Chili & Chives

This year for my birthday, I told Talal that I wanted to eat Laredo Tacos for breakfast. So, on my birthday morning, around 10 am, we...

I started by boiling chicken breasts in a large pot of water with 2 halved lemons, fresh cracked black pepper, salt, garlic and bay...

The second most terrifying part of 2017 (second to Trump becoming President) was experiencing Hurricane Harvey. As a Houstonian, I slowly...

When date night and Houston Restaurant Weeks overlap, you spend 3 hours looking at restaurant menus. Or at least that is what I do. Isn't...

Mommy and I had date night plans, but of course we need to have dinner first. One thing led to another, and our date was delayed a few...

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...

I woke up on Wednesday after Tropical Storm Bill. It didn't rain. It didn't flood, but hey, who said meteorology was an exact science....

I woke up at 4:30am on Sunday to take the boys up to La Grange for Day 2 of the BP MS150. While I was waiting at the hotel in Austin, I...

Karen bought a new house about 12 minutes from BMC and of course the next step is "discovering the hood." Karen's new mission is to find...

I love when I hear about new restaurants. I was just sitting on the couch, watching Beat Bobby Flay on Food Network. A chef that was...