Chili & Chives

After a crazy year like 2020, who would think there would be anything good to celebrate? While there is so much that can be said about...

After a lot of hard work, we always celebrate with a good meal. Always. After the ICSC team kicked ass at the virtual competition, we had...

To my Talal, thank you for always loving me, picking me up when I'm down, showing me a good time and being by my side. Here's to four...

At long last, we return to Rosie Cannonball. Nearly a year since we last visited, we've dreamt of our return to this wonderful Montrose...

One day, it just hits you that you haven't had any vegetables in quite some time. Just because you need to eat your greens doesn't mean...

As a native Texan, briskets are slowly smoked, sliced and served on a plastic tray with a rich, sweet and smoky barbecue sauce. That's...

Most days, although not all of them, have been pretty slow around here. The pace is very different than it has been for the last 3 years....

Yesterday, on my birthday, I received my newest cookbook in the collection - Where Cooking Begins by Carla Lalli Music. I made roasted...

I've written a lot about all the sweet things I've been putting in my bowls. Perhaps one day, this will serve as inspiration for a day...

As I'm writing this, even I'm surprised that we had such an elegant meal on a Tuesday with wine no less. Although the steak looks pretty...

In the interest of eating fish that wasn't salmon, because salmon is so been there done that, Talal and I chose two new types of fish to...

Sometimes the best evenings are the ones you don't plan. Ryan and Christina texted us to see if we were free for dinner and we took them...

Rabail and I decided to take part of the day off to take a tour of Rabail's favorite spot.. Korea House. Typically, when I go to...

Ramsey, the Sabra's and our family were getting together to celebrate all the great things in our lives. It felt like it had been quite...

I don't plan on making a habit of visiting the same restaurant multiple times in such a short period of time, as I did with Cervejaria...

Talal, Diana and I took a weekend road trip to visit Mikey in NOLA. On our first evening, we had dinner at a spot named Meril by Emril...

For no special occasion or any apparent reason, Talal and I decided to treat ourselves to an elegant date night dinner. It's not often...

Daddy, Talal and I went out for dinner and daddy was craving Thai food of all things. We weren't complaining, but we did suggest we go to...

One summery day, Mommy came over to have dinner with Talal and I. I had seen a beautiful, vibrant cold veggie soup akin to a gazpacho in...

I had to scroll back to see when it was that I bought Alison Roman's 'Dining In' cookbook. It was January 2018. Now, it's July and I've...