Hungry Cravings

Celery is vastly underappreciated. Sure, it's an ingredient in mirepoix, but how often is it the star of the show, the feature flavor? I...

Have you ever traveled to a distant land and fallen in love? It happened to me once. At first it was just a fling, a frivolous affair, but w...

It's not a pot of gold you'll find but a pot of Minestrone. Minestrone Printable Recipe 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 4 ou...

Last weekend I taught a cooking class at Clark College entitled Soup Series: Chinese Favorites, and the Wonton Soup was a big hit. Students...

Anyone else eat corn on the cob one row of kernels at a time? Anyone? Please don't judge me because I do it that way. I can't tell y...

Springtime at the farmers market means greens. Lush, vibrant greens. Crisp greens, tender greens. Greens of every shade and hue that make yo...

Recently, I received a lovely email from a reader. I’m blushing profusely because she said such nice things. Here’s what Linda, of Hamilton,...

Like just about everyone else, we’ve cut back on eating out. But we still have to get our Chinese food fix somehow. Last night we satisfied ...

Did you have a happy and filling Thanksgiving? I know I did. After two-and-a-half days of frenzied cooking, one over-indulgent, seam-splitti...

Is it wrong to gloat when you’ve managed to find a rare and desirable raw ingredient? Well, as soon as we were back in cell phone range from...

Everybody knows what writer’s block is, but have you ever heard of cook’s block? This debilitating condition is more common than most would ...

Do you ever have one of those days when you don’t feel like making the thing you had planned for dinner? Or you’re just not hungry for it? S...

It sure doesn’t feel like spring’s right around the corner. This morning, there was snow, and this afternoon, a hail storm. This calls for m...

Wild mushrooms get all the glory. Sure, they’re exotic, rare, and colorful, and they look sexy on a menu. But the humble button mushroom des...

There are certain things I miss about living in Texas. I miss the Texas peaches, and I miss the gulf shrimp. I miss the Mexican food and the...

I love the food of the American Southwest, and even if a dish isn’t Southwestern, I can make it taste like it is. Because everything tastes ...

It’s not often that my husband asks me to make something specific for dinner. Most of the time when I ask him what he wants he just shrugs a...

Fall’s here, and the rain has set in. I mourn the passing of tomato season. I’ve already stocked up on Pomì tomatoes. Two cases to get me th...

August has just begun, but, here in the Pacific Northwest, it already seems like fall’s creeping in. It’s been cool and cloudy and a little ...