We Tried the New Trader Joe’s Miso Ramen Cup

Stroll by Trader Joe's new product section and you'll see two new instant noodle options: chicken ramen soup and the one we're trying today, Trader Joe's Miso Ramen ($1.99 for a 1.5 oz cup). The ingredient list is surprising clean, wheat noodles, dried miso, yeast extract, potato starch, seaweed, etc. It contains soy and wheat,…

ByMichelleAugust 14, 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…

ByMichelleJuly 24, 20180Comments

Restaurants

Cafe Flora Team Brings Vegetarian Fare to Sea-Tac Airport

Floret by Cafe Flora Spotlights Northwest Purveyors With Dine-in and Grab-and-Go Offerings Answering the call of travelers looking for vegetarian and vegan options in their airport food choices, Floret by Cafe Flora is now open at Sea-Tac airport. Located next to the new Delta lounge between the A and B terminals, Floret offers both dine-in and…

ByMichelleMarch 23, 20180Comments

Recipes Salads

CELERY SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE WALNUTS AND DATES

We've reached that point in the winter where I'm just about to my limit with kale salads. I had to go in a completely different direction, but still wanted a distinct crunch. The answer was obvious and not-so-obvious at the same time: celery. I've made a celery salad before with honeycrisp apple, and while delicious,…

ByMichelleJanuary 6, 20180Comments

Appetizers Recipes

Delicata Squash and Kale Crostini is What You Wanna Eat Now

This balsamic delicata squash and kale mixture is what to eat now. Are you ready for kale? It's been a gorgeous long summer of tomatoes and cucumbers and peppers and whatever else, but now I feel it. The chill is in the air, the flannel shirts are out of their long sleep, it's time. It…

ByMichelleOctober 9, 20170Comments

Recipes Salads

Louisa Shafia’s Rhubarb, Radish and Strawberry Salad

Do you have any idea how sour raw rhubarb is? Until I found this Strawberry, Rhubarb and Radish salad in Louisa Shafia's New Persian Kitchen cookbook, I'd never thought to eat it raw. Thinly shaved it adds an acidic tang, but be forewarned, it's astringency can give you that dry tongue feeling, which some chalk up to…

ByMichelleApril 19, 20170Comments

Recipes Side Dishes

Roasted Asparagus and Sugar Snap Peas with Mint

Roasted asparagus is my go-to preparation the moment those green stalks hit the supermarket. Year-after-year, it's the first thing I do, even if you can wrap them in proscuitto, put them in quiche, or even make asparagus tamales. It's easiest to just snap off the bottoms, toss them in olive oil, salt and pepper, and crank…

ByMichelleApril 4, 20170Comments

Recipes Side Dishes

Chorizo-Spiced Roasted Cauliflower – But It’s Vegetarian

The spice profile in Mexican chorizo makes it a love-it or hate-it proposition. While I love the the zing of vinegar with chiles, paprika, cinnamon and cumin, my husband would just as soon not. You can mix the chile paste mixture into ground pork or turkey, and as I discovered last week, you can (and you…

ByMichelleFebruary 2, 20170Comments

Main Course Recipes

Spicy Dhal with Tomatoes and Swiss Chard

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…

ByMichelleDecember 1, 20160Comments

Recipes Salads Side Dishes

I Don’t Even Like Radishes Salad

My husband doesn't eat mayonnaise. He's lucky. Mac salad holds zero --no, less than zero--interest for him. But I'm not going without. When it comes to summer barbecues, I usually end up making a couple of salads. Mac salad for me, and something else for him. After seeing a couple of Instagram friends post pix of…

ByMichelleMay 31, 20160Comments

We Tried the New Trader Joe’s Miso Ramen Cup

We Tried the New Costco Acai Bowl and Al Pastor Salad

Cafe Flora Team Brings Vegetarian Fare to Sea-Tac Airport

CELERY SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE WALNUTS AND DATES

Delicata Squash and Kale Crostini is What You Wanna Eat Now

Louisa Shafia’s Rhubarb, Radish and Strawberry Salad

Roasted Asparagus and Sugar Snap Peas with Mint

Chorizo-Spiced Roasted Cauliflower – But It’s Vegetarian

Spicy Dhal with Tomatoes and Swiss Chard

I Don’t Even Like Radishes Salad

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