I know that I always talk about how picky of an eater I used to be, almost to the point where I’ve become redundant. But the more I cook and the more I expand my …
White Chocolate Chip Fudge Cookies
I didn’t choose the baking life… the baking life chose me. Seriously–for someone who doesn’t really enjoy baked goods that much, I sure make a hell of a lot of them. And now that I …
Malaysian Street Wings
Isn’t it funny how we seem to be much more productive when we have less time to do everything? Now that I’m on a regular work schedule again, I find myself making to-do lists left …
Blackberry-Glazed Lime Cookies
My Facebook news feed has become a scrapbook of engagement, wedding and baby pictures. (Whether the individual accounts fall into that chronological order is a topic for another medium.) The pictures of babies have …
Chocolate Whiskey Layer Cake with Irish Creme Frosting
I know what you’re thinking, especially if you follow this blog with any kind of regularity: Kris, where hast thou gone? My only (poor, to be frank) excuses involve a new job, a constant stream …
Blueberry Cornmeal Cake
Trying to bake or cook in someone else’s kitchen is always a tough order. I wanted to make something fresh for my friend’s Memorial Day BBQ, but was baffled as to what I could bake …
Breakfast Quinoa
The first few times I made quinoa at home, I was thoroughly unimpressed. That’s not to say that I didn’t enjoy it–I just didn’t understand what the hubbub was about. I knew that quinoa …
Sriracha Garlic Wings
People are crazy about wings. Really crazy. At times, I felt left out somehow, as if I were missing out on something that I should implicitly understand. What was it about wings that caused people …
Sichuan-Style Peanuts
We were hanging out at a friend’s house playing board games when hunger struck–painful and relentless, as always. Since it was already nearing the wee hours of the morning, she jumped up to take a …
Magic Mushrooms (Salmon-Wrapped Avocado)
I recently put chalkboard paper on some of my kitchen cabinets to make the kitchen look a little less plain and a little more interesting. A grocery list here, some inspiring quotes regarding food, …