Eating the Scenery

Simple, simple.  Ghee, saffron, thyme, salt, pepper ...  ... and a Happy Lil' Homestead chicken.  That's all you're goin...

Routinely, the Schreiber and Sons booth at the farmers' market is stuffed with greens of all sorts, including herbs like basil, cilan...

As might be expected from this dish's name, it is not made with local produce. It is made with plantains! Always looking for somet...

A very versatile salad is tabouli.  This one was made with ingredients on hand, including fresh radishes from the Pasco farmers' marke...

No grains!  Just great flavors and crispy, savory delight! Going out to eat grain free is a mighty challenge.  So we accept rice, and ev...

The authors of Cooks Illustrated's book  The Best Recipe:  Soups and Stews  are crazy obsessed with perfection.  Pages of text d...

Just pumpkin seeds and coconut chips.  Amazing flavor and crunch! The grain-free life feels too good to go back to blood-sugar-spiking g...

Once you try these, you may begin to see the merits of eschewing grains.  Tender and satisfying, these pancakes actually are reminiscent o...

It's gray and blustery outside.  It's the day after Thanksgiving.  Maybe it's a Sunday night.  Whatever.  You just don't fee...

For some reason, I 'm always astonished when I discover a simple, easy way to cook something.  We do tend to over-complexify sometimes, ...

Remember Crockpots?  Who doesn't have a Crockpot story to tell:  "It tipped over in the car on the way to a potluck!  The beans had...

This incomparable Thai soup requires a trip to your local Asian market, but after that initial effort, it's quick to prepare. Tom Yu...

A couple of weeks ago, we found ourselves in Bend, Oregon.  At Ginger's Kitchen Shop, I was immediately drawn to their small but amazing...

Roast pork perfection ... thanks to Baron Farms. Years ago I found a used cookbook by Jamie Oliver, the British chef known for his casual...

Mustard greens (left) and collard greens, washed and ready to chop. Let's face it.  Greens are not for ninnies.  Most folks have no c...

  The Autumnal Equinox is here, so ...it's soup time!  I'm pretty sure Soup Peddler David Ansel titled his hilarious and fun-to-read...

Sometimes you want lip smackin' food with the minimum of effort.  By "minimum," I mean practically no effort at all.  Not ju...

Some of you who grew up in the age of strip malls, Applebees and P.F. Changs will not remember when most restaurants had narrow street fro...

Things are slightly hectic around here lately, but my mind continually returns to the kitchen, especially as the farmers' market seaso...

The sweetest, crispiest organic kohlrabi can be found at Fred Meyer these days.  I'm hoping to see it at the farmer's markets this y...