I picked up 20 pounds of Walla Walla onions last week--an annual perk from our bank. This gift comes every year in July but receiving the postcard inviting me to reserve my bags of onions never fails to feel like a huge windfall. Since the season for this sweeter variety of onions is fleeting ... Read More
Silent Sunday: Seattle
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Tamarind-Marinated Baked Chicken Wings
Chicken wings. I have always loved them but I rarely ever order them at restaurants and even less frequently prepare them at home (this marks the third or fourth time, ever). It's not that I'm afraid the public will think me unrefined for eating them--they are considered finger food, after ... Read More
Crab and Shrimp Dip
One of my favorite appetizers as a child was my mother's crab mousse, one she always turned out expertly onto a plate from one of her copper-lined molds. She used gelatin to set the mousse's shape and its elegant appearance belied the use of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup which was the ... Read More
Silent Sunday: The Country Store (San Gregorio, CA)
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On Facing Fears and Nectarine-Blueberry Jam
Do you know the feeling of being paralyzed with fear? When the taste of it in your mouth is far stronger than the bitterness of accepting defeat before even trying to meet the challenge? As a freshman in college I dropped my English composition class during the first week after learning that ... Read More
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