Lex’s Brown Butter Chex

Lex’s Brown Butter Chex

Go into your cupboard. Remove the butter dish. Place your hand around the yellow stick of fat. Squeeze. You feel better don’t you? You don’t have to thank me, I got you. There are few…

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Guava and Cheese Pastelitos

Guava and Cheese Pastelitos

I’m usually 80/20…or 90/10. Savory/Sweet. There are those who like dessert and those who don’t. I’m neither of these and both at any given time. Give me crusty, pillowy baguettes and stinky, oozing cheese. Give…

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A Monsoon of Black Pepper Biscuits and Gravy

A Monsoon of Black Pepper Biscuits and Gravy

Today my brother and sister-in-law are driving the tremendously scenic route from Chicago to Cullman, Alabama – to surprise my 96 year old grandmother.  No one has seen her in over a year and a…

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A Monsoon of Black Pepper Biscuits and Gravy

Today my brother and sister-in-law are driving the tremendously scenic route from Chicago to Cullman, Alabama – to surprise my 96 year old grandmother.  No one has seen her in over a year and a…

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Open Flame Fajita Tacos

Open Flame Fajita Tacos

Playing with fire. Watching it burn. Cemented inside a mesmerized daze. Confusion and awe. Delicate fizzles stranding, rush into nothingness. A dance uninterrupted, perfectly freeform. I’m captivated by a the magic of my campfire. Enter…

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Open Flame Fajita Tacos

Playing with fire. Watching it burn. Cemented inside a mesmerized daze. Confusion and awe. Delicate fizzles stranding, rush into nothingness. A dance uninterrupted, perfectly freeform. I’m captivated by a the magic of my campfire. Enter…

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Oozy Fried Mozzarella with Pomodoro

Oozy Fried Mozzarella with Pomodoro

I walked into an ambush. Bound, gagged, blinded, hands tied. Taken. I awoke drowsy, confused. Do they know that I know that they know I know? Whoa. I know. This is privileged information. Classified. Trapped.…

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Oozy Fried Mozzarella with Pomodoro

I walked into an ambush. Bound, gagged, blinded, hands tied. Taken. I awoke drowsy, confused. Do they know that I know that they know I know? Whoa. I know. This is privileged information. Classified. Trapped.…

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Sweltering Chocolate Zucchini Bread with Mascarpone Whipped Cream

Sweltering Chocolate Zucchini Bread with Mascarpone Whipped Cream

I’m stuck. The motivation beckons in my bleak minds’ eye…”Find me.” I hear you. I’m searching, but I’m cold. Ice cold. I want to tell you all about this. I wanted to shout it from…

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Sweltering Chocolate Zucchini Bread with Mascarpone Whipped Cream

I’m stuck. The motivation beckons in my bleak minds’ eye…”Find me.” I hear you. I’m searching, but I’m cold. Ice cold. I want to tell you all about this. I wanted to shout it from…

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