• Homemade Hawaiian Meat Lovers Pizza

    We’re back from a mini hiatus and ready to go to round out this year and take us into the next. The truth is that Joseph and I have been super busy, both travelling at the beginning of November, then prepping for hosting our first Thanksgiving, then hosting Thanksgiving, and more. (Our Thanksgiving dinner included …

  • Graham crackers (and chocolate mousse pie!)

    Graham crackers. A taste of childhood. Something we all love and remember. Great as pie crusts. So, we’re hosting Thanksgiving this year and we’ve been talking about the menu for the last couple of weeks. Some recipes from my family, some from Joseph’s family, some of our own. One thing that came up was a …

  • Sweet and Salty Spiced Pecans

    One of the first things I made when I first started cooking–well, cooking more than eggs and pasta on a regular basis–was spiced nuts. It seems a long time ago that I threw an infused vodka party sometime in mid December after classes got out, but no one had gone home yet. It was sort …

  • Buttery, flaky croissants

    A few weeks ago, Joseph and I hosted brunch at our place for a group of friends, one in particular who was visiting from out of state. Since our dining room is more or less in a perpetual state of readiness to host, we offered our space, promised omelets made to order, whispered that there …