A waffle iron may not sound like the sweetest gift in the world as an anniversary present. In fact is sounds a little like a selfish one— “Here’s your gift…Now make me waffles!” But in fact a waffle iron has turned into one of the most thoughtful and useful gifts I’ve ever gotten from Dustin. Dustin knows how much I love to go out for brunch,...

There is no better afternoon snack than freshly made pita chips, hot out of the oven then doused in a layer of hummus. Pita chips and hummus are serious staples in our diet, so we thought it might be fun to try to make our own pita chips, reminiscent of those found at Mediterranean restaurants. It would be unfair to call these pita chips fully...

Our chocolate factory adventure started off on a good premise. A fun six dollar tour with plenty of free chocolate and a lesson on chocolate making from bean to bar promised to be an affordable and tasty afternoon. But like the manipulable foodies we are, we ended up going home with a fat stack of chocolate and a lighter pocket. Ah the wonders...

Coming home Monday night to an amazing girl and an adorable puppy after a long day of work, I thought I could not get any happier until Erin told me what was for dinner while we watched football. Buffalo Wild Wings. If you haven’t tasted the juicy, tangy delight of a BWW chicken wing, then I say, in a Total Recall Arnold Schwarzenegger voice,...

Labor Day has come and passed, which is supposed to mean the end of summer. But up here we are hitting the highest temperatures of the season since we moved here. Today is sunny with a high of 89. It (sort of) reminds me of home. This weather seems like Mother Nature giving me one last excuse to make a summery treat with juicy berries. I’ve...

Some of my rediscovered treats in the freezer are some buttermilk biscuits. Biscuits are something I’ve never even thought about trying to make, but with all of my leftover buttermilk I decided to give it a go after being inspired by a picture on foodgawker. I didn’t care for the recipe that was connected with the picture because it called for...

It’s hard to decide what the best thing the Brits have given us. Great beer, John Cleese, Harry Potter. But, after long deliberation, it has to be a food dish that tops the list of British contributions to the world. If you’ve sampled British fare by partaking in the surprisingly disappointing English Breakfast with its pleasantly named blood...

Reading through foodgawker awhile back, I saw a recipe for eggplant parmesan sliders. I was so intrigued by such a creative idea. Dustin and I love to make eggplant parmesan, so the idea of taking eggplant parmesan and adding a bun to make it into a burger sounded like the perfect dish for us to try. The recipe was vegan so we adapted it to...

During my mini hiatus between school and work, I’ve really been enjoying baking. Unfortunately baking for just two people can be quite wasteful. We don’t want our baked goods to go stale before we can eat them. We also don’t want to be forced into eating the same baked good every day, day after day. Nor is eating that many sweets particularly...

One of the things we already miss most about Texas is good Mexican food (e.g. Lupe Tortilla, El Mirador, Pappasitos, etc.) We seriously haven’t even found mediocre Mexican unless you count Chipotle or other similar burrito joints, which are good but no substitute for some good old fashioned Tex-Mex. For this reason we try to make Mexican food...