While I’m pretty sure it was perpetually stuck in the crayon box when I was a kid because it always seemed a little less interesting than all the other colors, I’m a big, big fan of all things yellow these days. It’s the color of sunshine, lemons, my favorite new [...]
It’s been well documented on my blog that I’m a big fan of Thanksgiving. So it probably comes as no surprise that I like to make a second Turkey Day-inspired meal just in case some of my favorite dishes were left off the menu on the big day. So I [...]
Today is one of my favorite days of the year, let’s just call it Thanksgiving Eve, shall we? While Christmas probably has Thanksgiving beat in the decorations department, Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday, hands down. You get the great comfort food and wonderful family time without all the [...]
It was the perfect Fall day, crisp but not cold, an abundance of red and yellow leaves everywhere, and the boy and me were brunchin’ in Amsterdam. And unlike many of the other European cities we visited over the course of a month, we totally skipped the restaurant research for [...]
October is a month of big celebrations in the Banister house. On October 8, we celebrated our 11th anniversary with a killer French meal in Dallas (I’ll be writing about that restaurant soon, I promise), and five days later, October 13, it’s Will’s birthday, so cue the chocolate ganache. While [...]
Whenever you walk past a French pastry case, they’re impossible not to admire. Often showcased in neat little rows in every color of the rainbow, they’re light as air and yet, chewy somehow, in the same bite. Sandwiched with the most delightful of fillings in every possible flavor combination, they’re [...]
Truth be told, I’ve rarely met a cookie, cupcake or bar that I didn’t like. But when it’s like 1,345 degrees in Texas with 127% humidity, there aren’t many desserts that are worth turning the oven on for. These lemon bars, however, are a major exception. The picture doesn’t really [...]
I’m always on the lookout for healthier snacks, so I didn’t waste any time giving these no-bake almond butter bites a try after spotting the recipe on one of my favorite cooking blogs, Two Peas & Their Pod. And lemme just say, especially with the addition of a few dark [...]
If you’re like me, and you watch way too many competitive cooking shows, you know risotto is often the kiss of death for anyone hoping to win the big prize. I still quake in my flip-flops thinking about the time that Wolfgang Puck “helped” an aspiring Food Network star because [...]
It’s February but it feels like Spring here in DFW. In fact, today is what I like to call the classic California day. It’s sunny, inching toward the 70s, and there’s not a cloud in the sky. All that’s missing, really, is the mighty Pacific and the best fish tacos [...]
