My reaction to this Cakewich Pan was something like this:  'hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.  Uhm, I want one.  hahahahahahahahahahaha.' It's the simple things, really. And the thought of serving up a cake to my shortie (who gets a steady stream of PBJ / eggless salad / tomato and veggie sandwiches, as many toddlers do) makes me smile. But then I got concerned... what if every sandwich ...

Like yummy Indian comfort food that doesn't leave you feeling greasy?  Try this wonderful red bean curry from the equally wonderfully Smitten Kitchen blog. Instant fave!  Perfect with naan (or tortillas in a pinch) and a nice cucumber salad.

School rivalries are funny.  Living in Texas, you get stuck in the middle of the University of Texas (school color:  burnt orange) and Texas A&M (school color:  maroon) alllll the time.  Doesn't really seem to matter where you attend university otherwise, it's all about the orange vs. maroon here. So Texas A&M is world renowned for their agriculture program; well duh, ...

As an apartment dweller, a dishwasher is a luxury that we cannot always count on.  Especially if you geek out over older / eclectic homes like we do. However, we lucked out with a dishwasher, garbage disposal AND washer / dryer hook ups in the space we are living in now.  Three fricking cheers for that, these are household gadgets that ...

Lots of tasty morsels from the blogosphere this week, let me help you whet your appetite: Delicious slideshow with step-by-step instructions on making your own compound butter (yes, please) Bread nerd and dough master Jim Lahey reviews the new Domino's pizza (product of the 'pizza industrial complex) Love this Foodista wrap-up post of 14 single-topic blogs Tattoos + chefs = AWWW YEAH.  Check out ...

First off, I am fresh back from a trip to West Texas to celebrate food writer and radio show host John DeMers' novel Marfa Shadows (the first in his Chef Brett series) and I am wholeheartedly in love with this little far off corner of my home state. Second off, YES.  I am totally writing a post about eating salad in ...