Culinary Adventures of a New Wife

Call me an earthquake virgin.  As a relative newcomer to SoCal, I found myself a bit confused, not scared by yesterday's Easter earth...

For all you go-getter-New Years-resolution-people who happened to be clogging up the gym tonight at 6pm, here's an uber healthy meal tha...

First off, congrats to the winners of the Macy's shopping giveaway! Amber (lucky #3) would host a black and white themed party while K...

The other day I found a Sunset magazine just chock full of great recipes. Before living on the west coast, I thought it quite pretentious ...

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! We don't have any family in town, so we tried to enjoy the day by taking advantage of the beaut...

Do you have a gym nemesis ? Maybe it's the Wet Guy who profusely sweats all over every machine you want use.... Or, the MeatHead Grunte...

What to do now? After a greuling year of campaigns, political controversy and economic despair our country is left with hope and the promise...

Not to be confused with Summer Quinoa Black Bean Salad , today's chili has many of the same ingredients but is in chili form. Chili...

Though I may be experiencing a sick case of writer's block, I love Grace's A Southern Grac e so much that when she announced her r...

Since the temperatures were once again above the 90s, we spent our weekend as tourists, hopping from one air conditioned museum to the next....

It's officially blazing...Summertime is in full effect! I've been spending some quality time in our nation's capital and the hum...

I'd like to put a disclaimer out there that this dish is probably not authentically Moroccan in any way. Because of poor planning and ...

Since the demise of Tastespotting, many sites have popped up in its place. While I do miss Tastespotting, this game of chasing around new we...

Back in the day when hubby and I were glowing and engaged, we had the great joy of planning our wedding and the most fun of all: the recepti...

Many great things in life have been created by mistake or unintentionally. Take the potato chip, for example. Legend has it that potato chip...

First off, thanks to everyone for all the nice messages about the race. My legs are finally starting to feel normal again! Now, on to the g...

Last night's dinner reminded hubby and me of vacation. We're not sure if it was the coconut rice that added a tropical flair, the s...

I struggle whether I should call this a pie or a casserole, but in any case... in the New Mexico region, enchiladas are often made 'lasa...