August 2011
7 posts
her: mini banana, coffee & chocolate chip cupcakes
you already know that banana cupcakes are my fav.  and they’re super easy to modify… you can pretty much add anything that makes you happy to the batter and they’ll be delicious.   these were inspired by the banana chocolate coffee cake at starbucks, which is sooooo sooooo good! i used my favorite banana cupcake recipe, added 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips and a packet of...
Aug 24th
His: Short Ribs and Baby Bok Choy
Rice. Short Ribs. Baby Bok Choy. Simple enough. ‘Til the next dish.
Aug 24th
His: Macadamia Crusted Cod
As you know, my lovely significant other bakes quite a bit and I cook from time to time and our cabinet space fills up rather quickly. So we like to keep our things separate so that we know where all of our goods are. I was snooping through the drawers in the kitchen and stumbled upon a bag of macadamia nuts that were protruding to my side of the kitchen cabinets and haven’t been touched...
Aug 23rd
His: Breakfast Pizza
Grilling is awesome and pizza is awesome! So imagine what it’s like to grill a pizza…for breakfast! Yea, that’s what I did. and it turned out pretty rad. This is just a little somethin’ that I made one morning. I bought pre-made dough from WinCo (because I have yet to dabble in bread making) and just used some pretty typical breakfast ingredients.  I started out by...
Aug 21st
her: salted brown buter rice krispie treats
these are my new best friend.  see all that delicious, gooey, marshmallowy goodness? that’s not even the best part.  the best part is the butter that’s reduced down a beautiful golden brown that has hints of nuttiness and a little bit of sea salt sprinkled into the mix.  they’re a grown up version of your favorite rice krispie treats… they’re sweet & savory.  ...
Aug 21st
her: shirley temple mini cupcakes
please excuse us being gone for so long. we took a little road trip down to CA for my god-daughter’s 1st birthday. she’s pretty much the cutest, ever. and we got have to In-N-Out. winx2.  i saw these posted on the curvy carrot a few weeks ago and was pretty much obsessed. then my friend JD had her baby shower & got to bake them! winx3? lots of winning round these parts today!...
Aug 19th
His: Turkey Baguettes
In our quest to eat healthier we’ve tried to avoid red-meats as much as possible unless grass fed or really like what we buy at the farmer’s market. In doing so, I’ve been replacing our ground beef for ground turkey and let me tell you, it’s pretty awesome once you know how to properly cook ground turkey.  “Summer time” as it’s called around these parts...
Aug 2nd