With 12 days to go until Christmas, there's no sign of the treat train letting up. It's one of the benefits to working from home, no break room donuts or cookies or cake to tempt you. Of course, when you yourself go to See's Candy to pick up a few pieces, because it's Christmastime and…
During the holidays, Trader Joe's is a minefield of treats, from Peppermint Joe Joe's to chocolate advent calendars to Jingle Jangle candy-pretzel mix. You almost have to put on blinders to avoid filling your basket. In the frozen section, I stumbled on Nantucket Cranberry Pie, which looked a bit like upside down cake (theirs had…
Man, what a grey old day we had. It's the Pacific Northwest, but man, the first one of the year, the day where it doesn't get light until after 7 a.m. and it's in the mid-40s, and it's stormy, it's just a slap upside the head.
And I'm just done with turkey for now. I'm not hating…
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Go look in your pantry and fridge and almost certainly you’ll find these eight items in your kitchen: black pepper, garlic, vanilla, chili powder, curry, soy sauce, sriracha, and MSG. They’ve been there so long, you probably…
Sometimes a cocktail is born of what you have around. Last Sunday as we were settling in to an afternoon of football, I realized we were low on vodka, which put a damper on our Moscow Mule plans. I'm constantly looking for ways to learn to enjoy bourbon and this maple cider cocktail might just be…
It's been a bit of a whirlwind, hasn't it? Halloween, followed by the Election, and now all of a sudden it's time to start thinking about the holidays. Whether you've got a few friends stopping in for drinks, or a full blown holiday party on your agenda, I've got an appetizer you're gonna want to put…
Are you ready to put aside the pumpkin? Let’s get a move on. It’s cranberry time.
It's soup season. But have you already run through your tried-and-trues? Chicken noodle, beef stew, chili, vegetable, butternut squash are on repeat, right? It's time to reconsider lentil. Look, I'm with you, lentil soup at its worst is brown slop from the 70s. Let me introduce you to lentil soup at its best -- The First…
When you're out to dinner, you have to make the choice between whether you're there to enjoy the food or shoot it. If you're with friends, you might be able to get away with standing up in the middle of the meal to get an overhead shot, but when you're seated communally, not so much.…
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This is not usually a deals blog. But when it comes to cookbooks, the price of a hard copy is sometimes enough to dissuade you from picking it up. For $20+, you might just be looking at…
