Readers beware... you are about to hear about the ooey-est, gooey-est, cheesy-est potato dish of all times and don't say we didn't warn you because your going to be addicted! We first made this potato leek gratin for Christmas Eve dinner and we haven't stopped talking about it since. With summer fast approaching we wanted to make this hot comfort dish one last time, and we think the people who sunk their teeth into it were more than grateful. Sure this gratin's got it all...potatoes, cheese, cream...but the real key to the flavor and smell of the bubbly goodness are the leeks! Who knew how awesome leeks were?! We've seen them in some obscure part of the produce section at the grocery store in passing, but have never thought about what they might be like. Truth is...they're amazing! Crispy with a mild onion 1 Comment »

In our last post we talked about some of the great kitchen tools we used, today we’ve got a quick tour of our kitchen so far. I say so far, as the kitchen is in need of a major update and overhaul. As an aside, here’s a little background on the kitchen and house we have now. The house belonged to Charisse’s grandfather, Erv. Her dad Patrick grew up there before moving to Willow Glen a few miles away. Erv lived there for 57 years before moving into an in law unit Charisse’s parents built for him. We moved into the house and started renovating it, bit by bit. Its been about a year and we’ve finally gotten things somewhat settled. Now that doesn’t mean the house is done, but it is a long way from where it was when we moved in. Far enough along that were willing to Comments Off

Charisse and I talked for a while about what to do this week since we won't be cooking until the weekend. We ended up deciding on doing an introduction and tour of our kitchen along with some of the tools we use on a day to day basis. So here's "about us" and a run down of some of our favorite kitchen tools!  Don't forget to visit The Written Geek for more about the photography side of the blog!Charisse and I are both native to San Jose, California having grown up less than 10 miles apart. We met online on Match.com in 2006 and even though we had never met, we've been in the same places at the same times over the past 10 years. We even went to rival high schools. Charisse and I had both been interested in cooking and grilling, but it was not until after we Comments Off

Welcome to Foodies @ Home, a blog brought to you by me Eric AKA The Written Geek  and my wife Charisse. As Foodies on a budget, we've spent a lot of time and effort finding ways to come up with amazing meals for not much money, which goes along way to explain why all of our friends like to make "reservations" at Ristorante de Petruno. We have so much fun cooking (and our friends have so much fun eating) we've decided to chronicle our foodie attempts here in a blog. Look for lots of pictures, tips, recipes and reviews of things we have or buy as well as ideas on how to shop local or where to look when you need something... interesting. I'll also be documenting my experiences learning to photograph food on my photoblog Thewrittengeek.