Sometimes I'm kind of sheepish about creating a recipe that just seems SO simple that there's almost nothing to it. But then I'm constantly reminded that, in fact, there's probably no such thing as being too simple (like too rich or too thin?). This is just one of those recipes. Throw [...]
I may be a writer by trade, making my living hooking up words. But there are times that I can't help myself, falling back on the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words. So I'm going to play that card today and share with you some snaps from [...]
I FINALLY bought my first microwave. Nah. Just kidding. April Fool's!! A day late. I've never had a microwave. And I plan to live the rest of a full and satisfying life without ever owning a microwave. This week's piece in the Wall Street Journal about microwave manufacturer's trying to [...]
That last post I made hinted at the old yarn that laughter is the best medicine, evidenced by boisterous laughing that resulted from a couple games of Apples to Apples we played on Saturday night. Just a few days later came this article in the Wall Street Journal focused on [...]
At one point during the evening Saturday I got up to close the sliding glass door alongside the dining room table. Not necessarily because it was getting too cool (a glorious warm spring evening it was, matter of fact). But out of worry that our raucous laughter might be disturbing [...]
I guess it was two different influences that conspired to establish our menu for dinner last night. First, the Sunday trip through our beloved neighborhood grocery store, West Seattle Thriftway, where my eyes caught a "buy one, get one free" special on beautiful, boneless rib-eye steaks from Misty Isle Beef. Couldn't [...]
In a few weeks I'll be making a trip south to San Francisco, such a great city! I'm sad to say I don't get there nearly as often as I'd like despite the quick hop it is down the coast. I'd love more opportunities to explore its nooks and crannies, new restaurants and great [...]
It's not that hard to come up with a good excuse to throw a party. We do it pretty often at this house....not just for birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, holidays. But we celebrate made-up holidays like Open That Bottle Night. Or have friends over to see the blooms on our tree [...]
Don't let that fancy name scare you away. Cooking "en papillote," or in a paper pouch, is one of the easiest and most delicious ways to cook fish. You're essentially creating simple little steam ovens made of paper: the moisture stays fully enclosed in the packet and all the flavor [...]
Anyone else out there love both food and playing games as much as I do? I sure hope so. Because today's the official release date of my new cookbook, Gourmet Game Night. It's the ideal book for that niche of humanity that lives in that overlap of the foodie crowd and the [...]