Cuisines Clear Meal Types Clear | It's a liiiiitle late in the season, but who still has zucchinis on zucchinis?! If so, I still have a recipe f Hello, hi, hey. It's been a couple weeks since I've drafted up a blog post, and I'm super excited to be doing Does any dessert scream summer quite like lemon bars? (If you have a different response you can just keep it t It's camping season! 10 years ago, I would have never believed I'd be camping. I was afraid of a 1 mile hike. GUYS IT'S RIB SEASON. Fully, we are in it, the forecast says 90 in Portland this week. I AM HERE FOR THAT. Oka By now, you're likely familiar with my love affair with sous vide. We've done some sous vide steak, sous vide Every so often, I sit down a brainstorm a list of recipes for you guys. I end up with a long list of ideas, an YES, this spinach, bacon and cauliflower gratin does have veggies in it. NO, it is not healthy. Let's be real, Cat's outta the bag: I love sous vide. I've introduced you to sous vide steak, sous vide shrimp, and now it's Husband and I looooove chicken wings. Like really, really love. But we're traditionalists when it comes to thi I am totally in love with sous vide. My mom got me a precision cooker on a whim for my birthday last year and I post about our "cheater" Thai Turkey Meatballs on Instagram all. the. time. It is a staple dinner for us tha It's National Citrus Month! And all my favorite winter veggies are in season! Like beets, and kale, and spinac I got to spend two whole weeks in Hawaii over Christmas. TWO WEEKS! We were on Oahu and Kauai. It was magical. So blogging + working + wedding planning + house building has been even more work than I thought. And u Pleeeeaaase oh please excuse my absence the last two weeks. Valentines Day in the restaurant industry + weddin You knew I wouldn't let you go too long without a curry recipe right? Actually, this is just a crockpot friend This is what Fiance lovingly calls "weird pizza". In fact, in our world, this isn't really even pizza. If it d So you guys. Portland is great. I really, really do love it. But dang, it is hard to get good pictures with su Say that title five times fast. Brussels Sprouts and Mushrooms in Rosemary Red Wine Cream Sauce, Brussels Spro PEOPLE OF THE WORLD! I'm reunited with my crockpot! And yes, it feels oh so good. Funny story: when we got hom Go ahead and read that title one more time. Go on. Yes. It's true. I made the brunch to end all brunches. Chee This was the last recipe I cooked and shot before schlepping myself from Cape Town, South Africa to Portland, As you're reading this, I'm likely sleeping in my childhood bedroom at my parents' house attempting to recover After doing Chapman's Peak Drive and strolling Noerdhook Beach last week, Fiance and I stopped by one of our f Fiance has really loved whiskey for a while, but it's taken me sometime to get on the bandwagon, even with a d I really, really like risotto. Like a lot. For my birthday this year, we went to a gorgeous restaurant at the Yes, I'm a little late on the whole leftover turkey thing. BUT if you're anything like Fiance and I, you're st I hope you all had an awesome Thanksgiving and got to enjoy a bunch of excellent food! We had a great meal cel This year, I have really developed my love of breakfast food. I attribute that to the fact that we’ve been l Listen here. I do not take the word “perfect” lightly. The only other time it’s actually been used in th Our time in South Africa is quickly coming to a halt. My super weird, panicky brain keeps bouncing back and fo I had to sneak in one more pumpkin recipe before they are no longer appropriate. They're technically good unti Starch is probably my favorite part of any meal. Well, unless you put a really good steak on my plate. Then th Scones are a funny food. I think when most people think of them, they unfortunately picture a weird, dry break Do you know what new(ish) restaurant trend I really, really love? Fancy, over the top sandwich shops. The firs |