everything soft pretzels
of all the things we’re making for the super bowl, i think i’m looking forward to these the most.incorporating my favorite part of a bagel, the everythings, with a chewy & tender dough, they’re perfect on their own, dipped in mustard, or the best ever….dipped in queso. because everything is better with cheese. & for some [...]
arugula salad with pomegranate, blue cheese & pistachios
it’s pomegranate season, a fact that mr. lusher knows all too well, since any time we’ve stepped foot into a grocery store lately, i disappear to the produce section & if there are pomegranates, i come back with my arms full. it’s not a cheap addiction, but given as packed with antioxidants as pomegranates are, i [...]
wine wednesday: chappellet
{2006 napa valley petite sirah} “bold, ripe, rich and fleshy. seductive in its own way, showing tiers of wild berry and blackberry, with hints of vanilla and baking spice. packs in a wallop of fruit, yet it’s remarkably elegant and polished.” -chappellet tasting notes basically it’s a fabulous wine, as is anything made by phillip [...]
life changing oatmeal
so this recipe has a lot to live up to with a title like that, right?but i swear it does. the first time i had it {thanks jenny!}, i was so blown away that i launched into a full blown hunt for pumpkin. in may. i was unsuccessful in that hunt, but fortunately this oatmeal [...]
margarita cupcakes
ever have one of those days where you come home & just need a drink? or a cupcake? or both? you’re welcome. makes about 24 cupcakes FOR THE CUPCAKES 3 cups all purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 2 cups sugar 4 large [...]
wine wednesday: schramsberg
{schramsberg 2002 j. schram} i hate to tease y’all with this, since the availability is pretty limited, but sometimes you just have to break out the good stuff. if you were to take a sip with your eyes closed, you’d think this was a fine french champagne, but really it’s the top of the line [...]
hummus
hummus. blended up chickpeas. should be easy to make at home instead of spending $3-$4 a tub, right? well, any time we tried to whip some up the texture & taste were just…off. we constantly ended up with pasty hummus that either tasted too chickpea-y or too tahini-y. it wasn’t working for us & i [...]
what we’re drinking: brouwerji bavik
belgian, if you couldn’t tell by the name. petrus aged pale. a sour. that’s right, sour beer. we first tried it here & it was love at second sip…i needed to give it another try to get over the initial weirdness. not bad at all, just not the flavors i was expecting to get from a [...]
asparagus soup with egg on toast
i’ve come to realize that asparagus is a fine vegetable. so, when this recipe showed up in my google reader, i was intrigued. intrigued, but not completely sold, especially on topping it with a poached egg & toast, but i bookmarked it anyway.& on a weeknight, when the mister & i were in search of [...]
