It’s that time again when the air is crisp and cool. The ground is moist and the rains are coming… we hope! Why do I wish for rain every fall? Because no sooner do our Northwest grounds moisten up that the heavily sought after wild mushrooms start to pop up. Fall is fast approaching and that means it’s mushroom time! I love foraging for my own fall fungi – Boletus edulis (king bolete, porcini, ceps, they have many names) Matsutake and Chanterelles!
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Photo credited to E. Jane Armstrong, from Kathy Casey’s Northwest Table, Chronicle Books This week we welcome the first of this summer's local cherries at the farmer's markets and grocery stores. We have a cherry tree behind the Food Studios here in Ballard and all...
Wednesday, June 24th 2009: Northwest area restaurants will rally to raise funds for the victims of the L'Aquila earthquake. This tragic earthquake hit 6.3 on the Richter scale and devastated the central Italian region of Abruzzo on April 6th 2009 @ 3:25AM, taking...
Everyone loves a great margarita – it’s been very popular in the U.S. since the early 1950s, and there are a lot of opinions on what makes a great margarita! With tequila as its base, this refreshing libation has many variations. Here are some of the key factors to...
