told these were the best snickerdoodles ever. A basic snickerdoodle is enhanced by a generous helping of cinnamon chips to take these cookies from average to extraordinary. And as you may have guessed if you have been diligently reading Wafoodie, making these are the first step towards making snickerdoodle ice cream. Stay tuned for that...

The Game of Thrones finale last weekend was less than epic. However, our weekly feast before the show made up for the lackluster episode. Basically we made a margarita in a large plastic Ziplock bag— lime juice, orange juice, tequila, triple sec, agave syrup, and salt— and let our fish (cod) marinate in it for about 30 minutes before grilling...

Needing a quick and simple dinner for when we got home from an evening trip to the gym and not wanting to prep a big meal, I decided to give making risotto in the crockpot a try. For a unique twist on risotto, we decided to incorporate Asian flavors instead of Italian and make the risotto creamy using coconut milk instead of cheese. I was a...

When Dustin cooked up those Thai peanut butter burgers with grilled pineapple rings, we didn't simply purchase pineapple rings from the grocery store. We actually bought a whole pineapple, as intimidating as it looks, and chopped it up ourselves. For some reason my mind just screamed pineapple curd. So that's exactly what I made with the...

After making a more traditional Reese's dessert a few months back, I decided to make inside outside peanut butter cups where the peanut butter is on the outside and the chocolate is on the outside for a fun and different twist. All these homemade candies require are two ingredients, a mini muffin pan and liners, and a little bit of time and...

I would never have thought that peanut butter on a burger could be great. With the help of bacon, grilled pineapple, Sriracha, and cilantro, i was proved wrong. There's nothing complicated about this double pattied deluxe burger, but the flavors combine surprisingly well together to turn this unique sandwich into something you'll be dying to...

These are definitely some of the best healthy muffins I've made— whole wheat flour and oats make up the majority of the base— and the flavor combination is something a little unique and different than your standard muffin. The texture of these muffins remind me of the muffins we occasionally buy at Whole Foods— hearty and not too soft to...