Our culinary diary
Today during class, I turned to my friend, rattled off the random ingredients in my fridge, and asked her to tell me what I should make for dinner. To her credit, she immediately answered with great ideas! (I would've been like, "Uhhh... good luck with your dilemma there bud...") So thanks Victoria for the idea... Continue Reading →
Given all of the turmoil in the news these days, I need a break! So let's focus on one of my favorite and non-political aspect of the Middle East - the food! If anything can bring us all together, food just might be it. Maybe if we all get together and cook for and with... Continue Reading →
I don't think it was until I was in high school or college that I realized that my mom's meatloaf was different that most other people's. Apparently, it's more standard to have a tomato-based sauce, brown sugar, or BBQ sauce mixed in or coating the meatloaf. Don't get me wrong, those are good too -... Continue Reading →
Do you have a favorite candy? Everyone does I assume. I have a few, depending on my mood. One of my perennial favorites is a Butterfinger though! There's something about the delicious, crunchy, peanut-butter and chocolate taste that makes me happy despite the fact that they always get stuck in my teeth! Awhile back I... Continue Reading →
Before we moved to South Carolina for school, we were lucky enough to work on a unit (we were ICU nurses) with some amazing people who became great friends. Luckily for us, several of them share our love for food and cooking. Along the way, one recipe sort of became known as "the recipe," and... Continue Reading →
Technically this is our second New Year's Eve living in South Carolina, but the first one barely counts. We had just moved here, in a whirlwind month that not only included moving to a new state, but also getting married, honeymooning in Puerto Rico, and spending Christmas with Ally's family. I'm pretty sure there were... Continue Reading →
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I've never made scalloped potatoes before today. Maybe that's not that weird for most, but growing up my mother made them at least a few a month, and they're one of my favorite side dishes. I wish I had my mother's recipe, but she didn't include that one... Continue Reading →
South Carolina is known for many dishes in the world of all things culinary. Favorites include low country boils, boiled peanuts, shrimp & grits, sweet tea, cornbread, and of course... pimento cheese! South Carolinians seem use a fair amount of mayonnaise in their pimento cheese, but instead of Duke's or Kraft's mayo we made garlic truffle aioli.... Continue Reading →
Winter is coming. It comes slowly to South Carolina, but it's been below freezing the past few nights and the high today was only 35. For South Carolina, that's basically the equivalent of spending a few days north of the wall. (And if you don't get that reference, you should go binge-watch Game of Thrones.... Continue Reading →
Now that finals are over, we have some time to make a delicious dinner and also catch up on some of our favorite TV shows, Top Chef in particular. There was an episode where one of the chefs had an hour to make something, and she chose to use the pressure cooker to braise some... Continue Reading →
Bon Appetit Baby! 
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