It is a dreary day today. Grey skies. A damp chill in the air, the kind that grabs you by the hand even though you are trying to get away. A good day to wear woolly sweaters and socks. A good day for hot mugs of black tea. A day when few words are needed, …
Homemade
We are working hard over at Chez Us with updating the site. It is hard to focus on back-end things like this when all you want to do is develop new recipes such as these outrageous beer-braised beef short ribs. Pure comfort food. You may or may not know that I (Denise) have been doing …
A couple weeks ago I woke up with two things on my mind, Burma Superstar and Homemade Jelly doughnuts. Neither of these items I thought about in years. Those of you who live in the Bay Area are familiar with Burma Superstar. Those of you who do not live in the area, it is an amazing …
We have been having major burger discussions around the dinner table lately. One thing that we have decided is that there are many components to a great burger. Meat only being one of them. Next is the part that holds it all together; otherwise, known as the bun. This recipe for homemade everything hamburger buns …
I love a love-hate relationship with rhubarb, except when it comes to this recipe for rhubarb raspberry simple syrup that I use to make homemade sodas. Apart of me feels like I should adore it as much as the rest of America, but the part of me is afraid of the red celery-like vegetable. It …
I was inspired to make this recipe when I stumbled upon a new to me food blog by the name of Oakie Dokie Artichokie. Besides being a lovely site to poke around on, Stephanie’s Peruvian background is evident in many of her recipes. We love Peruvian food so this new found love is very welcome …