I promised great leftovers from the Pork Shoulder Roast. And I deliver: The are truly ultra nachos. Let me just list the delicious ingredients: pull-apart pork shoulder, crispy bacon, smoked cheddar, habanero pepper jack, sour cream, and cilantro topped over crispy thin potatoes sizzled in bacon grease. These are unbeatable! You know its...

Ever since our friend Greg made a delicious pork roast for us, I've been wanting to try my hand at it. I think my first shot at it was pretty successful, but I'll have to try it a few more times before I can rival Greg's. This pork roast is all about low and slow. We cook it high for 20 minutes to get a great crust and seal in all the flavor,...

When Hanukkah rolled around, Erin wanted us to brainstorm some latke dishes. She came up with our Latke Lamb Burgers, and I rolled out a few exciting latke fusion dishes. We've never had Eggs in a Basket, but we saw a fellow diner at The Tasting Kitchen order them, and they looked delicious. In a weird random part of my brain, the idea for Eggs...

This may not be the most the most creative use of Thanksgiving leftovers— paninis are no cranchiladas that's for sure. But I'm sensing a new Thanksgiving tradition because this has got be one of the best paninis we've made, which I think makes it deserving of its own writeup. I think the key ingredient is the brie— ooey gooey, melty brie. It...

Consider yourself lucky. You were alive for a Hanukkah + Thanksgiving day! It won't happen again for almost 80,000 years. And to celebrate this once in in a lifetime day, we cooked up to-die-for latke burgers. Unfortunately, for the orthodox, this won't be allowed, but if you like gooey cheese on your hamburger sandwiched between two...

I bet you can guess what Dustin's initial reaction to this dish was. "Pumpkin?" again. But just to be fair this pumpkin dish didn't have any cinnamon or ginger, but rather was spiced up with lots and lots of curry powder. We didn't have super high expectations from this dish, but we were absolutely blown away by the flavors. I was stuffed to the...

While the lady is away, Bo and her daddy play. I needed to feed myself too, so I got to head to Whole Foods by myself (something that rarely happens). Since I was only feeding one, I ended up making two pretty similar meals back to back. Here you can see Dustin the solo cook in full swing. Easy, simple, but still pretty delicious. Rustic...

Our "dating" anniversary was coming around, and I usually cook up something special for Erin. I'm not the most creative cook out there (like the lady), so I fell back on one of my staples— a creamy pasta. But this time around, I threw in an autumn twist I knew she would love. Pumpkin! Seriously, this girl is wacko insane for pumpkin....

Perfect fried chicken. It's the holy grail of any chef. Fried chicken should be perfectly light and crispy, a crust that's not too thick, but hearty, and it cannot be greasy. The critical factor, though, is the brine. Perfect fried chicken should be most tasty from the inside. I wouldn't have thought that this step was so important, but don't...

I'd been craving a carb loaded baked potato recently, and given the (slightly) cooler days of fall, baked potato soup (with all of the fixins) seemed in order. We went to the farmer's market and got all of the ingredients; however the actual making of the soup kept getting postponed in favor of eating out or other faster meals. Finally, we got...