Okay, there is no way these pretzels can outshine the fresh-from-the-oven pretzels from Brave Horse Tavern. I'd need to buy some rye flour to even begin to compete. But these pretzels blow anything you can buy at a ballpark out of the water. Here is a link to the recipe I used for the dough that has nice step-by-step instructions and...

Today I am heading to Texas! I am really excited for this trip. The last time I was in Texas I got married, so of course, that trip was awesome, but things were a little crazy. This time around, I get to see my extended family, old friends from high school, and I get to see college friends as well celebrate Rice's Centennial. I also get to...

These nachos might be one of the best savory things to ever come out of our kitchen. Seriously. These were ridiculously good and have lots of healthy ingredients. There are tons of recipes for greek nachos across the internet, so we decided to wing it and throw together all of our favorite Greek flavors.Pita bread turned into homemade pita...

At the end of September we went to the Northwest Chocolate Festival here in Seattle. Dustin and I have a good working relationship— I go to beer festivals with him and he goes to chocolate festivals with me. It works out well for both of us. We had a lot of fun watching cooking demos, sampling tasty treats and purchasing chocolates from vendors...

We made our homemade corn tortillas! They are super easy to make and turned out really tasty! The only issue we had was making sure the dough didn't fall apart when it was pressed. But basically all you have to do is mix 2 cups of masa harina with between 1 1/2 to 2 cups water until a slightly dry, but not crumbly dough is formed. Wrap the...

This may look like boring pasta covered in boring marinara, but trust me, this basic dish is far from boring because both the homemade, completely-from-scratch pasta and marinara sauce are made with beer— locally based Pyramid Hefeweizen! These recipes seemed like a fun way to spice up a very basic dish, and although my marinara sauce was a...

Perhaps this fancy dinner is how to celebrate finally being done with the GRE! This meal is actually from awhile back, but it would have been great to come to after a long and stressful test, that's for sure! I've been pretty obsessed with the idea of making Filet Oscar since I first heard what it was. Basically it's a filet mignon topped with...

If you are reading this post this morning, I am currently taking the GRE, so wish me luck! I sure wish I still had some cookies to come home to following my test... Sadly enough, these have already been consumed. I guess I'll have to find something else to celebrate with. In other news, I've started collecting cookbooks. I'm a little ashamed...

Chicken salad from Whole Foods is one of our picnic staples when we go hiking or visit a national park. We love all of the different versions, but they aren't cheap for a quick sandwich lunch. That's why I decided to make my own using leftover rotisserie chicken. I combinde about 2 cups of shredded rotisserie chicken with 1/2 cup of light...

Seattle's favorite doughnut shop recently came out with a line of doughnut ice creams, and as you can imagine, I was psyched to get into the cafe and try a scoop or two, particularly the apple fritter variety. The apple fritter is arguably Top Pot's best doughnut. So we went in and tried a scoop of the apple fritter along with a scoop of the...