There’s an old stagecoach stop in the hills above Santa Barbara called Cold Springs Tavern that serves the best smoked tri-tip sandwiches. The meat is perfectly cooked and mouthwateringly juicy. We love these sandwiches so much that we drug our families out of bed pretty early the day after our […]
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Lemon Blueberry Muffins
Who out there grew up eating Jiff blueberry muffins from the box? They were my absolute favorite muffins when I was a kid and I knew it was going to be a good day when I’d come into the kitchen and see the blue box sitting on the counter. The […]
Cashew Chicken Lettuce Cups
When I was in junior high my family took a vacation to San Diego and while we were there we went to this Asian restaurant that was across the street from the mall we were shopping at. The restaurant was huge, low lit, and had those semi-circle booths that had […]
Watermelon Salad
I will be the first to admit that I am not a huge fan of watermelon. Someone once asked me, while they were shoving their face full of the red mush, if there was anything better than watermelon on a hot summer day. Um, ya, there’s a dozen other things […]
Chocolate Collagen Zucchini Muffins
When you look up the word Funcle* in the dictionary I’m pretty sure it just says “Gabe”. Our nieces and nephew are so obsessed with him that everything and everyone fades away into the background as soon as he walks in the room. He’s the cool firefighter and the one […]
Chicken and Pineapple Salsa Salad
When I was in grad school I used to stop at this restaurant before class to get the best steak salad. It had spicy cashews, pineapple, and jicama and it.was.ah-mazing! I went twice a week for a month and spent an hour before class savoring the salad and completing the […]
Grilled BBQ Chicken and Pineapple Wrap
Every year, I close up my classroom for summer and within a week we take a trip up to the Sierras to stay at our family’s cabin. It’s such a perfect way to kick off summer vacation and unwind after another crazy year in the classroom. This is no fancy […]
Greek Chicken Pasta
This recipe was born from a “we-have-nothing-to-eat-for-dinner-but-I-don’t- want-to-go-to-the-store” kind of night. While looking through our pantry, we came across some kalamata olives and artichoke hearts which was equally exciting and scary since we couldn’t remember buying either of these and they aren’t typical ingredients we “just have” in our cupboard. […]
Grilled Pork Chops and Peaches with Arugula Chimichurri
Have you ever had a meal that was so good you think about months or years later? Gabe and I were talking about such a meal a couple weeks ago and our craving for the dish set in hard! In Breckenridge, CO there is a steakhouse called Briar Rose that […]
Spicy Chorizo Hash
Once a month or so, Gabe and I will wake up to the following text: “Spuds, chorizo, and bloodys?- Dad”. The thing is, Gabe’s dad (or Big L as we’ll call him here) is famous for his crispy potatoes and chorizo with eggs. He also makes the best bloody mary’s […]