I saw the addition of freshly chopped mint to a creamy pasta with smoked salmon on a menu while looking online at a restaurant we were heading to soon. It definitely piqued my interest, and I planned on ordering it, but sadly when we showed up to the restaurant, the menu had rotated and the online menu hadn't been updated. I thought it might be...

To celebrate our one year wedding anniversary last Sunday, we took a trip to visit our Canadian neighbors in the quaint little city of Victoria, British Columbia. Getting to Victoria is a painless passenger ferry ride on the Victoria Clipper from Seattle through Puget Sound, the Straight of Juan de Fuca, and finally the Salish Sea. We left...

One of our favorite happy hour places in Bellevue makes these delicious Wisconsin fried cheese curds. I think we managed to make Beecher's fried cheese curds that rival what we get at this particular restaurant, and were perhaps even better. The batter came out perfectly, and we were pretty surprised at how easy it actually was to make this...

A year ago we were anxiously awaiting our wedding and possibly even more excitedly the warm, tropical climate and beaches of Jamaica. I suppose now we are anxiously awaiting the beaches of Los Angeles in a few months. Until then we will savor the flavors of warm beaches in our food— like this coconut and pineapple banana bread. I'm starting to...

After busting out the Arborio rice to make dulce de leche rice pudding a few days ago, we decided to put the rest to savory use. We decided to use a basic risotto recipe as a base like Dustin used in his cook-off and then added some flavors we thought would go nicely together. We decided on asparagus, artichoke hearts, and pancetta topped with...

After the success of the the Funfetti chocolate chip cookies (even though you don't seem them combined too often, cake batter flavor + chocolate is a real winner), I wanted to do something similar and not use cake mix in the base. Ideally, I wanted to use butter extract, which is apparently the secret to that distinct cake batter flavor, but...

Passing by Uli's Famous Sausage in Pike's Place, I noticed some English Bangers, which sounded like a delicious and easy weeknight meal to me. But instead of plain mashed potatoes, I decided to fancy them up by roasting a head of garlic in the oven and browning some butter on the stove to toss into the potatoes. We also used half and half...

I've always wanted to make Rice Krispy-eqsue treats from another kind (i.e. tastier) of cereal to make them a little more fun. After making the fruity cereal milk, I had a bunch of leftover Fruity Pebbles, and since Dustin and I don't really eat cereal for breakfast, I figured this would be a great way to use them up, as yet another treat for...

Although Dustin and I are both excited about our upcoming move, both of us are to some degree a little disappointed we won't be living in New York City. I think the top reasons are bagels, Reubens from Katz's Deli, and Momofuku Milk Bar. Everything I've made so far from the Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook has been delicious; however, they haven't...

Rice pudding is definitely not the prettiest thing to eat or to photograph, but this recipe, earmarked in my Pastry Queen Cookbook for months, is absolutely delicious and decadent. I can't believe it has taken me this long to make! It does require a decent bit of time to make— a few hour of preparation to make the ducle de leche, cook the rice,...