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Melon Pico de Gallo (AKA Melon Salsa) 21 Aug 2013 | 06:30 am
This refreshing, colorful Melon Pico de Gallo (AKA Melon Salsa) hits a perfect balance between sweet, hot, acidic, and salty. You’ll appreciate it best in the heat of summer with local, ripe, juicy me...
Blueberry Cobbler with Maple, Lemon & Sour Cream Cornmeal Biscuits 19 Aug 2013 | 11:46 pm
Northwest farmers markets are overflowing with fresh blueberries this month. I bought two heaping pints at the Hillsdale Farmers Market today and was all set to make a Blueberry Crisp along the lines ...
Cold Green Pea Soup (Green Pea Gazpacho) 15 Aug 2013 | 03:53 am
I have been day dreaming about this refreshing green pea soup for nearly a decade. It’s inspired by one I tasted on summer at Chef Ethan Stowell’s now defunct Union restaurant in Seattle, which I wrot...
Grandma Mary’s Heavenly Light Buttermilk Skillet Biscuits 9 Aug 2013 | 06:21 am
My Hutterite grandmother, Mary Pullman Stahl, was lauded for her other-worldly cooking, and when it came to biscuits, hers were incomparable. As a farm girl used to the demands of communal meal prepar...
The Perfect Vichyssoise (Cold Potato Leek Soup) 15 Jul 2013 | 07:11 am
If there is one soup that is an absolute must for me in the summer (in addition to Gazpacho of course), it is the cold, silky, incredibly reviving amalgam called Vichyssoise (vih-she-swaz). I have bee...
The New Monte Cristo Sandwich 24 Jun 2013 | 07:27 am
The Monte Cristo Sandwich and I have a long and standoffish, even puckish, relationship. To be honest, I had never actually tasted this sandwich prior to making it recently. And this is bizarre, becau...
Strozzapreti Pasta with Fava Bean Greens Pesto, Spicy Italian Sausage & Toasted Walnuts 5 May 2013 | 01:55 am
Strozzapreti (stroh-tzuh-PRAY-tee) is one of my all-time favorite pastas. Its 1-inch length and rolled S-shape captures and holds the sauce, while its chewy texture adds character and interest to any ...
Fava Bean Greens, Walnut & Orange Pesto 26 Apr 2013 | 09:19 pm
This unusual fava bean greens pesto is enhanced with the earthy flavor of toasted walnuts and toasted walnut oil. Orange and lemon zest, plus a bit of spicy heat, lifts the subtle flavor of fava bean ...
Asian Tacos with Prawn & Shiitake Filling & Cabbage Slaw 14 Apr 2013 | 05:31 am
Tender, chewy flatbread wrapped around crunchy cabbage slaw, succulent prawn and mushroom filling, and spicy peanut sauce. Add a squeeze of lime and it doesn’t’ get much better than this. The only wor...
Spicy Thai Peanut Sauce 4 Apr 2013 | 04:17 am
There are a million and one recipes for Thai Peanut Sauce, and I’ve never tasted one that I didn’t like. That said, I worked diligently to get a good depth of flavor and an intriguing balance of flavo...
