We had a writer friend from San Francisco visiting for the weekend, and while we'd made plans to go out for dinner Saturday night—no...

Ripe, round, luscious Northwest cherries. An ear of sweet corn. A melon at the peak of ripeness. Add a little heat from a roasted chile a...

I know it's unfashionable to use the adverb  "literally."  But I have been hungering for spring. Literally. I was seeing th...

You can never have too much crab. There, I've said it. And I challenge anyone to prove me wrong, especially when it comes to our...

I've had a yen, an itch, a yearning lately for Mexican food, the real stuff, not a knock-off I've dreamed up to put in tacos here...

Butchering your own meat can be intimidating, especially if, like me, you're not all that familiar with the traditional cuts and wher...

If you want to have an eye-opening experience at the farmers' market, go with a friend, especially one who's a terrific cook. In ...

From the photo above you probably think I'm going to be raving about the crazy good salmon cakes pictured, how Dave had roasted a who...

I am lucky to have great friends who are great cooks. When we get together, whether for dog walks, coffee or grabbing a table someplace t...

Yet another benefit of writing this blog, as if I didn't already have loads of reasons to keep spouting off, is that it gives me an e...

I can't believe how excited I was for crab season to start this year. After last year's marathon Crustacean Celebration , the cou...

My first exposure to braising was my mother's version of pot roast, a large top round steak simmered in crushed tomatoes in her favorit...

Nobody wants pesticides in their food and, as any parent can tell you, worrying about the cumulative effects of pesticide consumption can ma...

The Northwest is famous for its sweet cherries and, while it's still a little early for Oregon cherries, Yakima's warmer and drier ...

My writer friend Michel and I used to walk together before she got a real job. One day I went over to pick her up for our regular constituti...

OK, I have to admit it right up front: I'm not all up on the latest DJs or what techno-emo-numo is being played in the hot clubs. But wh...