enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Category: what we eat

  • grilled cantaloupe.

    When we were in Houston, Paul and Pascal dropped by Whole Foods to pick up some stuff for dinner. They were sampling "grilled cantaloupe" and the guys said it was awesome. "What was on it?" I asked. "Season salt." said Paul. "Hmmm." I said. Later that week, we grilled up some of our own. We…

  • mexican martinis.

    We spent last weekend in Houston visiting our friends Lauren, Pascal and baby Graham. We haven’t seen them in awhile and it was great to introduce the babies (and give them their first date AND first swimming pool experience). It was very laid-back and such a fun trip. The first night, after the babies were…

  • let’s talk Chemex (again!).

    In the spring of 2012, Paul came home from deployment with a new appreciation for coffee. We bought a Chemex and I shared our experience using it and some facts about it here. When Paul returned home last summer, he was even more inspired to up our morning coffee game. To celebrate his return we…

  • the only pizza dough recipe you will ever need.

    Years ago, I shared our go-to pizza dough recipe on the blog. Since then, we have continued to use it ALL THE TIME and I have been thrilled to get emails from readers who love it too. I figured it was about time I updated the photos and share exactly what we do since we've…

  • kale & quinoa salad.

    Kale AND quinoa? I am not sure that it gets more hipster food-wise than this, folks. But just to be sure, I threw in some chickpeas. Paul and I went out to dinner here the other night and ordered a kale and quinoa salad. Normally, when I am eating at restaurants, I appreciate what’s happening…

  • how we do asparagus.

    Spring is nearly here and our grocery store had asparagus bunches for $.79 last week which means, it's for sure asparagus season.When something is in season, it's not coming from the other side of the world and stores cannot move it fast enough to keep up with the heavy supply. This is our go to…

  • how we do pancakes.

    Pancakes are one of those foods where unless they are perfection they are just not worth the effort and/or the calories. I don't love them from a box (too baking soda tasting). I generally don't like them at a diner (too thick and heavy). But these, homemade and adapted from a recipe in The Commonsense…

  • quinoa for breakfast.

    My new go to breakfast is cooked quinoa. I make a big batch at the beginning of the week and then reheat with a bit of milk every morning. I throw in a bit of honey, cinnamon, sliced almonds & banana. It's like oatmeal, but so much more filling. So far, very much enjoying celebrating…

  • half cake for half a year.

    One of the family traditions that I would like to start is celebrating half-birthdays for Ellerie and any future kiddos. No real reason other than I think it's a very simple way to make an extra day of the year special. We won't do presents, but when they are old enough to "get it" I…

  • pumpkin swirl bread.

    One of my favorite things I have done on the blog is the 40 loaves project. Over a period of about 18 months, I tried and shared 40 different bread recipes. From the experience, I learned how to bake all sorts of bread and totally got over my "fear" of bread baking. I am pretty…