Seattle remembered its identity over the weekend and has returned us to a generally grey and damp existence, but the weather lobotomy over the last week was truly glorious. Just when Seattle’s hardy residents are all “enough with the rain and the cold and the […]
Look, I married him anyway, but my partner doesn’t really go for breakfast for dinner. I KNOW. It’s madness, and I will never understand. If I served breakfast for dinner, he would utter nary a word, because he’s that kind of guy, but he isn’t […]
There are approximately one bazillion different types of dals in this fine world, and there is no way I could ever hope – or even want – to pick just one in my rotation. In my pantry, I usually stock chana dal (hulled, split garbanzos), […]
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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]