Yesterday was my husband’s birthday and he wanted me to cook him a Mexican meal. I got out my trusty Rick Bayless Mexican Kitchen cookbook and took to adapting one of his yummy recipes: Spicy Tomato Sauced Enchiladas with Jalapenos and Aged Cheese. These are not the smothered in yellow cheese and filled with ground beef enchiladas … Continue reading
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Making Potato Salad with Homemade Mayo
Like I mentioned yesterday, my wonderful husband, Brentan, is here with a short guest post with his super delicious and popular potato salad. This time he made it slightly differently with homemade mayo. It truly made it stand out from past versions! Take it away, Brentan. -Liz This weekend I was in charge of both … Continue reading
BBQ Summer Party
I mentioned in one of my previous posts that I hosted a little get together over the weekend. In addition to cleaning up the backyard and house, we cooked and cooked for some delicious food. My hard lemonade, the pasta salad, and the potato salad were definite highlights! Brentan spent quite a bit of time … Continue reading
Breakfast for Dinner: Huevos Rancheros
You might have been able to tell by now that my household is a Mexican food-loving household. I’ve made canned salsa, mango salsa, mole, am inspired by Rick Bayless, but a simple favorite that I’ve been cooking more and more is Huevos Rancheros. One night, with nothing in the fridge to eat, I whipped up this fast … Continue reading
Summer Homemade Plum Jam
My backyard plum tree has been producing like crazy this summer! I think it liked all the spring rain we got here. I’ve been trying to find new ways to use the plums. So far I’ve taken a bunch to work, given them away to friends, and even gave a few away to a nice … Continue reading
Mexican Dinner Night: Mango Salsa
Last night was Mexican food night–my favorite night of the week! Brentan was watching the NBA finals and I decided to make a bit of a variation on our usual salsas and dips, with mango salsa! We always cook the same dinner for Mexican food night, and my little brother jokes that he loves that … Continue reading
Chicago Trip
I spent the weekend in Chicago for a wedding and stayed a night in the fabulous Allegro Hotel in the Theater District. Upon entering, we were greeted with free wine and delightful decor. It felt a bit Jonathan Adler-esqe with strong colors and playful patterns, and relied heavily on fantastical wallpaper. It was a notable … Continue reading
Kitchen Layout 101
I just did a twenty minute mean clean today and I’m back in business after a quick four day vacation to a beach house just north of San Diego, in Encinitas, with my mom and dad (and hubby!). Wins: Early morning walks and jogs on the beach, modern architecture, and going to Lucha Libre with … Continue reading
Christmas Dinner
Well I cooked up a storm on Saturday for Christmas dinner. (The other half of the day was spent solving a puzzle my lovely husband put together that eventually led to a new computer!!) Most of the yummy food came from my Williams Sonoma Special Occasions cookbook. The highlight of the new recipes were certainly … Continue reading
California Christmas
Although I’m likely doing a traditional Christmas dinner this year (I haven’t finalized my menu–shocking! but something along these lines, with a ham), I think a California Christmas would be a fun compliment to my California Thanksgiving. While the rest of the country has a white Christmas, I’m dreaming of Christmas in the fog… A … Continue reading
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