I'm just going to say it. I don't really like gravy. My one exception is biscuits and gravy, but definitely no gravy on mashed potatoes, not on turkey, not on…
It's no secret that Seattle is a coffee town, so there's only a little shame in the fact that my coffee of choice actually comes from the Bay Area. If…
Empires have been built on packaged seasoning mixes. There are packets for everything from chili to spaghetti sauce to tacos to meatloaf. I grew up on those packets! Steadily over time, I've learned to make those dishes from scratch, but there's been a hold out, one last packet standing in my pantry -- Lawry's Hot Taco.
Building a better burrito, even a gringo one, starts with the meat and its seasoning. I tried but just could not come up with the right combination of spices to duplicate or surpass the Hot Taco packet (and eliminate all the ingredients I couldn't pronounce). More salt? Was it the chili powder? Is it cocoa that's missing? What about garlic powder? Oregano? I looked it up on copycat recipe sites, I tried the taco mix from Marketspice, a great spice and tea shop in Seattle. No joy. So we just kept on with the packet for our everyday tacos and burritos. Until...
So what, an ear of corn? That's it?
Yep - that's it. Last weekend Tyler Florence tweeted that corn, roasted in the oven at 350 for 25 minutes, is, um, the…
For those of you looking for Jen Andrews' orzo salad, here's my tweet capturing the recipe from the 5/23 episode of TBTL. It was in my twitter feed, so that's…
When I reach for an Indian cookbook, my go-to is Curried Favors: Family Recipes from South India. You might recognize the name from her line of simmer sauces (the coconut…
At long last, we're about to have a 70+ degree weekend. And that means we're grilling for sure.
Having blown through my grilling go-to's (flank steak and lamb burgers) last weekend…
New gadgets are fun. I was leafing through (more like studying) the latest issue of Donna Hay magazine and saw this Zoku Quick Pop Makerthat makes popsicles in less than 10 minutes. It's been out for awhile and reviewed in a bunch of places -- here's theKitchn's take -- but I'd just missed it somehow. Sure, you could just use some Dixie cups and popsicle sticks, but oooh, a new gadget! Ten minutes, not two hours! And yeah, it's $50, but oooh, new gadget!
Last week, a friend of mine posted on Facebook that she had a craving for the cheese rolls that our high school cafeteria sold in the mornings and during passing…
If you're not already sitting in your car on your way to your Memorial Day weekend destination, you're probably making your weekend grill plan. Usually, I'd be thinking burgers, maybe…
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