One of the best parts of my job is that I tend to get a lot of free food. Even food that I winds up on the set is still edible when I’m done. Oh, I wouldn’t go feeding it to guests or anything… afterall, it is usually cold and always has been poked and prodded by my fingers. But, it’s also made from the highest quality of ingredients I can find, and is (almost) always, delicious.

So, I had these fava beans. And I needed to figure out what to do with them. When I bought them at the market, I was going to do a simple mashed fava bean spread for some little grilled toasts. Simple and yummy. And, quick, if you discount the time it takes to prepare the [...]

Wednesdays, in Seattle summers, are organic market days. The cobblestone road outside the Pike Place Market gets blocked off to traffic, and organic farms set-up their stands with all organic, locally grown produce. Sure, the rest of the Pike Place market is teeming too, with other fresh ingredients and flowers a plenty, but not all [...]

I did it. I got back on the horse. Or, at least, on the mandolin. This time VERY, VERY safely. But, there was just no way, despite the havoc it’s created on my poor hand, that I can give up such a great device. It’s just too useful, too irreplaceable. And dishes like this salad [...]

No, don’t worry. I haven’t forgotten about this blog! It’s just taken me a few days to get back in the swing of things from our Fernie trip. That, and I’ve been eating out a ton for another project that I’ll tell you about sometime later in the spring. So, there’s been less chance to [...]