Recipe: Kaffir Lime Dipping Sauce
Recipes

Recipe: Kaffir Lime Dipping Sauce

This simple sauce is similar to a vegetarian version of Vietnamese nuoc cham, suitable for serving with spring rolls or or pouring over a rice bowl. I've been wanting to find a good way to get a strong flavor of …

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Miscellany

Supertaster Test

Maybe you have heard about how a certain percentage of the population are so called supertasters? Supposedly they have a lot more taste buds than the rest of us, and therefore can both appreciate some foods more but …

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Miscellany

Video From the Blogger Brunch

Just a quick note - Keren over at Savvy Savorer put up videos of everyone at the last Seattle blogger brunch talking about their dishes. Thanks Keren! While I'm babbling about white beans (did I really say something …

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Recipe: Lemony White Beans With Grilled Onions
Appetizers

Recipe: Lemony White Beans With Grilled Onions

Lemony White Beans With Grilled Onions I made this for a Seattle food blogger brunch put together by the Keren Brown, aka The Savvy Savorer. She told me her husband was making his lachooch (a delicious, slightly …

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Recipe: Farro with Collard Greens and Bacon Salt
Main Courses

Recipe: Farro with Collard Greens and Bacon Salt

Farro with Collard Greens and Bacon Salt Yep, you heard me right. Bacon Salt. It has been all over the blogosphere lately, but I had no idea it was vegetarian until Keren brought some to give away to our last food …

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Better Picture of the Dumplings
Cooking Internship

Better Picture of the Dumplings

I've been promising a better picture of the winter green dumplings, and the review in the Seattle paper finally got me to drag the good camera in and do it. Our sous chef, Lisa, stood the chives up in it to make it …

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