Eating the Scenery

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

A serendipitous dish, put together with ingredients I had on hand.  The thyme and sage in my herb garden looked particularly fetching, even ...

When looking at a heap of fresh tomatoes ripening rapidly on one's kitchen counter, one tends to think of sweeping, efficient yet delici...

A total departure from cheesy gratins, this dairy-free recipe is one of those serendipitous discoveries that I can't imagine not having...

You've seen them. Bunches of green stuff that hang out of baskets and lie around in heaps at the farmers' markets. Parsley, mint, ...

I don't necessarily care for the term "foodie." Shouldn't we all be interested in what we eat? With health news blaring...

It is appropriate that this, the finest fresh tomato dish in my repertoire, comes from Marcella Hazan , one of the most respected Italian co...

How could I have gone so long on this blog without mentioning Martha? Years ago I found an Indian-spiced, curried-tomatoes-with-egg dish in...

Years ago I ran across a recipe for a pizza made with these wonderful summer ingredients, and when I made it, the taste was sublime. But it...

When all its ingredients are at the peak of fresh perfection, this salad is to swoon over. I do take it for granted that anyone reading thi...

There it was ... a basket of fresh tomatoes hiding around the skirts of the Schreiber and Sons booth at last Friday's market. My own to...

A while back I posted about our local Northwest Seafood Market , and last weekend I sought out their fresh clams and shrimp for a special bi...

Exploring ideas for a dish that would combine my CSA pears and onions , I happened upon one that would also include my CSA chickpeas . An ...