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…
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…
While here in Seattle we are always willing to go out on the deck and grill regardless of the weather, I know for many of you, the grill is something that comes out of the garage in the summer and goes back in at the first rain. You wimps. The grill is good for steaks…
A couple summers ago, Mia came for dinner. It was hot, and I had no desire to cook. And yes, it does get hot in Seattle. Anyway, I made this salad, and Mia has long wanted the recipe. The problem is, it doesn’t really have the recipe. But in honor of temps expected to be…
I have a friend who doesn’t cook. I don’t know if she doesn’t cook because doesn’t like to, or because she feels she can’t. Either way, I don’t know how much “cooking” is involved in making a pot of chili. Added bonus: you can make a ton at once and then freeze it on manageable…