Food, cooking, eating
We still have a little Copper River in the freezer and the CSA is cranking out the good produce. This week’s Fish Wednesday menu was salmon with a dijon glaze, mashed potatoes ala Austrian and oven roasted beet greens. Take note – if you happen to singe your beet greens under the broiler, your house …
Early on the morning of the fourth we woke up to a strange noise. It’s been unseasonably warm here in Seattle and we’ve been going to bed with the windows open. Instead of birds waking us at daybreak, however, it was rain. There was a cool breeze coming in the window and it smelled clean. …
We haven’t eaten at neighborhood favorite Coastal Kitchen for a while, so it was nice to have an excuse to wander over for the new(ish) Greek menu. The Greeks, bless them, know a thing or two about seafood and Coastal knows a thing or two about dinner, so it was a fine combination. We had …
The place we used to go to get donuts is now quite the gourmet destination. Boy chefs and staff, some of them covered in tattoos, dish up some of the fanciest and most delicious food I’ve eaten in Seattle in – well – a long time. And Seattle is no shabby town for food, so …
I’m tellin’ ya, you might want to call ahead and make reservations. That’s sushi quality tuna, marinated in tamari and ginger and cooked medium rare, served with wasabi and seaweed, spinach sauteed in sesame oil, browned ginger slices, all on a bed of soba noodles.
It’s Kung Fu tea,†said the proprietress, pouring the second round of hot water over the leaves. “It’s a lot of work.†We were sitting in the Tea House on Maynard in the International District. When the owner spotted me wandering past twice, camera over my shoulder, she came out and gave me a clear …