A house favorite in the fall and winter months. There’s hundreds of recipes out there, and this is mine. I think my recipe is a little heavier on the veggies (...)
The baking begins. We always start with these! Happy Holidaze. Santa’s Favorite Chunky Chocolate, Cranberry and Pistachio Cookies The combination of dark (...)
Birria De Res Tacos are showing up everywhere. I’m sure I would have had them at a taqueria somewhere had I dined out in the last year. Since that is not the (...)
This is one of the more frequently served meals from our repertoire of quick chicken breast dishes. It looks far fancier then it actually is. It’s great for a (...)
We were surprised when we didn’t find this recipe here on the blog, since it’s something we make a couple times a year. With a little searching, it turns out (...)
Well here I am, a little over a year since my last post! I’m sure many of you are as shocked as I am that we are days away from a new year and a new decade. (...)
Our crazy Seattle weekend weather demanded warm comfort food. So between the repeating rounds of snow, wind, sunshine, and hail, I made one of my favorite (...)
Can you believe it is February 2nd today? According to Punxsutawney Phil, there’s 6 more weeks of soup weather ahead of us! January was a total blur for me. I (...)
It’s human nature to have many routines, whether they’re conscious or unconscious! Often, we’re not even sure how long we’ve had them or how they got started. (...)
Wow! Somebody flipped the “summer heat” switch to the “off” position! I am grateful for cooler, more moderate temperatures, but it seems the change was a bit (...)
I planted my green beans a little later then normal this year. Typically that would have been a problem here in Seattle. Since we have had ridiculously hot (...)
Farmers market treasures - strawberry rhubarb pie and spring pea salad
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Wow…4 months since my last post! I’ll catch you up on the reasons for that, but first I have a couple recipes for you! Both of these dishes are the result of (...)
Mediterranean-inspired chicken, potatoes and green beans sheet-pan dinner
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I always thought that when I retired, (Yes, RETIRED! More about that in an upcoming post.) I’d spend my days making elaborate meals! Meals that took lots of (...)
Cider glazed pork loin with fennel, apple relish and cauliflower puree
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When I made these Cider Glazed Scallops a few weeks ago, I knew immediately that I wanted to use the same cider glaze and cauliflower puree with pork. Pork (...)
Orange and oregano roast chicken with olive gremolata
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Do you eat as much chicken as we do? The versatility, the convenience and the price all contribute to the reason it shows up on our plate so often. Diana Henry (...)
I previously mentioned we are trying to create a little excitement at dinner time this year. One way we are doing this is to randomly grab a cookbook, open it (...)
All geared up for a Seahawks win last Saturday, I made some extra special snacks for the game. I love tradional Buffalo Wings, but I really wanted to try (...)
Skillet steak with pickle salsa verde and hasselback potatoes
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I am sitting in my office surrounded by many things I love. Over 300 cookbooks, my camera gear, yarn and knitting supplies and my connection to ya’ll. On the (...)
Brrr, it’s cold here in Seattle. I cannot remember the last time we had so many days below freezing. I ran in to Whole Foods yesterday, to get Andouille (...)
I have never been a big of a fan of spaghetti and meatballs, UNTIL NOW! I’ve made many meatballs in my time… all coming close to what I imagined, but never (...)
There’s nothing like a snow storm to make you crave hot soup and crusty bread. Dave loves French Onion Soup and we had never made it from scratch before. We (...)
Cooking officially turns into a project when it results in three trips to the store for ingredients, an hour searching for necessary equipment, and having the (...)
