Archive for the ‘Food’ Category

Growing Washington CSA – Week 16

Thursday, October 4th, 2012

Week 16! Pluot-Dapple Dandy Plums-Angelina Peaches Blackberries Apples-Honeycrisp Apples-Honeycrisp Tomatoes-Sungold Substitute: Tomatoes-Cherry Tomatoes-Sungold Substitute: Tomatoes-Cherry Squash-Romanesco Also, random tomatillos. I hope someone else isn't missing theirs!

A Happy Birthday to Me!

Sunday, September 30th, 2012

Yesterday was my birthday, and I had a very nice day! We started out with the Northwest Chocolate Festival, where we sampled lots of great local chocolates and watched a demonstration on stone grinding. Very fun. :-) After that, we walked from the convention center down to Pier ...

Vanilla Cupcakes

Friday, September 28th, 2012

These are a quick doctored cake mix recipe that turns out very well and is just perfect for weeknight baking. I frosted some of these with chocolate frosting and left others un-frosted. I'm bringing these into work today - a nice birthday treat for myself and my coworker, ...

Chicken, Zucchini, and Mushrooms in a White Wine Sauce

Thursday, September 27th, 2012

This is a take on my chicken skillets, which turned out particularly well, so I'm documenting what I did in hopes of being able to repeat it. ;-) I seasoned the chicken with my favorite Santa Maria seasoning and browned it up on both sides in some ...

Growing Washington CSA – Week 15

Thursday, September 27th, 2012

Week 15! Apples - Tsugaru Pluot-Dapple Dandy Peaches Blackberries Winter Squash-Bush Delicata Tomatoes-Farmer Squash-Romanesco Potatoes-Red Beets-Red Ace

Product Review: Kinder’s Pale Ale Applewood Smoked Brats

Monday, September 24th, 2012

We found these awesome Kinder's Pale Ale Applewood Smoked Brats at Costco. They're some of the best bratwurst we've had! Very worth the buy. :-)

Skabetti Sauce

Friday, September 21st, 2012

I've blogged this recipe before, but this is a slightly tweaked version, with ground turkey and a smaller batch. It's just about as good, and a delicious not-quite-fall meal. :-) Here's what I said about it before: This hearty recipe is handed down to me from my mother ...

Growing Washington CSA – Week 14

Thursday, September 20th, 2012

Week 14! Apples - Zestar Raspberries-Fall Pluot-Dapple Dandy Plums-Angelina Peaches Tomatoes-Big Beef Squash-Romanesco Squash-Romanesco Sweet Corn

Growing Washington CSA – Week 13

Thursday, September 13th, 2012

Week 13! Thyme Pluot-Dapple Dandy Plums-Angelina Peaches Apples-Gala Tomatoes-Big Beef Squash-Romanesco Potatoes-Gold Beets-Red Ace

Growing Washington CSA – Week 12

Thursday, September 6th, 2012

Week 12! Plums-Angelina Peaches Apples-Gala Tomatoes-Big Beef Squash-Romanesco Substitute: Squash-Raven Squash-Romanesco Substitute: Squash-Raven Peas-Snow Peas Substitute: Green Beans Cucumbers-Slicing Substitute: Cucumbers-Asian Beets-Red Ace