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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I love herbs in cocktails! Fresh rosemary adds an herbalicious flavor to this citrusy cocktail. See my method below for making the rosemary sugar and creating a deep sugar rim on the glass. Rosemary Grapefruit Drop Makes 1 drink Rosemary Sugar (recipe follows) 1 sprig...
This past week the RCA (Research Chef's Association) held their annual conference in Seattle and as a part of their pre-conference festivities, held a luncheon at the Food Studios. Let me explain a bit about the RCA, these are the hard working folks in food science,...
It signals the beginning of spring when vibrant stalks of rhubarb poke their heads out of the ground and wait for the sun to shine upon them—brush stroking them to brilliant pink or ruby red, all ready to show up at grocers and local farmers markets. When I was a kid,...
