Recession Recipes

Last month, Carlo and I headed to Portland, Oregon for a long weekend to check out the city as a potential place to move once Carlo graduates in May. We had an incredible time while we were there and after maybe 2 hours of walking through downtown, both Carlo and I looked at each other [...]

I went to the farmers’ market by our house today to stock up on our weekly produce and the strawberry guy was back with a stand after being gone for a few months. Yes, it was 70 degrees and sunny today in Las Vegas, but strawberry season at the beginning of March? It just seems [...]

We love Indian food, but despite the ethnic food riches available in Las Vegas, we’ve struggled a bit to find much good Indian cooking here (though there is one new candidate). In any case, one of my favorite dishes has always been Chicken Tikka Masala. I know it’s not very “real” Indian cuisine, and it’s [...]

Whenever we are in the UK, we always go and eat at Wagamama (turns out there are now a few Wagamamas on the East Coast too). It is the perfect place to have dinner with a large group of friends, and the noodles are always outstanding.
Carlo was in the mood for some noodles the other [...]

The perfect accompaniment to yesterday’s Hatch Green Chile con Queso is a great salsa. Despite tomato season being over, this Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa from Rick Bayless proves that you can have awesome tasting salsa year round by using a can of fire roasted tomatoes.
Throw in some freshly roasted garlic and chiles with a bit [...]

Meatloaf is one of those truly American dishes that I didn’t eat when I was growing up. In fact, the only time I ever really eat meatloaf is when we are in San Francisco and have lunch at ‘wichcraft, where I order the truly incredible meatloaf sandwich with cheddar, bacon, and tomato relish on a [...]

Living in Texas for 12 years built a certain appreciation for enchiladas in me. It’s hard not to love some cheesy, gooey, spicy ones — but this veggie twist was really excellent, too, and made great use of some nice seasonal vegetables. Plus, you can cook it on the grill so you don’t have to [...]

Carlo and I got hooked on soup for lunch when we lived in Austin and we would order from the Soup Peddler each week. He would deliver vacuum sealed packs of all kinds of soup to our house that were the perfect serving size for lunch for 2 people. Most times we would place the [...]

I’ve been in a bit of a food funk ever since I got back from the Grand Canyon. The cool weather made me wish that I could fast forward the next few weeks until it is fall in Vegas. I’m fed up with summer produce and I feel like I’ve eaten my weight in zucchini [...]

Carlo and I had a wonderful time camping at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon over the Labor Day weekend. Aside from a torrential thunder and hail storm on Friday night, the weekend was perfect from the cool alpine weather to the breathtaking scenery.
Carlo also picked out some great food to cook too. We [...]