Seriously, where has time gone? We are already well into November, and I've yet to start baking with pumpkin! I'm so far behind on all of my baking todo lists. Similar to the pumpkin cider bread I made a few years back, this is a sweet, slightly yeasty pumpkin bread with a delicious cream cheese layer in the middle. I'm not exactly sure why...

From now on I’m putting parmesan rinds in everything. We made this delicious white bean stew with three different kinds of greens (yes, three!), adapted from Bon Apetit, and there was not a drop of actual cheese in the stew, but there was the most wonderful cheesy flavor in the broth. It’s like 80 degrees here, so it isn’t exactly soup weather;...

Back in Seattle, we used to have seafood enchiladas at a Mexican restaurant called Cactus. They were stacked horizontally instead of rolled. Kind of like an enchilada lasagna. For a Mexican kick one evening, I cooked up our own version of stacked seafood enchiladas (even if they weren't all that pretty). Since it was a weeknight, we started with...

Instead of a cake this year, I decided to make Dustin a pie for his birthday on Saturday. Sweet apples covered in homemade salted caramel sauce with Alderwood smoked sea salt in a homemade lattice pie crust. It was as delicious as it sounds! The apples stay slightly crisp in the pie, which I really enjoyed. The salted caramel sauce is an amazing...

We've been incredibly terrible when it comes to blogging lately, but we've possibly been even worse when it comes to actually cooking. If we don't make it to the grocery store over the weekend, then that's just not happening for the week, and we're relying on takeout. Between school/work and a trip back to Seattle, we've definitely been off our...

We recently went to a cuban restaurant and dined on a delicious Cuban sandwich. When I think Cuban sandwich, I want to sign up and dig in fast. While perusing a newly purchased cookbook, I couldn't not volunteer to cook Cubano Pork Tenderloin when we came upon it. Even though this might seem or look complex, it's actually a very fast and...

This sangria is the perfect introduction to fall flavors when you live in Southern California. It's some of fall's best flavors (apples, pears, and cinnamon), but it's cold and refreshing when it is still almost 100 degrees outside. It's a win-win situation for anyone yet to experience a glimpse of fall weather. Apple + Pear Sangria 1 bottle...

While this definitely doesn't qualify as a healthy meal given the copious amounts of butter that are used, it did help us incorporate more veggies into our meal, which is one of current goals. Dustin is even willing to drink green smoothies in the morning! We love croque madames, but didn't expect this to be our favorite that we've ever had....

When Erin comes home from a vacation, I always cook a romantic meal. And the only thing that comes to mind when I think romantic food is Italian. It's been awhile since I've made a risotto, so I set out to come up with an interesting risotto recipe for Erin's return. This time we dined on delicious creamy champagne risotto with pistachios,...

I've sort of dropped the ball again on posting recipes. After we moved we didn't do much cooking from scratch. We were going on a vacation to Boston (another reason for the lack of posting) to visit our friends who were the biggest consumers of my desserts back when we all lived in Washington. I knew I couldn't show up empty handed without...