Making fried chicken is still on our to-do list together. But we usually reserve our frying ventures for the weekend, so for a quick weeknight meal, we usually bread our chicken with Panko breadcrumbs and bake them in the oven until crunchy for a faux-fry. This time around we added some shredded coconut to the mix as if we were making the...

I'm not too worried about being able to find good sushi in Los Angeles. It may not be Shiro's, and it may not be cheap, but we will find good sushi in our new city. However, I think being able to make our own sushi might become a thing of the past (at least raw sushi). I have no idea how easy it will be to find sushi-grade fish in our grocery...

Before I met Dustin if you'd have told me that I'd like oysters, even fried ones, I would have looked at you like you were a crazy person. I think that just goes to show that with a willingness to try new foods, your palette will grow, and you will learn to like love things you'd never have thought possible. Oysters are definitely one such thing...

I've been dreaming of this sandwich combination for quite some time, and now I have finally bit the bullet and made them. About time! Three delicious components equal one delicious Mexican inspired sandwich. Each component was solid on its own, but put together, they were mind blowing. The spicy chicken is slow cooked in salsa all day, so it...

Although we haven't been doing quite as well as we have hoped in our quest to eat healthier dinners, we haven't been complete failures either. One of the delicious, but healthy meals to come out of our kitchen recently was these shrimp cakes, made in a manner similar to the salmon burgers of yesterday. Don't be alarmed by their green color—...

Salmon burgers were a regular part of our repertoire back at Rice, but we just bought pre-made ones from Whole Foods. Now that we pretty much live in the salmon capital of the world, I can't believe we haven't yet tried to make our own. Since we are moving in less than a month and we are getting some great looking salmon for very reasonable...

We've been using bleu cheese pretty frequently. In addition to the macaroni and cheese from July 4th, I've been crumbling it on sandwiches and into my pasta at lunch. Plus, it's a frequent item on our "Trader Joe" nights. Basically "Trader Joe" nights are nights that we don't want to cook, so we stop at Trader Joe's (usually on the way home from...

Last year I saw a recipe on the 4th of July for red, white, bleu macaroni and cheese. Not having the ingredients to make such a dish on a whim and thinking it wasn't nearly as exciting to make after the holiday, I made a mental note to make my own version of this "patriotic" dish when the the 4th rolled around next time. Well here we are, July...

There is a joke here in Seattle that summer starts on July 5. Last year that was no joke at all. I was literally wearing a sweatshirt and jeans when we watched fireworks last year. Well that is not the case this year. Summer has started! Over the last few days it has reached 90 degrees several times, and we are supposed to be in the 80s for most...

Last week at Trader Joe's we sampled some of their frozen pizza burgers in-store. Dustin and I both thought they were pretty tasty, so I grabbed a box to eat for quick weekday lunches. Dustin was surprised to find out that their pizza burgers are completely vegetarian, soy patties. He said he remembered distinctly tasting sausage in them. I...