Scandinavian Seattle

Most of you know I am originally from the Puget Sound region of Washington State and that I am very (some might say overly) proud of that fact. I used to think I knew all there was to know about my region, but in moving home and reacquainting myself with the city, I have realised [...]

June 27th, 2008 | 18 comments

Rhubarb Onion Jam with Chevre and Thyme

I really enjoy cooking with an ingredient that has in general been pigeon holed.  For the most part rhubarb is one of those ingredients (a Google search for savory rhubarb recipes helped me prove this point); it looks like chard on steroids, is incredibly tart and when cooking it most drown it in sugar and [...]

June 20th, 2008 | 11 comments

Almost Home

For the last two weeks Phil and I have been sleeping on an air mattress, cooking with one pan, using paper plates and plastic utensils. Yesterday nearly a month after they left New York, our things arrived filling our tiny apartment to the rafters. I want to take this opportunity to apologize to you all for the lack [...]

June 12th, 2008 | 5 comments