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.
Ah, arugula! This bold green livens up any dish it’s in. Nicknamed "Garden Rocket," it grows fast, almost like a weed in our northwest climate. Well, weed or not, this tasty leaf is full of great health benefits. Just 4 ounces of this green is just 25 calories – wow!...
Not many desserts bring out a warm sense of old fashioned home cooking as much as an upside down cake. Think classic with those rings of pineapple, bright red cherries and oozy buttery brown sugar. Upside down cakes are pretty straight forward: gooey sugary business...
Often tossed up with the obligatory broccoli and carrot medley, cauliflower is coming into its own! It can be boiled, steamed, roasted, pickled or eaten raw! Although tasty topped with a cheese sauce, there are lots of healthy and amazingly d'lish ways to cook up a...
