Everything is Better with Bacon

Easter is this weekend which means Cadbury eggs, jellybeans and brunch. Yes! A great dish to serve for Easter brunch is an elegant quiche. ...

Drew and I are rebounding from a series of events that has left us very tired and bit saddened. I haven't been in the mood to cook for ...

Every month we get a shipment of artisan bacon from The Pig Next Door . It's been the wedding gift that keeps on giving and I'd be ...

This month's Bon Appetit is all about baked pasta dishes so it's no wonder that the cover article and photo (above) caught my eye. ...

Drew is home sick today from work and that means that it's time to whip up some chicken soup. I am a huge fan of Thomas Keller's Ad...

Drew and I save a lot of money by buying bulk items at Costco like cheeses, eggs and proteins. While saving money is great, it can be chal...

Dear Reader, we are moving! After an exhaustive search spanning over a year, Drew and I found our dream home in Sausalito and are preparing ...

Game day is just around the corner and, if you're like me, you'll be having guests over for the big game. Time to menu plan. Why n...

I was in Boston last week and caught a miserable sinus infection. Usually when I am sick, I am not hungry which is a double-whammy bummer. B...

These chickens were alive and stacked on top of one another ready for purchase. Yes, these are snakes. They make local ' hooch ' wi...

On the very first beach day of our honeymoon in Hoi An, we ordered some Banh Xeo , which literally translates to 'sizzling cake'. ...

Thanks to a good friend and a Tony Bourdain episode, Drew and I had one of the best meals of our lives at Thi Nhan in Hoi An, Vietnam. Swe...

I hate New Year's Resolutions. We've seen it all before. In fact, I saw it in my yoga studio yesterday - a packed class. The week...

I just started a new job on Monday and today was the office's annual holiday potluck. Timing worked out great; I was able to meet the w...

Has anyone else read the December issue of Bon Appetit yet? It's actually a bomb issue. And by bomb, I mean that you want to eat every...

'Tis the season for all that is gluttonous! Just so happens to be my absolute favorite time of year! Shocking, right? Our house liter...

One of the dishes that I ordered more than once in Beijing was Kung Pao chicken. This dish is a schezuan staple. While the meal above was ...

An old friend from high school reached out to me on Facebook and told me about this new company he started with some friends called Teaspoon...

Dear Reader, I am finally back from a long trip to Beijing. I have over a hundred pics and a couple videos from my culinary journey that I c...

Remember when you were in high school and you would 'carbo-load' the night before the big game? What if I told you that I'm goi...