cake chews
i can’t believe this is the first time that i have made these, especially since i have been eating them for the better part of my life thanks in part to the heir to blair’s momma, being my girl scout leader since the 4th grade & the heir to blair herself, being one of my [...]
tgif cocktail: millerlada
{hi! welcome to our new place!} this tasty beverage is brought to you by the triple degree temperatures prematurely showing themselves here in june. a savory, refreshing alternative to the typical summer umbrella drink, this is pretty much a michelada, if you’re familiar, but based on miller lite, as opposed to a mexican beer. as [...]
scallops with orange saffron aioli
according to wikipedia, “saffron, long the world’s most expensive spice by weight, is native to southwest asia. and we totally lucked out when our friend went to asia & brought us back a small fortune’s worth. ::hi mary! thanks so much!:: for those of you who don’t have a mary, it’s worth the investment. sure [...]
pizza with figs, prosciutto, gorgonzola, sweet sherry balsamic vinaigrette, arugula & the longest recipe title ever
but it will redefine the way you think of pizza. chewy figs, salty prosciutto, tangy gorgonzola, topped with a SALAD of peppery arugula & delicious vinaigrette….. sounds unusual, but it works oh. so. well. adapted from the way the cookie crumbles 8 dried figs, finely sliced (more or less, depending on their size) 1/2 cup [...]
wine wednesday: mulderbosch
it’s getting warm outside, but people, PLEASE step away from the chardonnay. (i’m talking to you, mom.) well, maybe not entirely, but there are about eleventy billion other options when it comes to warm weather wine consumption. try something fun & refreshing. like this.a south african rosé, made from the cabernet grape. smelling like citrus [...]
when foodies honeymoon: an introduction
now, if you read any of our previous posts from the “when foodies get married” series you know that a) i hate the word “foodies,” but continue to use it for lack of other non-pretentious sounding word and b) we do things a leeettle differently than the typical couple. same rules applied with our honeymoon. [...]
chili roasted cauliflower with cilantro dressing
i can’t believe we haven’t shared this one yet, because it has been on our table over and over again! until now, i considered cauliflower to be a vegetable best drown in cheese sauce or in a soup consisting of mostly cream. does it taste good that way? hell yes. can you feel good about [...]
