Twin Tables

Grilled Onion, Brie, and Fig Panini

2012-01-28T20:27:00.000-08:00

Let's be honest here. We talk on this blog like we cook every night, like time is 'a plenty and life never gets in the way. Well...not so much. Many nights we are far apart, others one works late, often neither are inspired to cook. Should we be admitting this as food bloggers? Hopefully everyone reading can relate. On nights like these, we opt for food that is fast, friendly and easily

BLTC

2012-01-27T00:02:00.000-08:00

We have a confession to make. Bless us world, for we have sinned, well at least in the eyes of most Americans. We admit it, we, wait for it, don't much like bacon. Yes it is true you have seen us sporting a T-shirt that read "I LOVE BACON!" but that was just for show. We don't mind it in the background but as a front-running star, it doesn't suit our pallets. Second confession, mayo is icky. It

Open-Faced Tuna-Artichoke Melts

2012-01-25T00:00:00.000-08:00

Tuna isn't something that everybody loves. But around these here parts, we actually like the stuff. It is cheap, a good emergency staple, easy to prepare, versatile and, in our opinions, darn tasty. It isn't something we eat every day but when the craving hits, there is nothing that can take its place. Upon spying some new sourdough English muffins at our parents house, we instantly thought of a

Wagon Wheel Chili Burgers, Reimagined

2012-01-23T00:01:00.000-08:00

Do you remember your favorite tastes as a child? A special cookie from your grandmother, possibly a lasagna from your mother? Or is it a neighborhood restaurant that served cold bread pudding from a rotating case that makes your taste buds tingle? The two of us were destined to be food bloggers (or cookbook writers, or in the food world.) Why? Because if you ask us about a memory, we can

Who Needs Beans Lentil Chili

2012-01-20T21:31:00.000-08:00

We recently read an article by Marcus Samuelsson talking about Healthy Foods on a Budget. It was not on very informative, it was also inspiring. One of his tips is to use dried lentils. He advised "Dried lentils retail for about the same price of a bottle of water. For very little money, you can boil up a massive pot of soup- and salad-ready lentils. A pound-size bag has 11 grams of fiber

White Snow Day House Chocolate Chip Cookies

2012-01-19T00:02:00.000-08:00

Today was a snow day. Meaning we got more than an inch of snow in Seattle, and the city shut down. There was a lot of white going on and it inspired us. In our cookbook, we found a recipe that called to the white, house that is. The first family (which one remains a mystery) chocolate chip cookies. Usually we tend to make things a little lighter, this one came programmed that way. Using a

Caramelized Onion and Arugula Pasta

2012-01-17T00:03:00.000-08:00

There is much debate about whether an Italian restaurant can be a 4-star dining experience. Sure, there are complicated Italian dishes that take time and effort to prepare but many of the best dishes, are the simple pasta dishes. Fresh pasta is made with just a few ingredients and many pasta sauces are a conglomeration of what is on hand in the house. It isn't rocket science. But, isn't the

Southwest Sunday Eggs

2012-01-15T10:35:00.000-08:00

It's snowing...and we don't drive in snow. Snow is pretty to look at and we love it but we don't love traveling anywhere in it. We should be outside trying to get our car stuck in the half inch of snow so we can be recused by our future dates, but alas we are in our warm home in our comfy clothes. Being that we turned the heat up to 80 we decided to make a breakfast reminiscent of warmer climates

Sparkling Whiskey Sour

2012-01-13T12:43:00.000-08:00

It's Friday. Thank Goodness. It has been a long week. With jury duty for one of us and company wide meetings for the other, we have been running around like chickens with our heads cut off. Now that Friday is upon us, it is time to sit down and relax with a nice cocktail, a celebratory cocktail you could say, so that we can cheers to each other for surviving. After a little Google searching we

Melissa Marsala

2012-01-11T20:58:00.000-08:00

Do you ever have those days that everything goes right, that the stars align and it is as if you won the lottery? Well today was not one of those days. Neither one of us found the man of our dreams today, nor ended up with the job of our dreams. But something wonderful did happen today. Dad liked it. In the classic Life cereal commercial, the young boy loved the bowl of grains in front of

Cranberry Brie Pie

2012-01-09T00:01:00.000-08:00

Sometimes, the two of us have to sneak around each other to plan a special meal. I found a recipe that I just knew my sis would absolutely fricken LOVE, and so I did the natural thing, and hid it from her. The funny thing is, we write a food blog together. We both keep recipes stored for future making in the blog. Now how does one twin keep the other twin from looking at a recipe that is supposed

Mocha Americano

2012-01-07T00:03:00.000-08:00

Yes, it is the season of getting fit and eating well. But when there is all work and no play, no one can stick to a healthy plan. For us, the trick is finding little treats that won't bust the caloric count for the day. And sometimes it isn't a snack attack or dessert when we need our treat. Sometime, it comes first thing in the morning. To curb our morning sweet teeth, we go for a chocolate

Eat Better! Tomato and Feta-Topped Balsamic Chicken

2012-01-05T00:01:00.000-08:00

Welcome to 2012! As 2012 arrived and the holiday gut fest became an uncomfortable memory, getting in shape and losing weight found their way to top of many individuals New Year's Resolution lists. So how are your resolutions holding out? If you are anything like us, you are still in detox from the sweets and heavy foods, yet still in that craving stage. We needed to call on the recipe gods and

