Chili & Chives

I planned a whole day out for Father's Day. We started with Fooul, then went to watch Secret Ocean 3D at the IMAX, cards at the Marriott,...

I woke up on Wednesday after Tropical Storm Bill. It didn't rain. It didn't flood, but hey, who said meteorology was an exact science....

Step 1: Decide you want to make Coq Au Vin. Step 2: Wait a few months to have an open bottle of red wine. Step 3: Buy pancetta,...

Today, I made Makloubeh at home. From what mommy told me, the dish only has eggplant, but I vaguely remember eating the dish at Tante...

For Tina's birthday, I got her a Myabi Offsett Bread Knife. I know I have a minor obsession with knives, but it was Tina's turn. Gift #2...

A Friday at home can be pretty boring. Luckily, Tina kept me company. What can we do... We decided on baking. I looked through some of...

Maybe it's a Suki thing, but when I get going in the kitchen, I tend to spend my whole day there. After the scones and the pizza, we had...

Tina and I had some friends over for a BBQ. We made a punch by blending a watermelon and put it through a sieve to remove the pulp. We...

I spent 2 years with this group of people. We spent hours together; day in and day out. We've cried together. Laughed together. Goofed...

There is one item that was on my Possibilities page before I even had a blog. It was the Silpat. Virtually nothing sticks to it. Cheese,...

After a long day, I just needed to unwind. I got a neon pink mani & pedi. Then, I grabbed a pear soda at Central Market. After sweating...

Did you know that at HEB I didn't see any fresh duck? It comes in a frozen package of 2 breasts.. Chicken hearts, on the other hand, they...

Today, I woke up and I was supposed to go to Austin. Instead.. we got rained in. Partly out of bored frustration and partly out of...

Today's mission was to make crawfish. Talal, Lauren & I took charge. Talal purged them (EW!). Lauren & I cut the onions, lemons, bell...

I wanted to make a caprese risotto and Tina wanted orzo. So we settled on orecchiette a la caprese. Tina and I made it together. She cut...

While in line at Whole Foods, I couldn't help grabbing a copy of the Food & Wine magazine. It had so so so many recipes. There were 4...