Roasted Asparagus & Parmesan Salad

Roasted asparagus, shaved parmesan, crispy greens and – surprise! – a poached egg – make big friends in a salad bowl for an easy and delish meal!

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Best French Toast on the Planet

It all started with a bottle of Mexican white vanilla extract that my mom brought back from, well, Mexico. And a loaf of weeks-old homemade bread hiding in the fridge. One indulgent, explosive thought came to me: mmmm, vanilla French toast!

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What to Make When Winter Just Won’t Go

When Spring oversleeps and Winter fills in, why not embrace the horror and make a rich and savory pot of lentils and Merguez sausage?

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Crackers for Crackers!

Crackers: you can buy ‘em in a box anywhere, and yeah, some are pretty good.  And the Lazy Cook  would NEVER make crackers, but the Crazy Cook sure would and did!  Tonight – in, like, 25 minutes, I had a batch of warm, crisp, buttery Parmesan crackers.  How much fun is that? I got home from [...]

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So Crazy, So Cute: Sopes!

I got my shred on with spicy Mexican pot roast and sopes. Try it yourself!

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Dear Winter, Thanks for the Food Memories

We decided to pay one final tribute to Winter (only 11 days til Spring officially arrives!) with our two VERY different Winter favorites.  The Lazy Cook’s recipe involves a squash and a microwave (freaking me out for sure, as I envisioned a giant squash bomb exploding out of the microwave, across my kitchen), while I, the Crazy [...]

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Still Chilly Enough for Chili

For a change of pace, we decided to bring the cameras to our office chili cook-off  on Feb. 15 and share the sizzling good times with all!  And talk about sizzle – I am telling you, Mr. Drew Ferguson’s “Satan’s Chamberpot” chili is one hot bowl of red.  (Yet, I couldn’t stop eating it.)  He used the [...]

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