There is no way I can have leftover Beecher's cheese in the house without making a grilled cheese sandwich. The Beecher's store at Pike's Place Market makes amazing grilled cheese sandwiches, and one week when Dustin and I hit up John Howie Steak for lunch I saw a caramelized onion and Beecher's grilled sandwich on the menu that inspired my...

We love them, but Reuben sandwiches at a deli are expensive. Thankfully we have found a more economical way to get our Reuben fix— make them at home. We bought rye bread from Macrina Bakery, picked up some corned beef from a Stopsky's, aJewish deli (more expensive than from the grocery store, but much more tasty), used the sauerkraut we...

The theme for this meal was fresh and (mostly) local— a beautiful filet of wild Alaskan king salmon (hence the word mostly before local) from Pike's Place market, served alongside a crostini made from a Macrina baguette, local, first of the season asparagus, topped with a fresh, locally sourced poached egg and all covered with yellow sunburst...

Dustin and I thought it would be fun to take ridiculously unhealthy coconut shrimp and make a healthier version of it for a fun, tropical dinner alongside a fresh mango and edamame salad. I decided to go with a recipe from Bobby Deen, son of the queen of butter and fat, Paula Deen, that involved baking the shrimp rather than frying and using a...

After achieving success with dumping ingredients into my crockpot last November to create a delicious chili, I decided I'd give making chili one more shot before the weather gets too warm. Since it is closing in upon spring, I wanted to do a light chili with chicken and white beans. I grilled up one large chicken breast (seasoned with salt...

Well, making homemade gnocchi was an adventure to say the least. In the end, it didn't look too pretty, but it did taste good. We set out to make our gnocchi dough late one night with the intention of refrigerating it and making it the next night. We began by reading this article entitled "How to Make Gnocchi Like an Italian Grandmother," which...

It's not like we've been deprived of fancy meals lately, but we still like to make elevated cuisine at home from time to time. I was watching an episode of Kelsey's Essentials on the Cooking Channel all about how to work with chocolate. Kelsey did several cool things, including making chocolate pasta, something we have also done, but I was...

Dustin and I loved to hit up the slider joint, Little Bigs, while we were back at Rice. We'd walk to the location (while it was open) by the zoo in Hermann Park, and I'd order a couple of black bean sliders with harissa cream while Dustin stuck with the traditional burgers. I used to not usually be the one to pick a veggie burger over freshly...

Lately I've been seeing advertisements for Subway's Chicken Pizzaioli Sandwich, one of their March featured sandwiches. Basically, it's a sandwich with slices of chicken breast, pepperoni, marinara sauce, and cheese. The flavor combinations sounded really good to me, but I thought Dustin and I could make this sandwich a lot better than Subway...

This pasta is so light and fresh tasting. I found this recipe on foodgawker from Ezra Poundcake for a Lemon Linguine but used cappellini pasta instead since that is what we had on hand. It would be the perfect lunch to enjoy on a summer afternoon, but since we won't have that kind of weather here for awhile, it made for a nice pre-Spring burst...