This has to be one of my favorite lunches that I've made to date. We made a simple pecan crusted chicken for dinner one evening by dipping chicken breasts in flour, egg, then chopped pecans and lightly frying them on the stove top, and then we turned the leftovers into a delicious lunch. I took a whole wheat tortilla, added the chicken and a...

Enormous juicy tomatoes from the farmer's market, balsamic onion spread, fresh mozzarella, basil from our garden, topped with a little olive oil and salt, all laid out on crusty bread and placed in the panini press until everything is warm and the cheese is gooey? Yes, please. This might be the best lunch ever. It just tastes like summer with...

Tired of red meat and/or poultry burgers? We were too. These tilapia burgers are a great change from your standard burger and have a ton of flavor. They are similar to the fish burgers you can buy in the frozen section at Whole Foods, but are so much tastier since they are fresh. These are super, super simple to make, modified slightly from How...

Moussaka, where have you been all of my life? I'm not sure I had ever even heard of it until one day, Dustin ordered it while dining out in Seattle. It was the restaurant's daily special, and the description on the board sounded delish, so he ordered it. I think I ate just as much of his meal as mine. What a nice boy for sharing! I vowed that I...

We went on a mini spree of recipes with bechamel sauce. I made a large batch of (relatively healthy) bechamel and we used it for several days to make a variety of different recipes, the first of which was this Italian-inspired crab and ricotta manicotti. I stumbled upon this recipe and kept it as a tab on my browser for days. Scratch that weeks....

We've found a really tasty Indian restaurant near our place that has quickly become one of our go-to places for takeout. We stuff ourselves with a ridiculous amount of food, and we have a few tried and true favorites we always have to get— chicken tikka masala, vegetable samoas drenched in this ridiculously good, creamy cilantro sauce, and lots...

It probably would have been easier to just walk to Panera Bread to get my broccoli and cheese soup fix, but there's definitely a feeling of satisfaction I got by making my own soup that I wouldn't have been able to experience by ordering my soup at a counter. Bonuses: I have lunch for the rest of the week and I can make it healthier. While...

Great shortcut dinner inspired by The Pastry Queen Cookbook AKA one of the best purchases ever! This flavor combination was really intriguing to me, (possibly weird to others, but oh well) and since we know Trader Joe's makes a pretty decent already cooked brisket, we decided to make this one night when we were super busy. All you have to do...

Look at that color! These veggies are the beginning of our chicken cheesesteaks paying homage to one of our favorite lunch joints in Houston— Texadelphia. We spent many afternoons hanging out in the Village eating Texas-style cheesesteaks. Dustin is minorly obsessed with the unique mustard sauce Texadelphia serves on the side, so we were super...

I believe I have done the impossible. I got Dustin to eat cauliflower and like it! Actually I tricked him into trying by hiding the cauliflower amidst mashed potatoes. He took one bite, said they were really good, referencing Joël Robuchon, and then I told him there was cauliflower in it. You should have seen the look on his face! I've seen...