Pumpkin Pinwheel Cookie Sandwiches
Halloween is just around the corner (although if you have been to your local big box store in the last week you might be convinced that christmas is next week!?). The temperatures are steadily falling and it wont be long before the leaves are changing to golden brown, yellow, orange, and red. This also means […]
Avocado Hummus: When East Meets West
While we are by no means experts on the wonderful dip that we call hummus, we like to think that there ought to be ways in which we can take it to a new level by making just a minor alteration to the standard protocol. Our avocado hummus is exactly that: it is hummus with […]
Bring on the Fall! Carrot and Turnip Soup and a Focaccia Panini with Turkey, Brie, and Fig Spread
We are so excited for Autumn to arrive, and with only a few days away, we decided to start the Fall recipes early! There is just something so warm and cozy about Fall food. Soup is one of the most popular foods during the Fall and Winter months. It’s hard to get away with it […]
Hearty and Healthy Cream of Leek and Potato Soup with Caramelized Carrot Puree and Italian Sausage and Pancetta
A while back we posted a wonderful recipe for Italian Potato Soup with Leeks and Pancetta. That potato and leek soup is quite brothy with chunks of potatoes, leeks, pancetta, mushrooms and so on. With leeks now coming into season we have noticed a large increase in the number of leek soups appearing at local […]
Filet Mignon with Roasted Garlic and Tomatillo Green Chile Sauce
The other night, I was experimenting with sauces for wings and came upon something absolutely spectacular: roasted garlic and tomatillo green chile sauce. The combination of roasted garlic, tomatillos, and hatch green chilies was splendid. The tomatillos and the garlic help tone down the hatch chilies and create a mellow sauce that could be applied […]
Trio of Quick and Easy Pocket Appetizers
Here of late, we have been following a tailgating thing here and why stop now, especially with the first full weekend of college football in the books and the start of the professional season just days away now. One problem that many of us have with tailgating is that most foods are too big and […]
Mole Pulled Lamb Sandwiches with Spicy Slaw
The other night we ventured to the heart of Mexico and created a fabulous authentic mole sauce. However, we made too much. Now, if you have ever had a mole sauce before, you will likely agree that this is not a bad predicament to be in. So, the question becomes, “What do we do with […]
Triple Surprise Chocolate Chip Cookies – Peanut Butter + Nutella + York Peppermint Patties
This is a recipe that I came up with a long while back that actually started as just a “Surprise” cookie. It has since been transformed and modified into many different forms and here today, we bring to you the “Triple Surprise” version of this colossal chocolate chip cookie. The story behind this cookie stems […]
Holy Mole … Sauce
Ahh, the mole sauce, a staple of Mexican cuisine that is often feared by most at-home cooks. Given the immense complexity of the sauce (requiring upwards of 20 ingredients and quite a bit of time and effort), it is no wonder that there are short-cut mole recipes popping up all over the Internet these days. […]
