Tag Archives: Dinner

Updated Fondue

We were craving something fun and out of the ordinary for dinner recently, so we whipped out the ol’ Fondue pot, looked up our Fondue recipe on the blog, and then GASPED. We’ve come a looong way. Look at this … Continue reading

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Not Quite Blackened Black Grouper

As we’ve mentioned in other posts, New Orleans plays a heavy influence in some of our cooking. Particularly given creole and cajun food’s immediate influences from French cuisine, our culinary “education” borrows a lot from some basic techniques and ideas. … Continue reading

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Pizza and Malawi Sugar!

Whoops! I’ve totally ignored our blog for the last 2 weeks! I spent an amazing long weekend in NYC with high school friends, but other than that, my only excuse is laziness. Surely you didn’t think we’d stopped eating, right?! … Continue reading

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Poached Egg Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette

You know what’s really fun? Knowing someone who own chickens. I work with a lady whose chickens produce a crazy number of eggs – so she brings the beautiful, brown eggs in to work by the dozen and lets me … Continue reading

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Authentic Chicken Tacos

One of the new staples in our kitchen these days is chicken tacos. We had them at a friend’s house recently and then tried to recreate the recipe at home. Simply put, you make a big pot of delicious chicken … Continue reading

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Sole Meuniere

Hello again! We apologize for the lack of posting recently. Life has been crazy busy. I’m in NYC right now for work, and am meeting up with Gardner in DC this weekend – busy, but so fun! Since our last … Continue reading

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Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs

Homemade meatballs! Gardner’s parents gave him a Kitchen-Aid meat grinder attachment for Christmas – and he has loved it. When he first told me he had asked for a meat grinder, I had daydreams about gourmet hamburgers…but meatballs never entered … Continue reading

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Rillettes and Charcuterie

We recently talked about the wonders of substituting your normally cooked meal for a charcuterie plate.  It’s easy, but more importantly, it’s delicious and elegant.  Open a nice bottle of red wine, eat slowly, and marvel at the flavors and … Continue reading

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Summer Sea Scallops

We found a great price on sea scallops recently, and wanted to create a summery meal: bright, fresh, light, and tasty.  Nothing in the recipe is too particularly complicated, but when the elements come together, the tastes and textures are … Continue reading

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HAPPY SPRING!

Today is the day we’ve been waiting for! March 20 – the First Day of Spring! As you can tell from reading our blog, the winter has its charm in the kitchen. Good, hearty meals are fun to prepare and … Continue reading

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