Last weekend our friends, Rachael and Casey, taught us how to make sushi at our monthly dinner club — the first interactive one to date. Rachael and Casey have been making sushi for years, but this was the first time both Nick and I gave it a try. Rachael gave the following instructions: Wet your [...]

Every time Nick takes control in the kitchen, the resulting dish is a spicy one. He was especially excited about this recipe because it not only satisfies his “spice tooth,” it also caters to my fondness for shrimp. Though neither of us has visited The Big Easy, this dish took us there. It’s hearty and [...]

Everyone loves Chinese take-out — including the culinary couple. And when Emily saw Mark Bittman make fried rice on the Today Show last week, she got an idea. Let’s cook Chinese take-out in the comfort of our own kitchen! Both the shrimp fried rice and pork egg rolls were easy to make and tasted better [...]