Eating the Scenery

As a kid, I used to watch Monte Hall on "Let's Make a Deal."  He would stand there bemusedly, patiently holding his microphone...

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...

For a while now, you've been seeing that little notice in the upper right side of my blog recommending the Northwest Regional Food Hub...

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...

You know how it is ... well, maybe I'm unique, but I doubt it. Glorious weather.  A spectacular hike experience.  Sweltering and thir...

Tonight we were invited to a gathering with no name or theme, or even an expressed purpose (hanging out with great people was implied).  ...

You'd think the plethora of amazingly fresh local vegetables in summer, available at our area's FIVE weekly farmer's markets, w...

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...

Healthy fats like coconut oil beat sugar and flour every time for clean, sustained energy and a happy metabolism.  So, in the midst of the...