Happy Halloween! Instead of carving pumpkins for Halloween, Dustin and I carved bell peppers instead! Dustin used a sharp paring knife to cut out eyes, a nose, and a mouth for our Jack-o-Lantern peppers. For the stuffing we used a mixture of quinoa, black beans, chopped onion, tomato, hatch chiles, shredded cheese, and a blend of Mexican...

It's that time of year, where the ghouls, ghosts, goblins, and creepy spiders are on the prowl... on our pizza. Erin found some excellent inspiration for Halloween-themed pizzas while browsing foodgawker. Here's our attempt at such a delicious and spooky treat. A mozzarella stuffed crust pizza (whole-wheat + garlic powder) with tangy tomato...

The second half of October officially means candy season is upon us. Homemade candy in this house. I had every intention of recreating one of my favorite candy bars— Reese's peanut butter cups, but I realized I didn't have enough chocolate to create the outer coating. I have a list of traditional candy bars I want to make from-scratch...

I really, really wanted to make white chocolate covered banana ghost pops last Halloween as a quick DIY craft project, but I just plain ran out time. This year I wanted to make sure that didn't happen; however, I made a few changes for my ghosts. My ghosts were not on popsicle sticks, hence they were not ghost pops, but rather mine were more...

Last year around this time, we went apple picking as a family (Bonnie included). We had a great time, but the only thing that was missing from our trip was the experience of eating donuts alongside freshly pressed apple cider, something Dustin remembered very vividly from his trips as a kid. We haven't managed to find time to go apple picking...

I'm so excited for the next few weeks, as I've planned so many meals that incorporate different seasonal produce, which I absolutely love. I'm not of a fan of the weather getting cold, but I do love all of the flavors that come with it— pumpkins, butternut squash, and sweet potatoes; cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice! Bring it on! I know most...

October 18th this year was our five year anniversary of dating, and Erin was arriving home from her trip to Texas. I decided to recreate our first dinner together (sort of). On that now fateful night, I took Erin to a little Mediterranean restaurant near the movie theater called Skewers. Being the frugal date she was, she insisted on ordering...

It's most definitely soup weather up in the northwest. We even went to Sur La Table and bought some cute new bowls to eat the many bowls of soup we will be consuming over the next few months. When I left for Houston at the beginning of October is was cool and cloudy during the day, but ever since I have been home, the weather has ventured into...

At first it was a little weird, but now we really enjoy football and brunch on Sunday mornings. With the Texans as the national game of the week on Sunday morning, we finally got a chance to make our own football brunch— so much better than the bar food we usually eat. This seemed like the perfect morning to make creme brûlée french toast...

I remember eating King's Hawaiian Sweet Rolls from the grocery store as a kid every once in awhile and thinking they were the best rolls I'd ever eaten because of that sweetness. Now that I've grown up and tasted a lot of good bread, I know those prepackaged rolls are most definitely not the best rolls ever, but I decided a homemade version of...