Calling any muffin the perfect muffin is a big claim. Probably every blueberry muffin recipe you read describes it as the perfect blueberry muffin, but I did some research (and so did America's Test Kitchen) to find the ultimate blueberry muffin because I have been craving a fluffy muffin with plump and juicy blueberries for some time now. These...

Grilled pineapples have been on my mind for awhile. I know pineapple works well with teriyaki chicken and that both would go well with some grilled onions and spicy pepper jack cheese stuffed into a tortilla! First, I let the chicken marinate in my own teriyaki sauce— mixture of olive oil, soy sauce, brown sugar, and pineapple juice—all day...

Back in June when we visited Chicago, we made the requisite stop at Walker Brothers for an apple pancake— something I'm sure we'll try to recreate albeit probably only mildly successfully. However, we did have success making on of their other popular pancakes, the Dutch Baby, a cross between a souffle and a pancake. Our Dutch Baby didn't look...

It's definitely easy to incorporate cherries into desserts, but highlighting cherries in a savory dish is slightly more of a challenge. However, I think we did a pretty good job in making this sweet and smoky cherry barbecue sauce from Taste of Home (with the only change being the addition of some freshly squeezed orange juice for a little extra...

Chocolate and cherries are a perfect flavor combination, so when I saw this recipe for cherry chocolate muffins, I thought this would be a great way to use our copious amounts of fresh cherries (and eat chocolate for breakfast). The best part about these muffins were that they don't have a ton of sugar in them. They are sweet, but not...

Recently our Whole Foods had a one day cherry sale of beautiful red cherries from right here in Washington state on sale for $1.99/lb, so we went and stocked up. Be prepared for lots and lots of recipes with cherry over the next few days. Other than perfect weather, the best part about summers up here might be the fresh cherries. This should...

Back in late July, Dustin and I went whale watching on a tour out of Anacrotes, Washington, about an hour and a half north of Seattle. It was a tour of mixed results. We did see a few Minke whales from a distance, which was nice, but if we're being honest here, the real point of the tour was to see some orcas. Anyways, the company gave us what...

In keeping with my recent tradition of adding bacon to desserts (example one and example two), now I have added it to ice cream, brown sugar vanilla ice cream to be specific. I saw this ice cream at a deli when visiting my parents in Evansville, but passed on ordering it to be a little healthier. However, the idea stuck in my head, so I made it...

I love cinnamon rolls like no other, but sometime on a summer morning, rich cream cheese icing and warm cinnamon don't hit the spot. Traditional cinnamon rolls are more suited for a crisp fall morning; however pina colada rolls are the perfect summertime equivalent! We used the same dough as the no-yeast cinnamon rolls because, hey, who wants...

It only ends once. Our battle royale has concluded, and as the wonderful smells drift out of the kitchen, it's time to report the results. The final showdown more parallels the show Chopped than the previous challenges. This time the judges picked the ingredients. Chris and I worried that the judges might conspire together to choose incredibly...