It's been almost two months since our last edition of Chef Joel & Jenn. But for anyone that's been keeping up on the blog you know that we sold our house and moved into a new apartment. Finding time to try new recipes just hasn't been a top priority. However we're back with our latest. A 5 ingredient pasta that might be one of my favorite recipes we've tried so far. 

A couple weeks back Jake came down on a Friday night which brought up the age old question, what's for dinner. We were really contemplating going to some of our favorite staples like The Crow Bar and Spaghetti Bender. But we finally landed on doing something different and went with Sol Cocina on PCH in Newport. 

We're doing it! After starting the year off slow, Jenn and I have regained our momentum and have now tried three new recipes in three weeks. Sure the first two didn't pan out that well. We had the Kung Pao Spaghetti which was delicious but just got old pretty quick. Then two weeks back we had the Chicken Tikka Masala which had the right flavor but the chicken completely dried out. This week we went back to yet another chicken dish, this time a Crispy Baked Honey Garlic Chicken, basically something you would get at a Chinese Takeout. 

Buying a house was expensive. For almost two years Jenn and I buckled down and saved a ton of money to purchase our home. As such I haven't had a lot of these restaurant review type of posts. The last dinner post I wrote was back in February at SWSH Shabu Shabu (although I did two breakfast review posts in March/April). This past Friday night Jenn and I decided we needed to get out and try a new place. So we went to what is considered on Yelp one of the best places to eat in Newport Beach, Juliette Kitchen & Bar. 

I'm hoping this is a trend that Jenn and I can continue. Two weeks, two new recipes. Last week we tried the crock pot Chicken Tikka Masala to less then great results. I just don't think chicken and crock pots mix very well. This past Sunday we decided it was time to try a completely different recipe, Kung Pao Spaghetti.

Last year Jenn stumbled upon an advertisement for The Celebrity Cruises Great Wine Festival and we both knew we had to go. It was an incredible day at the OC Great Park and one we knew right after we exited the park last year we would be back. A year later and we are back and had yet another great time.