Category: Books
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Bingeing on Bizcochitos
I have to confess, I’ve been on a bit of a binge lately. There was the taco truck extravaganza. But, I’ve also been bingeing on cookbooks. I can’t quite explain…
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Cream of Beet and Other Traveler's Tales
It’s ok if you think I’m a bit crazy. Everyone else around me does too, because I’ve been excited– even to the point of giddy– about making up a batch…
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Zhatar's Herby Deliciousness
A few weeks ago, I picked up a little book that I have come to adore, A Handful Of Herbs. It’s tiny and really only has a handful of recipes…
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Muffin Mixed Berries
These are muffins that don’t want to be blogged about. I’ve made them now six or seven times, each batch very much destined for the blog. But this or that…
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Sustainable Yellowtail: A Beautiful Thing
One of the best parts of my job is that I tend to get a lot of free food. Even food that I winds up on the set is still…
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Upside Down and Topsy Turvy
It was supposed to be a good day today. April is looking to be jam packed, but here at the edge of winter, today was supposed to be a quiet…
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Almost Spring Spice Crepes
Recently, I was flipping through the The Northwest Best Places Cookbook, and one of the first recipes that caught my eye was for Gingerbread Crepes. I’m not really sure why…
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My Sweet Vegan
I don’t really do cookbook reviews on this site. But, when I received a very personal email from the publisher of My Sweet Vegan asking me if I’d take a…
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Tasty Veggie Dips
It’s not like you really need another dip recipe. Not only are there old standbys, but there are some really gorgeous looking alternatives out there this week. So these two…
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Savory Cream Scones with Cheese and Bacon
I’m not sure what this says about us, but we received large packages of bacon this year from not one, but two different people. I mean big packages of bacon.…
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Udon with no Shoes On
Before the holidays, I was browsing in the bookstore that is attached to Uwajamiya, one of Seattle’s large Asian food grocery stores. I was there to find some manga as…
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Three Cheese Cake
Cheesecake intimidates me. The last time I made a cheesecake it turned out fine. Good, even… but the really tasty part was the freshly peeled mandarin orange haphazardly strewn about…