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.
All around us, green things are poking up through the ground this time of year, especially asparagus! One of the best things about spring is this tasty green wonder! A lot of people have the perception that skinny, pencil-thin asparagus is preferable, but the fat,...
It's Easter weekend! Soon, all the candy will be unwrapped and the eggs will all have been found – hopefully! Now, what do you do with all those chocolate bunnies, candies, Peeps and colorful hard boiled eggs after the hunt? Didn’t eat all those marshmallow Peeps?...
You know that the spring season is here when you see the vibrant rhubarb stalks show up at grocers and farmers markets. The color of rhubarb depends primarily on the variety and is not an indicator of sweetness or sourness. It can range from pale green, speckled with...
