Dustin and I don't post very many salad recipes. Occasionally, I'll have a really creative idea for a salad, but most of the time when we eat them, they are just a side dish to something more exciting. The one exception throughout our history together has been Caesar salad. Along with chicken tacos, chicken Caesar Salad was a weekly staple for...

After a year plus of dinner ideas where I literally had menus planned out a month in advance, I've hit a bit of a mental block. I think my mind has become fixated on all of the desserts I want to make. Desserts are one area where I will never run out of ideas. In fact, I could probably currently plan for an entire year's worth of desserts from...

This dish smells heavenly cooking up on your stove. Between the fragrant coconut milk and the spices being poured in, your senses will be overloaded with delicious smells. First, chop an onion and sauté over medium heat until translucent. If you want a spicier curry this is where you could cook up some peppers— we just used chili powder. Add...

Dustin's not a huge pot pie fan. I am. So guess what else we did with our leftover turkey? Made a big turkey pot pie! All kidding aside, I know this wasn't Dustin's favorite meal I've made for him, but I think he enjoyed it more than most pot pies. We used his mom's leftover pie dough to make the topping, so it was extra buttery, flaky, and...

Dustin knew we were making enchiladas with our leftover turkey. However, he didn't realize that we'd also be incorporating our leftover cranberry sauce into the enchiladas to make Turkey Cranchiladas (love the name). Never has Dustin been more unsure of a dish I wanted to make, but he stuck it out. Upon smelling the cranberry sauce, sour...

Dustin thinks I'm obseseed with butternut squash. I'm not sure obsessed is the right word, but I have definitely been incorportaing it into our menu quite a bit, including this butternut squash and chorizo lasagna adapted from How Sweet It Is. The sweet, nuttiness of the roasted butternut squash goes well with spicy chorizo. Best of all, I made...

Dustin has decided he likes mushrooms as long as they are not from a can, not slimy, and are properly prepared. We went out to eat at an artisan wood-fired pizza joint a few weeks ago, and Dustin actually ordered a pizza featuring chanterelles as a prominent ingredient. I was stunned. That pizza sounded like something I would have ordered. Both...

We successfully made homemade ravioli! Much as it was with the gnocchi, our second attempt at making this pasta style was much better. First, make slices in a large, whole butternut squash and roast it for an hour and fifteen minutes at 375°. Then cut the squash in half, peel the skin off and scoop out the seeds. This should be super easy to do...

There's a burger on the menu at Rock Bottom Brewery called the 2 AM Burger with American cheese, bacon, hashbrowns and a fried egg, all the elements you might expect to see on a breakfast menu. Our friend ordered the burger one time and just gave it a "meh" review, but the concept sounded good to me and stuck with me for quite awhile. For brunch...

There's a pretty good Japanese sushi restaurant in Old Town Bellevue called Ginza with a lovely dish that outshines any possible sushi you can order there. Pumpkin fried rice. It is beyond ridiculously good, and the presentation is uber cool. They serve the rice in a hollowed out pumpkin! As you eat the rice, you can scoop out chunks of roasted...