Is there anything better than flipping through that excellent new cookbook you bought last week and stumbling upon the seasonally-perfect, ingredients-in-your-crisper, everyone-in-your-house-will-totally-eat-this dinner? No, I don’t know either, because that never happens. Ever. Oh well. Cookbooks are still the best. I live dangerously close to […]
It has been a week. Somehow we’ve stumbled to Friday, but I’ve been sick with a wretched cough/fever/ache-in-the-joints that has been rather unpleasant for everyone. Though I did spend yesterday afternoon curled up on the couch, reading with the three-year old (that’s right, with – […]
Monday. Thai-style shredded tofu with brussels sprouts (from Dinner: Changing the Game by Melissa Clark, which has to go back to the library this week, served over rice farro. Tuesday. Asparagus frittata with ricotta and chives (from the same book, I am determined to get my library-checkout-period’s-worth), […]
I didn’t grow up on congee (a.k.a. jook, porridge, or probably many other things that I am wholly unaware of), but there is almost nothing that I would rather eat on a cold, rainy Seattle March evening. I know, I know. If you grew up […]
Oh EGGS. Where would we be without you? Today: hard boiled eggs. These little fellas are a staple, and my fridge feels more complete when there’s a bowl of them waiting to be eaten. We eat them straight, as a snack; they get halved and nestled […]
I couldn’t possibly list all of the great things about living in Seattle, but one of the best has to be municipal compost. I know, I know, stop with the glamour and the titillation. I grew up with a compost heap in the backyard, and […]
Dinner becomes extra comforting when there is a loaf of fresh bread at the table. Indeed, sometimes it is the only part of the meal my kids will eat, and when I’ve made it myself, it doesn’t seem like such a bad option. We almost […]