I got this from a November 2001 Bon Appétit Magazine and have made it almost every year for Thanksgiving and Christmas. A complete miracle that I have been able to save this entire magazine through all of my moves!  I…

Malia Karlinsky did a really nice write up on Brian for the calendar. Had to share. http://kirkland.patch.com/articles/trellis-chef-goes-to-the-dogs-in-humane-society-calendar Trellis Chef And Pooch Featured In Benefit Calendar Scheehser and Hijo help get Humane Society effort rolling. Add a comment (1 comment ) Email | Start…

One of my favorite fruits in the whole world, if I had to choose, might just be orange. Having been born in Florida may have some strange influence on this matter. But that said, there is nothing like a fresh…

Thought this worth sharing. And my New Years resolution has kicked in!! ;-) Dec. 31, 2010 USDA Certified Organic’s Dirty Little Secret: Neotame By Barbara H. Peterson Farm Wars Just when we thought that buying “Organic” was safe, we run headlong…

Happy New Year 2011. Yes, a new and daring Year to be sure. And birthday greetings to my blog being one year old. I have to admit, I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would and was more…

I don’t like to get too political here, but when it involves your health and safety I feel compelled. Very compelled. Currently there is a bill being FORCED through congress (yes another 1003 pages…for a bill) called the Americas Great…

For those of you like myself who LU-Uh-Uh-oooove Bleu Cheese and have a very heavy like for Cauliflower, this is a must. At least in my humble opinion. I don’t know why I was craving Cauliflower…yeah ….cauliflower …not a common…

Made a big batch of soup last week and had to make some bread to go with. I was being lazy again and wanted to forgive that bread machine one more time. I found this recipe on The Pastry Pal’s…

    It was right after Thanksgiving and my darling neighbors had cooked a major feast. Major! So I wanted to gift them some home made bread for all of that left over Turkey meat. I didn’t have the pans for…

I have to tell you about a most beautiful cookbook. Lisa Dupar’s latest Cookbook is a masterpiece. A beautifully written,  immaculately organized, story telling novel with some extraordinary recipes to boot! This gorgeous Southern Bell has graced the Pacific Northwest…

  The 2011 Calendars are on their way. Twelve amazing Pacific Northwest Restaurants whose motto is Local Sustainable joined together with Chanteuse Designs to create a beautiful 2011 Calendar. These Chefs were all photographed beside their furry family members for…