Category: Recipes

  • Fruit & Focaccia

    Fruit & Focaccia

    The good news about baking when it’s over 90F out is that there are lots of great places in your house to let the dough rise and cold beer goes…

  • Mornings are for Muffins

    Mornings are for Muffins

    I’ve been baking a lot, despite the ridiculous heat wave that Seattle has been going through. It just should not get above 90F here. We’re just not cut out for…

  • In the Land of Mussels and Potatoes

    In the Land of Mussels and Potatoes

    Few places in this world live up to their storybook image. Prince Edward Island, home to the rolling hills and farms of Anne of Green Gables, is one of them.…

  • Frittering Your Bananas Away

    Frittering Your Bananas Away

    Yep. This is a recipe for deep fried bananas. These little crisp and moist nuggets transport you to somewhere far away and tropical. You want them served in a brown…

  • Three Ways of Apricots

    Three Ways of Apricots

    How could I pass up the big grab bag of apricots when it costs almost the same as the little pints? The juicy fruits hidden away in the bag may…

  • Snozzberry? Who ever heard of a snozzberry?

    Snozzberry? Who ever heard of a snozzberry?

    A quick trip down to Columbia City farmer’s market yesterday means I am loaded up with berries (and some other goodies, like some local apricots, mini globe courgettes, and a…

  • A Black Cod by any other name is… a Sablefish

    A Black Cod by any other name is… a Sablefish

    … or a Candlefish, Coalfish, Bluefish or perhaps the most descriptive, a Butterfish. So many names for one tasty fish! Black Cod has to be one of the simplest fish…

  • Elsewhere: Coffee, Drinks and a nice surprise!

    I’m off for the weekend, to do some biking and hiking and other merry-making up in Whistler for the next four days! But, there are lots of my posts out…

  • Rustic Cherry Pie

    Rustic Cherry Pie

    My mom isn’t a cake person. Growing up, our celebration treats were always pies… cupcakes were the closest thing to a birthday cake that she’d attempt, and then only under…

  • Hot Asparagus Dip

    Hot Asparagus Dip

    Here’s a little spin on artichoke dip. Use asparagus instead. The result? Still creamy, but a bit more pungent and green, nutritionally excellent and easier to prepare. Try it with…

  • Rhubarb Scone Cake

    Rhubarb Scone Cake

    These are scones for the person who can’t be bothered to make cute little triangles. Simply roll the dough out flat, smear on the fruit, roll and bake. And, what…

  • Nancy's Pasta with Greens

    Nancy's Pasta with Greens

    I was emotionally scarred by cooked greens. Greasy, mushy mustard and collard greens with overtones of lysol and sweat socks…. any redeeming qualities long since boiled out. To be fair,…