appetizers
Baby Octopus with Garlic and Parsley
Baby octopus is one of those dividing foods: you either love them or you hate them. I fall into the lover camp as does Carlo. There is something strangely satisfying about popping an entire little baby octopus into your mouth. I first learned to enjoy them at the incredible restaurant Uchi in Austin, where they [...]
Chopped Greek Salad
Now that the weather is warming up in Vegas, I’m starting to crave crunchy and cool salads for lunch. As much as I enjoy salads, it is sometimes pretty easy to get in a salad rut, especially since most nights we have a green salad as part of our dinner. While this Chopped Greek Salad [...]
Crunchy Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa
Tonight is the season premiere of Top Chef Masters 2. Carlo and I thoroughly enjoyed the first season of the show, especially watching the chefs, who had previously been judges on the regular Top Chef, realize that those quick fires weren’t so easy and perhaps they were a little too critical of the contestants. I [...]
Brussels Sprouts and Smoky Onions on Cheddar Toast
One of my favourite comfort foods is cheese on toast. No matter how crappy the bread or cheese that you use, the end result of lots of gooey cheese on a crunchy piece of toast always hits the spot. This recipe for Brussels Sprouts and Smoky Onions on Cheddar Toast is an adult version of [...]
Bubble and Squeak Soup with Aged Cheddar
Happy Pancake Day! I have been dreaming of lemon and sugar pancakes all day and can’t wait to make them tonight. I’m still debating about whether to make enough pancakes so they can become dinner, or half the recipe and just make a small batch for myself as dessert. Pancake Day reminds me of the [...]
Queso con Rajas
We had a couple of friends over on Sunday night to try out a few recipes from the cookbook Tacos that Carlo got for Christmas. We started off the night with chips, salsa, our friend Mike’s great guacamole, and this queso recipe. We ended up eating so much of the appetizers that all of us [...]
Spanish Tapas: Pan Con Tomate, The Modern Way
The simple things can often be some of the best. When in Catalunya, the part of Spain that holds Barcelona, this holds true for the well-known pan con tomate (or pa amb tomaquet in Catalan). It’s simply toasted bread rubbed with a clove of raw garlic and a tomato, then salted — and it’s the [...]
Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa
The perfect accompaniment to yesterday’s Hatch Green Chile con Queso is a great salsa. Despite tomato season being over, this Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa from Rick Bayless proves that you can have awesome tasting salsa year round by using a can of fire roasted tomatoes. Throw in some freshly roasted garlic and chiles with a [...]
Hatch Green Chile Con Queso
Ask any displaced Texan what they miss most about the Lone Star State, and I bet you anything that queso is in their top five. Nobody can live in Texas and not fall in love with the ubiquitous cheesy dip that acts as the perfect appetizer with chips and salsa, or even better when poured [...]
Soupe Au Pistou
Carlo and I got hooked on soup for lunch when we lived in Austin and we would order from the Soup Peddler each week. He would deliver vacuum sealed packs of all kinds of soup to our house that were the perfect serving size for lunch for 2 people. Most times we would place the [...]
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