Weekend Waffles When my daughter Allegra announced in September that she’d either have dance classes or work over the dinner hour every night of the week, the first thing I said was, “what about dinner with the family?” A couple weeks later I attended a 2-hour symposium at the annual Food and Nutrition Conference of […]
Bake for Better Health
October 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins If there is one thing October brings to mind its pumpkin, and there’s nothing better to warm up a chilly fall day than baking this sweet winter squash into a special treat. And why not make it something that you can call breakfast? Here’s how I came up with the following recipe […]
Late Season Tomatoes and Basil
October 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A Last Chance for Panzanella – Grilled Bread Salad Pay homage to the last of the season’s tomatoes and fresh garden basil with panzanella – grilled bread salad. Chop a pound of ripe tomatoes, any type will do, making sure to capture all their glorious juices to moisten the charred bread, fragrant with garlic and […]
At Your Fingertips – A Mediterranean Salad
October 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Mediterranean Salad with Bulgur, Feta and Pistachios What’s on the top shelf of your refrigerator? If you’re my height, it’s a black hole, rarely explored. Recently, hunger for a salad heartier than tossed greens motivated me to grab a stool and reach into that black hole. Buried in the back corner of the fridge was […]
Nothing Beats a Homemade Crab Cake
September 30, 2011 by 1 Comment
Crab Cakes Nothing makes me crabbier than ordering crab cakes in a restaurant and getting a couple of oily lumps that tastes like bread and mayonnaise. It’s the kind of experience that sends a cook to the kitchen. So, I came up with my own version of a traditional crab cake, seasoned with fresh thyme, […]
Why Eat a Plain Burger?
September 23, 2011 by 1 Comment
Smoky Sun-Dried Tomato Turkey Burgers Autumn will be here in a couple of days and I waged a small culinary protest to the end of summer by heading out to grill a batch of burgers. Not that weather ever stops me from grilling. I go out in boots and raincoats as needed; it’s just so […]
Got Blueberries?
September 7, 2011 by 3 Comments
Blueberry Crumb Bars Here in the Northwest, our local blueberries almost make up for the fact that we don’t have long, hot summers. When my children were young and I could pack them into the car for adventures, we’d visit blueberry farms and pick buckets full. The most civilized of all fruit to pick, blueberry bushes […]
Inspiration at the Farmer’s Market
September 2, 2011 by 1 Comment
Farmer’s Market Frittata I love to share my enthusiasm for egg cookery and had a chance to do so last week, as I demonstrated Farmer’s Market Frittata to a class. The recipe was inspired by the bounty of summer produce in the markets now and the vegetables spilling out of my subscription box to a […]
A Cup of Rice and…
August 30, 2011 by 3 Comments
Fried Rice This week I had the pleasure of working with a group of Nutrition Assistants to develop culinary and food demonstration skills at the Seattle Culinary Academy. These women have an important role in society. They are first-line educators, whose job is to teach the women receiving food assistance [as part of the Special […]
The Hunt for Wild Blackberries
August 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Blackberry, Basil and Pinot Noir Sauce Summer is a precious (ie. short) season in the Northwest and the thought of it coming to an end is sad except for one thing, wild blackberries finally ripen. My dog Mocha loves them as much as I do. Our trail walks this time of year become less an […]
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