A Memphis Marvel - Sweet Potato Hash Browns

2012-01-03T09:44:00.000-08:00

Sweet Potato Hash Browns. There it was, simply written on the bottom of a menu. Four words that alone were seemingly insignificant. But there they were, together, causing intrigue, wonder, and fascination at a new taste. Fresh sweet potatoes cut julienne style, browned just right on the griddle with butter and brown sugar. Finished off with a little powdered sugar and tiny marshmallows

2011 Year in Review

2012-01-01T16:40:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! It's that time of year agin when New Year's resolutions creap back into consciousness. When dedication is rejuvenated and reflection is driving change for hope of a better reality. For us, 2011 has been an interesting year. We saw some fun travels, a new home, and of course a lot of cooking! We read through our recipes we have shared with you and picked our favorite 10. From

Scallops with Potato Pancakes and Caviar Sauce

2011-12-30T12:06:00.000-08:00

Salty, buttery, creamy, and fishy are words all used to describe what goes well with bubbles. Twin Tables also go well with bubbles, FYI. Champagne, sparkling wine, Prosecco, or whatever bubbles tease your nose and palate, there is a food to go with that. Classic parings include the likes of cheese, eggs and popcorn, but fried foods also pop with bubbles on the tongue. From potato chips to

Mexican Potato Hash

2011-12-28T21:51:00.000-08:00

Christmas means many things to many people. We know all the good and proper things it represents but, in our family, it is a day of eating! We already told you about our brekkie this year but, as we like to eat ,and eat a lot, on Christmas, not all of our Eggs in a Hash Nest were eaten up in order to save room for all the other goodies we feast on throughout the day. If you know us at all, you

Eggs in a Hash Nest

2011-12-25T23:52:00.000-08:00

There are some things that each of us just can't stand to eat. For one of us, its walnuts. For the other, its olives. Every year on Christmas morning we make cinnamon pull-aparts and an egg casserole. Our brother's one thing he can't stand to look at, smell or taste is eggs. Why we have never taken this into account for his sake is a mystery to us. So this year for xmas morning we thought we

Cookie Baking Day

2011-12-23T20:48:00.000-08:00

Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness. We are up to our elbows in cookies. We made Luscious Lemon Bars, Mount Bars, Peanut Butter Balls, Lefse, Maple-Date Bars, Nut Butter Balls, Rum (Crown) Balls, Gingersnaps, Fudge, Walnut Slices, Pecan Slices and our newest and yet oldest cookie to the Christmas collection, Gum Drop Cookies. It is a cookie that our mom's mom used to make when our mom was a kid. The

Caramelized Onion and Mushroom Sandwich

2011-12-20T20:04:00.000-08:00

Dinner. By definition this word is simply the main meal of the day, taken either around midday or in the evening. Dinner. By concept this word is simply terrifying to many who have to do the planning and cooking. Dinner. By yourself this word simply often means take out. (Or is a terrifying reminder that you are single, but let's not go there.) Dinner. By Twin Tables this word is simply

Cranberry-Apple Cidercar

2011-12-18T21:34:00.000-08:00

It's the holiday season, and to us that means, good friends, the best family, fabulous food and, on occasion, holiday spirits. Yes, we like to celebrate the season with a few festive cocktail concoctions that both dazzle and delight our festive moods. This year we came up with a drink that took our Cidercar of years past and bumped it up a few festive notches with the addition of cranberry.

Hummingbird Bread

2011-12-16T00:01:00.000-08:00

Part 2 of the Christmas gift bread extravaganza is a Hummingbird bread. We think it is called Hummingbird because it has quite a bit of sugar and hummingbirds are just like us, they love sugar! We don't move as fast as them though! Besides sugar, this bread is full of flavor from cinnamon to pecans, banana to pineapple. In every bite you get many tastes and yet they all work seamlessly together.

Gingerbread

2011-12-13T23:09:00.000-08:00

It's the holidays. And when we think to give a gift to someone special, we want something that makes the recipent feel special. Nothing says "You Rock" like a homemade gift. Being as we love to bake, we couldn't pass up an opportunity to help our mom out with a great idea. She wanted to thank the ladies of her golf league for everything they do throughout the year to make their golf league one of

Leek and Potato Soup

2011-12-12T00:01:00.000-08:00

I really can't stay - Baby it's cold outside I've got to go away - Baby it's cold outside This evening has been - Been hoping that you'd drop in So very nice - I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice This song seems to be constantly running through our heads these days cause, baby it's cold outside.With the weather hovering in the 30s, our fingers are firmly ensconced in mittens and our

NYC Poached Big Apples

2011-12-10T15:25:00.000-08:00

We are so sorry. The two of us found our way to NY. Ok, so one of us had to go for work...the other one had to go because her sister was going but we totally found ourselves in New York, having a great time in December, shopping, eating, sightseeing, drinking and yes of course, eating some more. So to celebrate our trip, and to say we are sorry for ignoring our blogging buddies, we wanted to give