Most recently I took a vacation with hubby and friends to Charleston, South Carolina – great food , friends and lots of fun. Vacation pal Cynthia Nims sums it all up here on her blog Mon Appétit. And of course I made a locally inspired cocktail: The Charleston 75 – read about it and get the recipe at Seattle Metropolitan Magazine.
My dear friend and colleague is in town for his book tour, Just walking into our kitchen you can feel his passion… and very soon the wafting sent of baking soda bread was filling our senses Trevis Gleason’s “Chef Interupted: Discovering Life’s Second Course in Ireland...
As far as trends go, fresh ginger is Hot, Hot, Hot! It’s everywhere on menus these days from signature cocktails to entrees to desserts! And no wonder! Not only is fresh ginger spicy, aromatic, and so tasty, it is incredibly good for you. Ginger has been used for ages...
The Pacific Northwest loves their Dungeness crabs! Named for the Washington town on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Dungeness crab is found all the way from Alaska to lower California. Photo from Kathy Casey's Northwest Table. You've probably noticed that some crab...
