Dinner train bound for nowhere: Kenny Rogers’ Thoughts on Spinach Crab Gnocchi

April 5, 2013.Reading time 8 minutes.

The secret to survivin’ is knowin’ what to throw away and knowin’ what to keep. – KR We all have those nights were you are too tired to go out to eat, nothing planned to cook, no milk for cereal and basically hostage to the pantry and freezer. Don’t get me wrong, I do love […]

It’s Okay to Get Crabby with Your Mother-In-Law . . .

April 4, 2013.Reading time 8 minutes.

. . . when it’s served up three ways in a Chinese Restaurant! Right now is live King Crab Season, at least here in Seattle, and the method of choice for celebrating the three most important days in April: mine, my father-in-law and my mother-in-law’s birthday. All within just a handful of one another, as […]

The Chooks Debutante

April 2, 2013.Reading time 2 minutes.

Albeit far from a cotillion ball – I’d like to introduce you to these beginner hens, complete with their official God-given names. Thank you to all who submitted and voted! The results are final and there is something for everyone – strong women of history, sports heroines, performing arts and foodie shout out. Lady # […]

Leftover Makeover: Potato Ham Pizza

April 2, 2013.Reading time 6 minutes.

Ready for a round of refrigerator roulette winner takes all? What’s at stake? Pommes de Terre Dauphinoise (cheesy sliced potatoes) from the other night and 2 slices of ham…. The gamble, that I can create a pizza in Tom Douglas’s likeness. At his restaurant, Serious Pie, (seriously awesome), he serves up a pizza with potatoes […]

Such as the tree is, such is the fruit – Amish-Dutch Sausage Egg Pie

April 1, 2013.Reading time 8 minutes.

Inspired by another recent vintage cookbook acquisition from abebooks.com! Innocently flipping through the pages of the 1960 Amish-Dutch Cookbook, the second recipe presented caught my eye. Why? Not quite sure but it must have been my inner pie putting out the vibe or the mention of anchovy paste (do not fear) and cloves. I enjoyed […]

Of Hashtags & Hashbrowns – Pommes de Terre Dauphinoise (Potatoes Baked w/Cheese) & Onion Biscuit Squares

March 31, 2013.Reading time 13 minutes.

Tweeterpated, twitterish, tweetastic, twitterific, tweepstakes….. For the longest time, I avoided Twitter, basically because I had no desire to follow #bieber, #littlemonsters and felt silly to even think about publically typing something like #LesNipplerables. Besides, it was the darts in the dress people. What changed? Two things 1) wanting to grow my Facebook, blog and […]