Category: Recipes
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Sesame Noodles with Cucumber
I always forget about tahini. I’m not sure why… when I have it, I’m always fond of the mild but nutty flavor. Sure, it’s a touch paste-like. But paired with…
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Spring Veggie Tart
It has been well over a month since I’ve posted about a tart! I am going through tart-withdrawl, so last weekend whipped up this simple spring vegetable tart, with fresh,…
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Plating & Presentations: Stocking for a Party
I’ve been writing up summaries of the Plating & Presentation class I’ve been taking over on my Still Life With blog. Tonight is the 3rd out of 4 classes. Last…
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Pear Gelato with Dark Chocolate Phyllo Cookie
Six of the juiciest pears that I’ve seen in a long time were just sitting there on my counter. I love pears, and I just about could have sat there…
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Elsewhere: Coffee & Cocktails
It’s been some time since I’ve posted about all my other blogging… and since it’s going to be a bit quiet here again for a few days, as I’m heading…
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Baked Strawberry Pudding
What to do with those beautiful strawberries that you bought, and sadly didn’t use, right before you went out of town for a long weekend? Still very delicious, they are…
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Broccolini Stirfry for Breakfast
OK, I don’t really mean broccoli for breakfast… I’ve been on a three day juice fast, and today I got to break it with what has to be the best…
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Mother's Day at the Seattle Cheese Festival
I am a big fan of cheese. Simple cheddar, funky goat, tres leches, or a daring blue… I’m all game. So, what could be a better Mother’s Day treat for…
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Tuna Tartare with Herbs and Croutons
When Pim, a few weeks ago, posted on the Ugliest Food Photo Ever, I got inspired. I am not a professional chef, stylist or photographer… but I knew that I…
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San Francisco Ferry Building Marketplace
Apparently, all the cool kids are doing it. Visiting the San Francisco Ferry Building Marketplace, or at least picking up the new cookbook by the fantastically witty Peggy Knickerbocker and…
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Apple and Rhubarb Shortcake
Remember the rhubarb and apples from yesterdays post? They are back. And as I had suspected, it wasn’t particularly hard to find a recipe that sounded good to me to…
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Eating Local: Parsnip and Potato Something-or-Other
Seattle has been gorgeous this spring… lots of sunny days with just intermittent spurts of rain to keep things from getting too dry. You’d think, with this weather, the markets…