Chefs
Hi, we are Bryan and Jessie - a recently married couple who enjoys cooking at home, eating at our favorite local restaurants, and trying new restaurants and recipes. We also have two pets - Brew, a black lab, and Alton Brown, a domestic shorthair.
Foods we couldn't live without: blue cheese, potatoes, gin, popcorn, garlic and butter
Number of cookbooks we own: 57 and counting
Favorite kitchen tools: Shun knives, Le Creuset cookware
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Product Review: Organic Valley French Vanilla Half & Half
I’m a coffee junkie. I love it – the smell of it, the taste of it. Mostly hot, but sometimes iced. It is a requirement for me to be a pleasant person in the morning (just ask the other half of HouseOFoodies). I started drinking coffee in college and it needed to be sweet for [...] -
Sauteed asparagus with poached egg
I was home sick from work today and Jessie was busy with work, but we still needed to eat. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately), we cook from scratch every night, so we don’t have a cache of frozen pizzas for such an occasion. Of course, with a little bit of thought, even a simple vegetable dish [...] -
Grills just wanna have fun
Summer feels like it’s here, so we’ve been itching to spend more time on the back deck with our beloved grill. Sadly, the photo isn’t of our grill or our backyard — we shot it at a house party in Aspen hosted by Mario Batali — but it doesn’t matter what kind of grill you [...] -
Veggies on the Grill and Radishes Two Ways
After what seems like the longest winter in history, we’ve been able to enjoy our grill back-to-back weekends. Last weekend, we tested some recipes for Third Coast Living and last night we broke out our grilling planks and made our entire meal on the grill. Bryan made juicy and delicious bone-in chicken breasts on a [...] -
Arizona wines pass the test
Until Thursday, I had never had a sip of Arizona wine. I waited far too long. If you’ve seen the movie “Blood Into Wine,” you’re aware that there is a growing movement to establish Arizona as the next great American wine region. We’re in Phoenix for a few days, and decided to spend a day [...] -
Product Review: AeroGarden
Bryan planted basil, dill and thyme a few days before Christmas and we started picking basil within a month. -
Steak sous vide with corn-jalapeno hash
On night two of our great sous vide experiment, I decided to try using sous vide in a way that just about every contestant on Top Chef seemingly has used: steak sous vide. The benefit of sous vide cooking is since the meat comes up to temperature gradually, it maintains the same doneness throughout the [...] -
Fried sous vide egg yolk salad
Thanks to one of Jessie’s coworkers, we have a SousVide Supreme to play with for a couple of weeks. Neither of us has ever tried sous vide cooking before, and it’s a little scary. Fun, sure, but since we both have day jobs, we’re putting our dinner in jeopardy — after all, we can’t have [...] -
Root veggie hash with radish sprouts
Jessie got a co-worker’s weekly CSA share this week, so we had some beautiful potatoes, carrots, turnips and radish sprouts to use. I’ve never eaten or used radish sprouts in anything before, but I can already tell I’ll be buying some whenever I see them. I improvised a bit and put together flavors I thought [...] -
What to make for the Big Game?
Football, basketball, you name it, this recipe for stuffed Italian bread would be great to make when entertaining family and friends. -
Perfectly Poached Eggs with PoachPods
If you’ve wanted to make poached eggs at home, but have been intimidated by thoughts of milky water, the poached eggs scene from Julia and Julia and having to try more than once, we found a solution for you. I’ve been intrigued by PoachPods since I spotted them in a store a few months ago [...] -
Recipe Review: Braised Chicken Thighs and Legs
My mom tried this recipe a few weeks ago and suggested we give it a try. Like her, I have a plethora of recipes bookmarked, copied, saved, earmarked and so on, which is where she found it (bookmarked after seeing it on the Today Show). We’ve been into planning menus lately, which is great because [...] -
Pass the ramen shrimp, please
If you are new to our blog or have not met me, you should know I’m not a big fan of eating seafood and/or fish. There are two main reasons – texture and taste. However, Bryan insists we try to have more variety in our diet, so we’re taking baby steps and experimenting with shrimp [...] -
Horseradish Vodka Recipe Review
There seems to be some controversy on whether or not drinking the morning after you’ve had a few the night before helps cure your hangover or hair of the dog. Personally, I’ve found a great Bloody Mary does the trick (along with some greasy food, of course). I will admit I was skeptical of trying [...] -
Creamed Chicken and Biscuits
I was fortunate to know two of my four great-grandmothers when I was growing up and have some fond memories of meals I had at their homes, including the best tasting oatmeal for breakfast. Really, how can it NOT be the best tasting oatmeal when it is covered with brown sugar, whole milk and half-and-half. [...]