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Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

This pineapple upside-down cake is very moist and has a thick layer of pineapple and brown sugar topping.  It makes a great summer dessert but works well any time of the year. …

Chicken Blueberry Feta Corn Salad

Chicken Blueberry Feta Corn Salad

We found this chicken blueberry feta corn salad on the Pioneer Woman‘s website.  We only made small adjustments and this works well as a dinner salad or could be used as …

Roast Chicken Warm Bread Salad

Roast Chicken Warm Bread Salad

When we lived in San Francisco we never got the chance to eat at Zuni Cafe.  They have a roast chicken warm bread salad on their menu which we learned about from the Smitten Kitchen. …

Buttermilk Roast Chicken

Buttermilk Roast Chicken

One of the many take-aways from watching Salt Fat Acid Heat was how to roast a chicken.  Samin Nosrat’s buttermilk roast chicken is easy, has very few ingredients, and …

Cheeseburger Salad

Cheeseburger Salad

This cheeseburger salad is a great weeknight meal. This is originally taken from the Pioneer Woman and we have updated it slightly to include some of our modifications (which…

Black Forest Cake

Black Forest Cake

This black forest cake uses the Guinness cake as a base and adds in a sweet and tart mixture of cherries and cream.   …

Firecracker Pork Fusilli

Firecracker Pork Fusilli

When we lived in San Francisco, there was a restaurant in the Castro that served a firecracker pork fusilli.  This is our attempt at recreating this dish.  The pork…

Chicken Cacciatore

Chicken Cacciatore

This chicken cacciatore recipe is from Tim’s grandmother.  It is fairly easy to make and is rich in flavor.  This recipe makes quite a bit feel free to cut it …

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

This is a quick and simple chocolate buttercream frosting.  It is extremely versatile and can be used on cakes, cupcakes, or any type of dessert. …

Overstuffed Chop Chicken Salad Sandwich

Overstuffed Chop Chicken Salad Sandwich

When we lived in Brooklyn, there was a bodega on the corner that made chicken salad sandwiches with deli meat.  You would choose your deli meat, cheese, and toppings which…

Bourbon Ginger Molasses Cookies

Bourbon Ginger Molasses Cookies

These cookies were born out of an invite to a cookie exchange party.  After looking at many different recipes for ginger cookies, we decided to create our own version. …

Maryland Crab Cake

Simple Maryland Crab Cake

This is a recipe for a true Maryland crab cake, in order to have that designation it has to be made with blue crab, have very little to no bread, and have chunks of crab in the cake itself. …