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
bacon Archive
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Lettuce Eat
Making Dutch Lettuce sounds quite simple, but it was delicious. -
My take on our Top Chef tour
As Bryan mentioned in his post, Our tour of chefs who should have won Top Chef begins, we traveled to Atlanta last weekend to specifically visit Woodfire Grill, Kevin Gillespie’s restaurant (Top Chef finalist, season 6). As luck would have it, we were bumped up to an earlier Delta flight and landed in time to grab [...] -
Hawaiian Favorites – Ninniku-Ya
We’ve been neglect on our blog, but for good reason. We went to Hawaii for 10 days and I started a new job. The trip to Hawaii was wonderful. Not only did we get to leave the “ish” of February, we were submersed in sunshine and palm trees for 10 days. The highlight for me on the trip [...] -
Mac ‘n cheese with bacon
Homemade macaroni and cheese is an easy, delicious dish. I made a great combination last night and thought I would share the recipe I created. Ingredients needed for four servings: Pasta (half box) 2 T. unsalted butter 2 T. all-purpose flour 1 C. milk 10-12 ounces shredded cheddar cheese Chives Bacon Parmesan cheese Bread crumbs Freshly ground black pepper PREP WORK: I like to microwave my bacon to [...]