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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There are new restaurants popping up everywhere—from Capitol Hill to Ballard to West Seattle! Some very new—and some not so new that have taken me awhile to get to. What with the sagging economy it is important that folks support their local eateries. And it looks...
The Seattle Chefs’ Table 2009 dinner series is the brainchild of Thierry Rautureau, chef-owner of Rover’s. The dinner series also involves Maria Hines, of Tilth; Johnathan Sundstrom, of Lark; Jason Wilson, of Crush; Joseba Jiménez de Jimenez, of Harvest Vine; and...
People all over the world delight in eating them roasted, raw and ground. We enjoy them out of hand and in a wide variety of sweet and savory foods; from breakfast to snacks to dinner to desserts. Nuts are dry fruits or seeds that generally consist of an edible kernel...
