Recipe: Blueberry Cornmeal Pancakes

Just got this great recipe out of Cuisine magazine and we tried it out this weekend. The cornmeal gives these pancakes great texture while folding beaten egg whites into the batter helps keep the pancakes from getting heavy. Top it with orange maple syrup and some pecans and you've got yourself a recipe for awesome. […]

Be Kind, Rewind

Jesse and I saw this movie tonight after driving all the way to West Jordan to get a hose for our new dishwasher only to find out that Sears doesn't actually carry them. So what do you do at 10pm on a Saturday night when you've driven to the other side of the WORLD for […]

This is why nobody trusts the forecast


Recipe: Chocolate Meringue Bars (and a special way to find new recipes)

I know, I know. It's been a really long time since we've let any of you in on the new food we've made. The dry spell ends tonight! Last night, we were tasked with bringing a dessert for dinner at a friend's house. Given that we didn't get this assignment until after we'd done the […]

I’m looking forward to my vat of wine

As seen on the rebate form for the awesome new Kitchen-Aid mixer I got for Christmas:

Pictures from Italy, Round 2: Florence

The pictures from Florence are now up! I promise I'll add captions as time and motivation permit. In the meantime, check out the new gallery.

Pictures from Italy, Round 1: Venice

Yes, yes. I know we've been remiss in sharing tales of foreign lands and awesome foods. I've been working on the trip log since we got back (when time presents itself) and I promise to have it done by New Year's. In the meantime, enjoy a new photo album of our pictures from Venice.

What happened this morning when I tried to upgrade the server?


Four-Dog Night

We had some adventures in dog-sitting over the weekend. Our friends Bobbie and Jeremy went to Disneyland with the fam and were left without a dogsitter, so we volunteered to watch their Jack Russell Terrier (Daisy) and bichon (Max). Max acted like a cat, standoffish most of the time, playing the part of […]

Yarrr! Today be International Talk Like A Pirate Day

Better use your best pirate voice.