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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Salt is the universal seasoning—it makes flavors pop and go "Wow!" Salt brings out other tastes, even sweetness! All creatures like to eat salt—except, as we know in the Northwest, NOT slugs! Salt is either mined from ancient, now dry, salt lake deposits or evaporated...
Absinthe is making quite a comeback now that it can be sold again in the United States. My friend Gwydion Stone, owner and distiller of Gnostalgic Spirits, Ltd., in Seattle and the founder of the Wormwood Society, has launched a new absinthe, Marteau, Absinthe de la...
It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for… The Great Meatball Event is happening this Sunday, April 19th at the Renton IKEA from 1pm-3pm! We received loads of entries to win the coveted prize of The Greatest Meatball Recipe (along with a $2,500 gift basket from the IKEA...
