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Chicken & Cheese Won-tacos! (Tacos Made with Wonton Wrappers)

By Deanna On December 2, 2010 · 5 Comments · In Appetizers, Cooking, Dinner, Lunch

The idea for the won-taco was born out of a contingency plan that we didn’t end up needing.  Mack and I bought a bunch of wontons wrappers when we were out shopping for the raviolis as a back-up plan just in case the pasta didn’t turn out well.  (Oh by the way, you can substitute […]

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Butternut Squash Raviolis with Sage & Hazelnuts and No Oil Pesto Raviolis

By Deanna On November 22, 2010 · 3 Comments · In Cooking, Dinner

The first time I had butternut squash ravioli was a few years ago at a restaurant in SF called Kuleto’s.  It was my friend Jana’s birthday and she invited me and a few of our friends to dinner.  Jana worked at Kuleto’s at the time and so she knew the menu inside and out.  She […]

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Sun Dried Tomato Hummus (Tahini-Free) and Grilled Eggplant Wraps

By Mack On November 15, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Cooking, Lunch

So far we’ve been making mostly dishes that centered around our weeknight dinners or some weekend project that we decided to tackle. Well I had an appointment at the doctor during the week and decided to work from home. Normally I would go and grab something from the corner market or en route back to […]

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Low Fat Crab Cakes Recipe

By Mack On November 12, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Cooking, Dinner

This recipe was adapted from one I found here: Crab Cakes Recipe – MyRecipes.com

My brother is fortunate enough to have access to a boat and the ability to go in the Pacific Ocean outside of San Francisco to catch fresh Dungeness Crab. I’ve gone on trips with him on multiple times where […]

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Stuffed & Baked Portobello Mushrooms with Homemade Pasta Sauce

By Deanna On November 11, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Cooking, Dinner, Vegetable Box

This is hands down one of my favorite dinners.  I stole the idea for this dish after my friend, Patty made something similar at a dinner party at her house a few years ago.  The recipe is simple, inexpensive, and healthy.  It’s also vegetarian, so it’s a good one to make when you’re entertaining no-meat […]

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Homemade Black Bean or Garbanzo Bean Veggie Burgers

By Mack On November 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Cooking, Dinner

The evolution of a blog. That is what you are seeing. We began this blog project to cook pretty much anything and everything that tasted awesome and amazing and share it with you. Well, I recently went to the doctor and found out that I needed to manage some of my food intake a bit […]

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Minestrone Soup

By Deanna On November 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Cooking, Dinner, Vegetable Box

For the last couple of weeks, Mack and I have been making a conscious effort to eat healthier foods.  Both of us have been working hard to find healthy alternatives to the somewhat fattening (albeit delicious) food that we have been eating for the last few months. So far, it has been a fun challenge.  […]

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Strawberry Shortcake Cookies

By Deanna On October 28, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Cooking, Dessert

When I first saw this recipe on the “Evil Chef Mom” blog, I was instantly interested.  What could be better than strawberry shortcake cookies?  I had this image in my mind of the strawberry shortcake that we served at the Cheesecake Factory while I worked there….. 6 scoops of vanilla ice cream, strawberries marinated in […]

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