On our recent trip to NYC, J and I had a culinary tour of the city fueled by recommendations by forum community members on ChowHound. One of the recommendations was for Gray's Papaya and the hot dogs didn't let us down. In fact, we liked it so much, we scoured the internet when we got … Continue reading Homemade Gray’s Papaya Hot Dogs
I love Panera breakfast. But I never seem to make it to the local Panera in time for the Baked Egg Soufflés. Either they're sold out or it's past breakfast time. This caused me to have to find a way to make them myself at home. I found Todd Wilbur’s copycat recipe for Spinach Artichoke … Continue reading Panera Bread Baked Egg Soufflés
I've mentioned before how much I've grown to love asparagus recently (see post on grilling asparagus here). Until last week, the weather has meant no grilling, so we had to find new ways to prepare this wonderful spring vegetable. So I give you simple sauteed asparagus. Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter 1 bunch fresh asparagus 3 … Continue reading Simple Spring Sauteed Asparagus
I love a good blue box dinner every once in a while. To be truthful, I compare every other macaroni and cheese dish against that standard. I blame nostalgia over anything else. Lately, J has taken over more of the cooking responsibilities in our house. Since he likes to try new dishes and tweak old … Continue reading The best Macaroni and Cheese Ever
When J and I lived in San Antonio, we used to love to eat in Paesanos outdoor dining room. Especially in the middle of "winter" when they had the heat lamps going and the sunsets were amazing. We often ordered their signature dish, Shrimp Paesano (first dish on the link), which is amazing. Unfortunately, when … Continue reading Shrimp Paesano