dinner party menu & deliciously unique bruschetta
i really, really wanted to continue on our when foodies get married series, but i really, really want to take some time and get the next two installment just right. i’m a little bit of a perfectionist. you can blame my mother. until i get my act thoughts together, i will tell you about this rather kick ass dinner party tom [...]
white bean chicken chili
ok. maybe i’ve been living under a rock, but until we made this, i had never had white chili. and oh. wow. have i ever been missing out. it’s been cold lately. really, really cold. like our power bill was $40 more than it has ever been cold. & we’re just not used to that [...]
dear ina,
dear ina, i almost take back all the snarky things i’ve said about you. almost. it’s just that you have such a condescending, pretentious tone when you proclaim that we “use good vanilla,” “good olive oil,” or even “good mayonnaise” while cooking. or, god forbid, we cook with cheap wine, because then our food would [...]
caramel macchiato cake
it’s about time for some dessert, isn’t it? i can’t believe we haven’t posted one since we’ve been back blogging, because we have definitely been eating them. this cake is for the coffee lovers only. it is intense. and delicious. and perfect for this day that i am craving starbuck’s. it’s technically not a really a [...]
chicken pot pie
if you’re like us, this is a food that you haven’t tasted since, oh, maybe 2nd grade? and even then, it came from the freezer section of the grocery store, or the cafeteria line, but you still liked it, didn’t you? it’s okay to say yes. we’re all friends here.well this version takes a little [...]
when foodies get married: the guestbook
ahhhhhh, the guestbook. most weddings have them. you know, the oddly sized, overpriced white pleather or satin covered books with pages and pages of nothing but lines for people to illegibly signs their names. because that’s a keepsake that you’re going to hold on to forever and look through all the time, right? probably not. [...]
these ain’t yo daddy’s potatoes
oh, no. they’re not, because theseare my daddy’s potatoes. and he actually likes them. and this is probably why i didn’t think i liked mashed potatoes growing up. now i know better. anyhow, i needed something fairly quick and definitely easy to throw together during my lunch hour to bring to a staff holiday potluck [...]
when foodies get married: the rehearsal dinner
this was kind of a tough one. we wanted to find a nice restaurant. nothing too pretentious or expensive, and backyard barbecue was definitely not our style. there are some great places in downtown raleigh, but the rehearsal at the church was in north raleigh. there are some really great spots in downtown durham, but [...]
