Red Wine Braised Beef and Sunchoke Creamed Spinach

why, helloooo sexyWhen Steven and I went to the local outlet mall, I never expected to come home with a 13 pound addition to the kitchen. ...

Roasted Tomato and Quinoa Soup & Grilled Cheese Sandwich

(updated from recipe archives) My vegetarian friend complained that my blog has been leaning too far into carnivorism lately. I guess I have...

Hunan Eggplant

I hated eggplants as a kid. Eggplant dishes were always mushy, watery, tasteless, just plain "bleh". Doesn't inspire much confidence in an...

Mizuna and Minced Chicken Stir Fry

Steven and I recently signed up for a local CSA. CSAs are growing increasingly popular and I bet many of you are already familiar with the concept...

Tex-Mex Stuffed Peppers

I don't know about you but the classic stuffed bell pepper with plain rice and ground beef sounds a little... bland. So here's a twist using...

Green Bean Casserole

First a confession: the green bean casserole you see in the picture is the very first one Steven and I have ever tasted. That is to say, we...