Neither Dustin nor I had high expectations going to Monsoon East. We had seen the restaurant during a walk, and then I found a deal for $75 worth of food for $45, so I decided to buy it. Dustin wasn’t enthused at the idea of Vietnamese food. Whenever he thinks Vietnamese food, he thinks pho, which he truly does not care for. But Monsoon East is...

We spent a few days between Christmas and New Year's Day on a fabulous trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico with Dustin's parents. Dustin and his parents are Santa Fe regulars, so I was excited to see and taste everything I'd heard about over the years. We ate lots of fabulous food (most of which contained green chile), saw lots of fabulous art,...

Getting back from vacation threw us off of our cooking game so to speak. I wasn't planning recipes while I was gone, so I wasn't sure what to make. Plus I was away from my kitchen for so long that I couldn't remember what was stocked in my kitchen and what wasn't, and we were so busy with New Year's events with friends that we didn't have much...

It was supposed to be a pizza, but when we rolled out the dough it was way too square, looking more flatbread. Sometimes I think food has a mind of its own and shapes itself into what it wants to be no matter what you do to it. We absolutely could not change the shape of our dough. Flatbread or pizza— either way it was delicious. Dustin always...

Here are some pictures from the holiday celebration we shared before we left Washington. This is how our morning started while we made our Top Pot Doughnut Bread Pudding, as per Dustin's Christmas tradition. Here is our tree, decorated mostly with Texas ornaments my mom bought for us after Christmas last year as well my large collection of...

I have been wanting to make this forever but have been waiting for the perfect occasion. We wanted to have our own little holiday celebration together with Bonnie before we head back to Texas (and Santa Fe) to visit family, and doughnut bread pudding sounded like the perfect breakfast to serve on our faux-Christmas morning where we exchanged our...

What should you do when you have two cartons of unconsumed eggnog that was supposed to be served at your holiday, but you got so caught up decorating (and eating) cookies and playing Rock Band 2 until 2:30 in the morning that you forgot? You start baking like crazy with it. I spent a lot of time looking up fun eggnog recipes. I had been...

As Hanukkah rolls around, we wanted to cook up a traditional treat, but we couldn't just do the traditional way through and through. With a little spice and flare, we came up with Chili-Cheese Latkes. I mean really. We all know chili-cheese fries are amazing, and latkes are just glorified fries, so it's a no brainer. Latkes are simple to prepare...

Why, oh why, could we not have discovered the Red Lion Pub in Houston sooner? Someone recommended we eat there and try one specific dish that would change our lives. This someone was right. The chefs there are absolute geniuses for creating what is without a doubt one of the greatest dishes ever— tandoori chicken enchiladas. That's right. They...

Easiest French toast we've made so far. Eggnog is so rich, creamy, and flavorful on it's own you don't have to have many ingredients to make a seemingly fancy and definitely seasonal breakfast. All you have to do to serve two people is mix one egg, 3/4 cup of eggnog, and some spices in a bowl then dip slices of six slices of French bread that...