KrisIn the past, I’ve been more than happy to pass the grilling responsibilities onto James. I figure that I do a vast majority of the cooking, so asking him to be in charge of grilling …
Los Angeles Cookie Con & Sweets Show, Part 2
#thatbakelife. (insert baker thug pose, however that looks) [You can find Part 1 of my Cookie Con coverage here!] The Cookie Decorating Contest: As I mentioned earlier, I took off like a shot as soon as …
Los Angeles Cookie Con & Sweets Show, Part 1
I first heard about the LA Cookie Con & Sweets Show on the Food Bloggers of LA (FBLA) mailing list in September of last year… and to be honest, my curiosity was piqued, but it …
Sriracha Kale Chips
It’s tough to truly enjoy “eating healthy.” Let’s be real here: when I’m snacking on red bell peppers and non-fat yogurt-based tzaziki, I’m not sighing with giddy delight. Grilled chicken breasts aren’t at the top …
Brown Butter Rice Krispies Treats
It’s been quite a while, hasn’t it? And like any other repentant blogger, all I can offer in the way of explanation is ‘life.’ But having a life is overrated, am I right? ‘Tis much …
Fresh Corn Salsa
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 …