Autumn went and snuck right in last week. The street outside our little apartment is lined with chestnut trees, and they are conking down everywhere, littering the sidewalk with delightful brown chestnuts. My kids like nothing more than gathering the shiny, chocolatey nuts, and I […]
I had a very busy week and weekend in the kitchen, and I enjoyed it immensely. Except my feet hurt. I don’t know what these floors are made of, but ow. We are debating flooring in the kitchen at our house, and I was relieved […]
The last few weeks have been a bit of a shambles at dinner time; just before 5pm – the time I really need to start cooking – I stand in the kitchen surfing the web, hoping that inspiration and a will to cook will strike […]
Seattle’s been weird this week; wildfire smoke clogging the city, everything hazy and unclear. I just got back from a fun little mini-holiday, both here and in Montana, following Pearl Jam (my long-standing beloved and most favorite band ever) for a few shows. It was […]
Well! Please accept my apologies for the unannounced hiatus. Life sometimes has a way of getting in the way, does it not? Turns out going on holiday for two weeks – and not being asked to cook a single meal while away – and then […]
Yes yes I know that it is in fact June 26, which makes the posting of a meal plan for the week of June 25 questionable at best, but I tell you what, it has been a week. A great, super fun week with beloved […]
Ok, so now it’s somehow properly summer. We had a little false alarm a few weeks back, but now it’s really here. We hit up the Fremont Solstice Parade this Saturday, which is quite a way to ring in the summer if you have never […]
I am not vegan (as you may have been able to discern from this blog), but when I am feeling particularly stodgy and not quite at my optimal plumpness, I often switch to a hybrid Vegan Before 6 plan. If you haven’t heard of it, […]
We had a few friends over last week for dinner, which was very fun indeed, and it happened to be on Wednesday, a.k.a. the day I don’t actually have to cook dinner, so I was inspired to make dessert instead. Even though it feels like […]
This is one of those recipes that is so much more than the sum of its parts. When my dear friend Shireen told me about this standby from her kitchen, I admit to being deeply suspicious. Cabbage? Green cabbage? Sautéed? With eggs? It just didn’t sound like something […]