What are we thankful for? Turkey, cranberries, creamy mashed potatoes, chorizo stuffing, and pies! My dad roasted the turkey as usual. And again he used his new technique to cook the bird. You cook the bird for about 15 minutes at 500° to seal the turkey and keep all the juices inside. Then you take it down to a slow roast at 350° until the...

I wish we could take credit for making this meal. When DiGiorno's says "It's not delivery, It's DiGiorno's" and thinks they've mastered frozen pizza, obviously they haven't tasted Lou Malnati's, which you can get shipped from my birthplace of Chicago to anywhere in the US. Their frozen pizza, hands down, beats every single pizza place we ever...

John Howie Steak knows how to do a steak right. After last year's indulgent, steak filled eating fest courtesy of the birthday dinner from Dustin's parents at Bohanan's in San Antonio, Dustin was itching for a well cooked steak from an actual steakhouse. We've been there once for a delicious Happy Hour, and ever since Dustin has been talking...

We tried Purple Cafe— Bellevue once when we first moved here and had a pretty good experience. We got some calamari as an appetizer, and we each got sandwiches with a glass of wine. We also left with a pretty big bill. The food was great, but we didn't feel our casual meal justified the price. That's why when we saw Purple Cafe was...

The phenomenon has been spreading. We first saw it in Austin, TX. But it's everywhere, and Brunchbox really sold us on the idea. Mobile food trucks! God, I wish all the mobile food trucks in Seattle were all in the same place. My wish came true Saturday at the Seattle Center right next to the Space Needle for the first ever Seattle Center Mobile...

Striking red walls lined with modern art greeted our entry into north Seattle's Stumbling Goat Bistro. Seattle Restaurant Week was upon us, and we chose to venture over to the west side to get a taste of another talked-about Seattle restaurant with a special prix fixe menu. The joint is cozy, busy, crowded but not in a bad way. A tall bar with a...

Seattle Restaurant Week is pretty much the greatest thing ever. We have gotten to try some of the nicer restaurants we've been wanting to try around Seattle for pretty reasonable prices. You can get a three-course dinner for $28 ($15 for lunch), which I know Dustin loves because I normally get full too fast to eat a three-course meal. We are...

Dustin has these great memories of going apple picking as a child back from when he lived in Illinois. The thought of apple picking, warming up with some hot apple cider, and some tasty doughnuts (apparently Dustin's favorite part, which we were sadly unable to duplicate) sounded pretty good to me, so we got into our rain gear since there was...

Bonnie is normally a really good dog. But when she gets bored and there's no one to tell her to stop doing something naughty, havoc upon our household can ensue. Case in point— when Bonnie was left alone outside of her crate one day when I was in Texas and Dustin was at work, she decided to eat the remote control to our television. Yes, she...

No, it's not what you think. "I Got VD in Portland" is one of the many clever slogans belonging to a tasty place you must try if you ever visit Portland, Oregon. VD refers to Voodoo Doughnuts, aka "Quite Possibly the Best Doughnuts You'll Ever Have." To celebrate four years of togetherness, we took a mini vacation to Portland for the...