Chili & Chives

There's no cooking on an empty stomach in this house. The joke is that I accidentally ordered short ribs with polenta.. Essentially the...

What's the best way to warm up on a cold Philly day when you have a couple hours to spare? Spicy food? A warm drink? Well, would you...

Daddy's birthday was fast approaching and despite my gripes, mommy and daddy were both out of town for his birthday. On the Friday after...

After carefully transporting our dozen duck eggs over night, I knew that I had to make something absolutely perfect with them. No eggs in...

Just before Valentine's Day, we celebrated Galentine's Day with the girls. It was G'Nai's turn to plan and she did a great job. One of...

I woke up and dressed up slowly on Friday morning. Since Tina wanted to chill in the room a bit, I went to the mall that was attached to...

It was the first full day in Boston. Tina and I woke up early and walked around to the Public Park, the Boston Commons, and Cheers. The...

After a long day golfing, eating BBQ , and training Irene & Christina for the State Farm Sales Competition, I made it home to start...

Since I've been back from France, I've been furiously deciding which restaurants to try and when. Lucky for me, Talal seems to be up for...

I made it home from France yesterday and I couldn't wait to show off my new skills to Tina, Mommy, Daddy, and Talal. The dishes that I...

Shnookums and I spent the day at the Galleria, where I went shopping! I bought three pieces from Zara - grey leggings, a long white shirt...

I woke up and headed downstairs. Daddy asked me to drive him to Starbucks to go buy coffee. It turned out to be a huge trip. I was low on...

Many years ago, mommy and I were home alone for a couple nights. Tina and Daddy were both away. I can't quite remember when or how long...

"where the bustling city takes a moment to indulge in handcrafted, comfy gourmet fare..." After a long weekend with strep, Tina kidnapped...

After a looonnnggg night out in Austin, Talal and I decided we needed some sustenance. We woke up in time to try a new place. The night...

Night one in Austin and we headed to dinner at Parkside. Toot and I got Oysters (the Virginia one was the best) and I got an unusal...

Per tradition, Mikey and I went out to lunch at a new place. We walked in 30 minutes before they closed lunch. So it was pretty empty....

We got off at Union Square, hoping to find a farmer's market. Instead, we found an area full of cute shops. Nothing opened til 11, so we...

Jim Lahey is a quirky guy in New York who knows a thing or two about bread. Mommy and I signed up for his bread-making session during the...

Never done without pecan pie a la mode after. With Talal #pappas #burger