French toast on.... Homemade Cinnamon Bread!

So, maybe it was the margaritas we'd been drinking all day; or maybe it was the lack of chocolate in the house. Whatever it was, Katie had to have some cinnamon bread; and, being the thoughtful, loving husband I am, I was quick to oblige.

Once the cinnamon bread was made, the only logical step after that was to make french toast... so we did it.... voilà

Honey Dijon Glazed Porky Pig

I cant fib on this; saw Alex Guarnaschelli make this on tv... looked ridiculous, tasted crazy wicked awesome.

Ratatouille a la Scoop

Alright, so, forget that touching/stupid little movie and everything, ratatouille is so super delicious and not at all girly of me to make; even with Katie saying things like "awww, it's so cute!". 

Favas with tarragon pesto

Summer's here, and that means fava beans are gonna be badass. Katie and I went to the Farmers Market in SF a little while back and we were very happy to see these little guys....

Chocolate Covered Awesomes

What happens when you cover roasted almonds and fresh popped popcorn with chocolate? The correct answer is: awesome.

The first thing we should tell you is that there is no sugar or dairy in anything in this post. And if you think that's weird, just wait until you hear what's up in this business!

The Asianish stuck-pot dish?

Sometimes we get sick of making normal food and want to try something that might not completely come together. Not only did this come together, but it ended up being pretty hardcore.

The concept behind a stuck-pot dish is having some kind of savory-awesome-crispy thing on the bottom of a cast iron skillet type pan with a bunch of goodness spread on top, then baked/roasted. We started with Japanese sweet potato on the bottom:

This was topped with snips of broccoli and cauliflower tossed with fresh ginger, soy sauce, garlic, fresh-ground peanuts, sesame seeds and diced purple cabbage. Before we put it in the oven we spread on a layer of thinly sliced tomatoes...these bad boys get all roasty and sweet when this is in the oven. See below:

Homemade Pizza, Ka-Pow!

Yes, pizza, you know it, you love it - now live it.

Normally we'd use 00 flour but we had run out, so I supplemented half of the flour with whole wheat pastry flour; and in a crispy/chewy/toothsome way, it worked.

So, what do you put on pizza? Unless we're making specific pizza for a group of people, we've always used pizza as a vehicle for using up whatever we have left in the fridge. This go around we had a bunch of basil so I whipped up some quick pesto for the sauce. We also had some tomato, sun-dried tomato, asparagus, garlic and a hard raw cheddar.