After our visit to Bistro Jeanty, we were sticker shocked at how much they charged for such a simple dish. Restaurants charge $7.95 and some places a lot more (probably double at Bistro Jeanty) for a roasted bone marrow dish. But the thing is, it couldn’t have cost them more than $1.00 to make! Jared [...]

There’s a short story of how Jared came to visit me back in college (many many years before we started dating) and tried to make these cookies. He was horrified when he found out that I had neither a hand mixer or a real oven in the dorm. We ended up mixing it with a [...]

My boss mentioned at work the other day that he finally bought a Whole Foods resusable grocery bag which reminded me that it was about time I got one too. But the DIY in me decided I could make one myself. I rummaged through all my leftover fabric scraps and stayed up til the wee [...]

What a difference a day makes- well daylight.  The next day Jared used leftovers from last night’s dinner to whip up a quick lunch for us.  I love taking pictures of food in daylight– it just looks so much better, like waaaaay better.  If only we could have daylight for all our dinner meals! I [...]

We decided to stay in for Valentine’s day and just plan a meal together in our pj’s. No surprises, no gifts- just good food and good company. French Onion Soup Seared Scallops with Basil OilGrilled Lemon Salad White Wine Steamed Mussels, Grilled Bread Trout Grilled Steak, Potato PureeA classy dash of A1