Easy Asian-Inspired Pickled Cucumbers
I’m a lover of pickled vegetables. All pickling starts with the same process: create a brine, cut vegetables in the shape you want, pack into jars or containers… Read More
Weeknight Dinner – Scallops with Pasta
Sometimes good thing happen with Kevin goes to the grocery store on his own. On Sunday he came back with not only King Crab Legs which we steamed… Read More
Vancouver International Wine Festival – Vintners Brunch
Sunday, the last day of the Vancouver Wine Festival. The highlight of the day, for us any way, is the Vintners Brunch. This event consists of 2 1/2… Read More
Corky’s Egg Casserole
Your family probably has a version of this egg casserole. I first came across this treat from my almost-cousin Jerry’s Mom, Corky (Jerry’s aunt was married to my… Read More
Duck Fat Saturday Dinner
What to do with a quart of Duck Fat without really trying. For this Saturday dinner we needed something pretty easy – meaning something we’ve already cooked before… Read More
Vancouver International Wine Festival – Taste Italia!
Taste Italia! Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 Noon-2pm – Taste Italia! As the Italian’s say, a meal isn’t a meal without wine. Nothing could be closer to the… Read More
Vancouver International Wine Festival 2016
It was a busy week for wine lovers in Vancouver, BC and we were quite happy to join in the fun…at least for the final weekend of festivities.… Read More
Single Malt Scotch Food Pairings
by Steven 21 February 2016 A few weeks ago, Kevin brought home a dozen oysters from our favorite purveyor, Taylor Shell Fish. It was a dozen of… Read More
Hot Stove Society Food Photography Class
23 January 2016 by Steven One of Seattle’s preeminent restaurateurs, Tom Douglas, has a program of classes and seminars that he runs out of a kitchen classroom in… Read More
Sunday morning Eggs Benedict in 15
Sometimes you have an idea for breakfast the night before that just must be made. Getting up my typical 2 hours before Steven does, gave me plenty of… Read More
Hawaiian Vanilla Company
In Kevin’s article about making our Thanksgiving Cranberry Compote he mentioned our vanilla extract. This gave me the idea to write a quick note about it as well.… Read More