Bread bowls make me think of San Francisco. Clam chowder in a bread bowl. I'm really looking forward to when Dustin and I can finally make it out to Northern California together. It's on the top of my list of new places to visit (all of Europe excluded). Until we make it to San Fran, I'll eat my soup from homemade bread bowls. Although they...

Dustin is a pretty lucky boy. Not only did I make him a birthday cake on his actual birthday. We had a little get together with friends to celebrate, for which I made him another cake— a cookie cake to be exact. We have a special place in our heart for cookie cakes. You see, back in Houston, we'd eat this delicious double layer cookie cake...

I really love making quick breads to have for fast and easy weekday breakfasts. My favorite recently was the pumpkin cider bread I created— so moist and delicious. This recipe for apple bread from Penzeys makes your whole house smell like you are baking an apple pie, so I decided to modify the name. Whereas the pumpkin cider was light and...

Dustin's been asking me to make him pecan pie since right after Thanksgiving last year. 10 months later I finally gave in to his wish. Sort of. I didn't want to make a plain pecan pie, so instead I made something I randomly stumbled upon on Pinch of Yum— salted maple pecan pie bars. These sounded unique enough to be exciting, but still...

I saw a recipe in Bon Apetit magazine for cider braised pork that really caught my eye. Apple cider to cook my meat? Yes, please. However I wasn't in the mood to take on a long-term braise or go out in search of one of the more obscure ingredients required, ginger beer. A few weeks later I saw this recipe on Foodgawker for pork and pears...

While we have had success with no-yeast cinnamon rolls, I am now officially convinced they can never replace cinnamon rolls made with yeast-raised dough and lots of time and love. I made The Pioneer Woman's Famous Cinnamon Rolls with my mom around the holidays a few years ago and had since forgotten how delicious they were. The original recipe...

We've had another gnocchi success! This time around with sweet potatoes. I've found that I absolutely love sweet potatoes, but I want them as the base of savory dishes like fries and gnocchi rather than sweet ones like candied yams. Pretty counterintuitive if you know me. I saw this recipe from Running to the Kitchen for sweet potato gnocchi...

I wanted to make Dustin a cake for his birthday that incorporated flavors he really likes, but that I wouldn't normally bake with since it was his special day. I had seen a recipe for a gin and tonic cake from How Sweet It Is awhile back that I figured would be perfect for him. I originally intended to change things up and turn this recipe...

Dustin ended up working from home on his birthday since there isn't too much going on at work at the moment. That meant we got an entire day together to hang out together and celebrate! We started out the lazy morning with mini cake batter donuts. I added food coloring to the glaze to make them more festive— green was Dustin's color of choice....

We went out to dinner at a new restaurant in Bellevue that specializes in Neapolitan pizza. The pizzas were good, but nothing spectacular. It's no Serious Pie. The best thing we ate was the appetizer— a white bean dip kicked up a notch with rosemary. The next day we were looking for a light and healthy lunch that didn't require much planning or...