Frito Pie is basically another version of chili cheese fries in Texas. It's meaty, cheesy, and crunchy all in one. Now imagine that on top of of a beef patty sitting upon a brioche bun. That's what our unhealthy dinner of the week was last week. We've been trying to stick to only one unhealthy meal per week. We're sometime successful, but it...

After his mom made him something similar back in Texas, Dustin told me we should make salmon with our favorite Indian spices. When we saw the first of the Copper River salmon hit the grocery store, we bought it, squeezed on a little lemon juice and spiced it with garam masala, and extra cumin and cardamom before grilling alongside some...

I really enjoyed these black bean and sweet potato tacos on freshly made corn tortillas with queso fresco, sour cream, and pico de gallo. Dustin says they were good, but not as good as any taco with meat and claims he could never be a vegetarian. I would definitely opt for these tacos over many of the meat tacos I've had, so I guess this is one...

So this isn't legit jerk chicken, but it is still really damn delicious and pretty darn similar. Jerk chicken that you'd get in Jamaica uses Scotch bonnet peppers, which are similar in heat to a habanero pepper, so that is what is often substituted here in the states. We decided to forgo the habanero pepper and just use a jalapeño, so maybe this...

The Game of Thrones finale last weekend was less than epic. However, our weekly feast before the show made up for the lackluster episode. Basically we made a margarita in a large plastic Ziplock bag— lime juice, orange juice, tequila, triple sec, agave syrup, and salt— and let our fish (cod) marinate in it for about 30 minutes before grilling...

Needing a quick and simple dinner for when we got home from an evening trip to the gym and not wanting to prep a big meal, I decided to give making risotto in the crockpot a try. For a unique twist on risotto, we decided to incorporate Asian flavors instead of Italian and make the risotto creamy using coconut milk instead of cheese. I was a...

I would never have thought that peanut butter on a burger could be great. With the help of bacon, grilled pineapple, Sriracha, and cilantro, i was proved wrong. There's nothing complicated about this double pattied deluxe burger, but the flavors combine surprisingly well together to turn this unique sandwich into something you'll be dying to...

One of the things we will definitely miss about Seattle are all of Tom Douglas' wonderful restaurants. Fortunately, we have the Dahlia Bakery Cookbook to fill the void once we are in Los Angeles. Ever since I received the cookbook in the mail, I've wanted to make the tomato soup in it. When we first tried all of the Tom Douglas restaurants in...

It's been a long time since we've made a pizza, but wanting to change things up, we decided on calzones instead. All we had to do was decide on fillings. Obviously Dustin would have preferred pepperoni or sausage as the main ingredient, but trying to eat a tad healthier, I thought vegetable calzones would be a good way to incorporate some...

There's a restaurant called Vij's in Vancouver that is super famous for creative, high-class Indian food; it has been called the best Indian food in North America. We wanted to go on our trip, but they don't take reservations. It's apparently so good that people will drive all the way from Seattle just to eat there, then turn around and go home....