Homemade Soft Pretzels

Husband's birthday was recently, and for this glorious event- I decided to make some of his favorite foods. While on this adventure, I decided to make one of my favorites as well...delectable soft pretzels and beer cheese.

The only coarse salt I had in the house..

Soggy looking from the baking soda + water bath prior to being baked up in the oven. But..

it yields the signature toasty brown outside, while the inside stays soft and fluffy.!

I've also halved the recipe, for a weekend date night, and they turned out perfectly as well. They're super easy to make, and really worth the minimal effort. 

Click through for the recipe, wipe the drool from your chin, and enjoy!

Coffee Snob

As you may have seen via instagram, we went to San Francisco again a few weeks ago.

swoon.

I love this city so very very much.

One of our favorite parts is an awesome coffee chain, Philz where they hand brew each cup and sweeten it to your likeness.

We picked up a whole-bean pound of our favorite roast, and have been hand brewing ever since. This coffee is SO good. It makes starbucks look like a joke, and has such a warm nutty aroma. 

I'm in love with our Chemex pot, and will next invest in a burr grinder (it grinds without heating the beans). But for now, this one will work just fine.