Writing the good read
Sorrel is a lemony perennial leafy herb. It grows easily and is hard to kill. There are variagated varieties that are pretty, but are tough and don’t taste as nice as the French culinary variety. It’s worth growing, especially if you like this soup, because you can’t usually find it in large enough quantities…
I have a buttload of parsley in my garden. Also, a ton of mint. What do you do with too much parsley and mint? You make tabbouleh. It’s possible that in a couple months, I’ll have tomatoes and quinoa (I’m growing quinoa!!!) and can make a batch of this from all my own ingredients. But…
People send me free stuff. Sometimes it’s food items, like Health Warrior‘s Chia Bars, which make for a tasty, but healthful snacks, or Kate Farm’s organic, soy, gluten and dairy-free protein drinks, Komplete meal replacement shakes. They’re okay, and Darling Son liked them. But they’re something I’d drink of necessity rather than choice. Of the…
Before last Saturday, I had never taken a cooking class. I learned to cook from my mother, by reading a whole lot of cookbooks, and by actually cooking. It is a form of artistic expression to me, something that gives me intense pleasure. Thinking of an ingredient and how to use it in a tasty,…
Tonight was girls’ night out for me and my friends, as is every Wednesday. Mia, Sandy and I went to this great restaurant, Araya, which just opened a second location in Bellevue. It’s a vegan restaurant, but I’d bet even a hard core meat eater would find multiple dishes to love. I’m comfortable saying that…
The Mean Lady doesn’t just torture my body and recommend which brand of condoms a newly single lady should use. She’s multi-talented and for a year has been on me to try this great recipe for watermelon gazpacho from the pages of Bon Appetit. So the other day, I had Mia come over to teach…
Every kitchen needs a few things. Here’s what you need to make sure you have to cook just about everything: 2 pots – one large, one medium. The large one is for things like soups and stews. The small one is for things like small quantities of pasta. If you feel like splurging, make the…