NORTHWEST FRESH... Creating Wildly Delicious Dishes!
Vivaldi is playing softly in the background and songbirds are humming a tune outside my window. A tranquil moment in time. A moment I relish with deep pleasure. And then the front door slams. Tank, the mean and ferocious terrier, barks and howls as two voices chatter loudly all the way into the kitchen. Which is right next to [...]
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Have you ever sat down to a meal and felt a deep sense of pleasure? Hunger enticing aromas swirling about your place at the table and causing a most soul filled joy. And at first bite you pause, relishing the beauty of the flavors dancing on your tongue. My culinary students often hear me say [...]
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I love farm fresh eggs. I love eggs so much, my frig is full of them. And the frig downstairs is full of farm fresh eggs. Thanks to my good friend Toni. Toni has a most delightful chicken coop of hens. The ladies (as Toni refers to them) produce the most delicious, buttery and brightly colored eggs. [...]
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Cooking is always an adventure in my kitchen. Especially when I’m testing a new recipe. Or a new recipe idea. I have lots of ideas. Some of them end up in the compost. Yep… even I can create a few recipe stinkers. This was a disastrous stinker. One that I wasn’t sure I could turn [...]
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When I lived in Louisiana I worked in healthcare (my first career… or maybe it was my second). To say thank you, one of my patients brought me a beautiful Cajun chicken stew, sweet potato biscuits and braised greens. Ranger Craig and I ate for a week on that delicious meal! Mrs. Breaux’s kindness touched my [...]
[Continue reading...]Reblogged from Karista's Kitchen: I found a lovely little recipe that calls for an edamame puree over a grilled Ahi tuna. Sounds good doesn’t it? Although, I was really in the mood for something more substantial with my grilled fish… more of an edamame stir fry rather than a puree. Of course I didn’t have [...]
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My sister emailed me this morning asking if I had any Superbowl Sunday recipes to share. ”When is Superbowl Sunday?” I emailed back. “Sunday” My sister replies. Oh shoot! Where have I been? Hiding under a rock somewhere? I have obviously not been paying attention. And yes, I’ve seen Ranger Craig watching football since the season began. But [...]
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I have a fierce affinity for the little cookbook that was. Or that didn’t. Or that’s sitting alone on a shelf, in the bookstore. The edges frayed from having sat there too long and being shuffled about while the new books takes its place. And I have another fierce affinity for cookbooks from yesterday. Cookbooks [...]
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These are my favorite muffins. Mostly because I’m in love with cardamom. I wish my house smelled like cardamom. And I wouldn’t mind a perfume smelling of cardamom. I’d probably bathe in this lovely spice if I could. Sometimes I open my cardamom spice jar just to stick my nose in and inhale the blissful fragrance. I love it [...]
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Thank you all for entering to win one of my favorite cookbooks, Ruhlman’s Twenty by Michael Ruhlman. Yesterday, I wondered if this post would be written this week. We’ve had some crazy weather here in Seattle and the worst of the weather knocked out the power. It’s been two days and it’s finally back on and [...]
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Winter has definitely arrived. When I look out my window I see a blanket of white gracing the landscape. When I look over at my sofa, with my lovely new throw blanket (the one my sister gave me for Christmas), I see a scruffy Cairn Terrier with a summer haircut snuggling in that new blanket. It seems even [...]
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I love cookbooks. Old ones, new ones, cookbooks with stories and cookbooks with beautiful photographs. I love the obscure cookbook that no one is raving about; but the author is clever and talented, and the recipes are fresh and practical. So in honor of the new year, and my love of all things food, I’m giving away cookbooks [...]
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There’s a new guy in my life. And I’ve fallen in love. Again. Another dark brown-eyed, silky smooth haired, cute as a bug Terrier. Gucci, a Biewer Terrier, came to visit for a few days and we’re all smitten. Especially Suzie Q. I walked into my youngest daughter’s room to check on our handsome little [...]
