Those stupid Taco Bell Doritos Locos Tacos commercials have me really craving Doritos. As much as we try to stay away from overly processed food, sometimes the junk food you can buy at the grocery store really hits the spot. It's not gourmet or anything, but can be incredibly satisfying. I have this same problem with ballpark nacho cheese,...

To celebrate Cinco de Mayo a little early, I wanted to make chocolate donuts made with Mexican chocolate. However we were unable to find "Mexican chocolate" at our local grocery stores, so we just bought a spicy chili chocolate bar and added own extra spicing and flavors. These donuts are actually quite spicy, but are quick to come together...

After the chocolate chip brioche pretzels, this was the recipe from the Smitten Kitchen Cookbook I was most excited to try. A decadent combination of gooey butter cake (a St. Louis area dessert that is pretty well described by its name) and snickerdoodles, these bars are melt-in-your-mouth delicious. I intended to eat only one before sending...

Since the arugula we bought petered out and we had to cut it from the dish, this sort of transformed from a salad to an extravagant bruschetta. Toasted, buttered bread with a wonderful fresh basil chiffonade, sliced almonds, fresh mozzarella, sliced strawberries, and a beautiful balsamic & basil olive oil dressing drizzle. It shouldn't be a...

We just made homemade BBQ sauce the other day, but the root beer based BBQ sauce that coats these chicken sandwiches is distinctly different than what we made previously (and just as tasty). There is a mostly sweet but slightly smoky undertone to the sauce. I really enjoyed the addition of the root beer flavor to this sauce. It also doesn't hurt...

After all the meat that was consumed on Game of Thrones night, I thought we might want a light dessert to follow. In comes these angel food cupcakes— so much lighter, fluffier, and tastier than anything you can buy at the grocery store. No spongey cake here. These cupcakes are great when you want an angel food cake, but don't have the right pan....

If it wasn't for croque madames, pork chops, pork belly, and bacon I could be Kosher. But above all of those, the most irreplaceable unclean feast has to be ribs. For Bubbe, my Jewish grandmother, baby back ribs are one of those "oh I didn't realize that was pig -- well since I've already had it once..." And who could blame her? Digging into...

These crepes are some of the best brunch food we've made in a while. We've put off making crepes because we didn't have all of the right equipment and pans, but you really don't need special equipment to make these ultra thin pancakes, and they really aren't as delicate as you'd think. I was terrified we'd rip them, but they came out quite...

Delicious way to use up leftover Indian take out? Indian burgers using the delicious sauces from your favorite Indian restaurant. For us, that's India Gate's tikka masala and raita. We doused our garam masala-coated lamb burgers in both of these sauces, and piled it on top of grilled Macrina buns with some sliced white onion. It was a...

We had beautiful weather for Easter, and this past week we once again got a streak of warmth and sunshine. Naturally, we turned up the heat on the grill, and started planning some delicious and easy burgers to enjoy alongside the first pitcher of the season margaritas. Flipping through a cookbook, we saw a recipe for a smoky buffalo burger,...