Summer Pasta Solution #2 – Spaghetti with No-Cook Tomato Sauce

Spaghetti with No-Cook Tomato Sauce is an oldie but goodie that's perfect for the hottest days of summer. When you can only bear to turn on the stove for a few minutes, you'll only need to boil the pasta. The rest happens in a food processor. Adapted from a Giada de Laurentiis recipe, I think of…

July 31, 20180Comments

Product Review Wine

The $6 Rosé at Trader Joe’s That’s Blowing Our Minds

In 2002, Trader Joe's introduced Charles Shaw wines, forever altering the "extreme value" segment of the wine industry. Nicknamed Two Buck Chuck, it cost $1.99 a bottle. Sixteen years later, news outlets are *still* writing about it. Trader Joe's wine selection (the lesser known labels) is hit and miss for me, but a friend recently…

July 27, 20180Comments

Recipes Side Dishes

Green Beans with Sesame-Miso Vinaigrette

Green Beans with Sesame-Miso Vinaigrette is the summer variation of an asparagus recipe I make every spring. While you do have to boil water to blanch the green beans, you won't be heating up the house for long. Served chilled, this green bean salad is just what you need for the dog days of summer…

July 25, 20180Comments

Product Review

We Tried the New Costco Acai Bowl and Al Pastor Salad

It's either brave or crazy to take chocolate soft serve off a food court menu and replace it with acai. But Costco did it. A couple of weeks ago, the company also announced it would be taking the Polish Dog off its food court menu. Twitter went crazy, mourning the loss of the sausage. In its…

July 24, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL STRANGERS by Elizabeth Klehfoth

Review copy provided by the publisher All These Beautiful Strangers follows the contours of a CW show, unfolding its mystery with quiet intensity. Boarding school. Secret society. Family drama. Mysteriously disappeared parent. I think I’ve been conditioned by years of watching CW shows to expect the highest highs and lowest…

July 23, 20180Comments

Recipes

Island Fruit Float with Dry Zero Sugar Soda

On this fine #NationalIceCreamDay, we're celebrating with the simplest of ice cream treats, short of a scoop. The ice cream float. Sure, you could just go with root beer or Coke, never a bad choice, but Dry Soda Company has expanded their offerings with a new zero sugar soda line, sweetened with erythritol and stevia.…

July 15, 20180Comments

Recipes Salads Side Dishes

French Potato Salad with Green Beans

I've got France on the brain this week. France and Croatia are headed to the World Cup final, I'm reading the Paris Wedding, then Bastille Day falls on Saturday. It's all France all the time. So it should come as no surprise that it creeped into my cooking as well. French Potato Salad with Green…

July 12, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

MR. HOTSHOT CEO by Jackie Lau | 4-star Review

ARC Provided by the Author for Review In Mr. HotShot CEO, Jackie Lau delivers equal parts sizzle and serious. It’s a rom-com that doesn’t rely on extremes to create attraction between its already magnetic main characters. Mr. HotShot CEO continues the Kwan Sisters series, this time pairing Courtney Kwan with Fong Investments CEO Julian Fong.…

July 10, 20180Comments

Events

Tickets Available to Feast Portland Marquee Events

Tickets are still available to marquee events at this year's Feast Portland, September 13-16, 2018. If you missed out on the sold out Franklin Barbecue and Friends dinner, you can still get a taste of Aaron Franklin's cooking at 80's vs. 90's, a brand new event at this year's Feast. Twenty chefs from Portland and…

June 19, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

Book Deals Alert – Sunday, June 17 Only!

It may be Father's Day, but why not treat yourself and grab one of these a book deals, including bestsellers from Laura Lippman, Marisa de Los Santos and Balli Kaur Jaswal. Reese's Book Club Pick! Nikki lives in cosmopolitan West London, where she tends bar at the local pub. The daughter of Indian immigrants, she’s spent most…

June 17, 20180Comments

Michelle

Summer Pasta Solution #2 – Spaghetti with No-Cook Tomato Sauce

The $6 Rosé at Trader Joe’s That’s Blowing Our Minds

Green Beans with Sesame-Miso Vinaigrette

We Tried the New Costco Acai Bowl and Al Pastor Salad

ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL STRANGERS by Elizabeth Klehfoth

Island Fruit Float with Dry Zero Sugar Soda

French Potato Salad with Green Beans

MR. HOTSHOT CEO by Jackie Lau | 4-star Review

Tickets Available to Feast Portland Marquee Events

Book Deals Alert – Sunday, June 17 Only!

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