For as long as I can remember we've always had crab cioppino on Christmas Eve. It was a...
There's an old cliché that says, "People who like politics and sausage shouldn't...
Shepherd's pie is a comforting meat pie made with layers of lamb (typically leftover from a...
A few weeks ago we drove out to Walla Walla to do a little early spring release wine tasting. At...
Chicken fricassee is a classic chicken stew, typically so thick that it's almost a sauté. This...
I know I've talked to you about polenta before, and specifically an exotic mushroom polenta,...
Gremolata is a traditional accompaniment to Osso Buco, an Italian dish of braised veal shank. It is...
Some people turn their noses up at the mention of oxtail, but this underrated meat is succulently...
The tree outside my window is the most striking array of orange and gold. I love this time of year...
I'm a big Donna Brazile fan. So you can imagine my excitement when I heard she would be the...
Many years ago in a bookstore in Portland, Oregon, we were fortunate to attend a book signing by...
Lest you think we eat only gourmet meals each and every night I thought I'd prove otherwise....
One of my favorite (and easy!) cookie recipes is Russian tea cookies, also known as Russian tea...
These muffins are always a huge hit in our home. They're densely packed with good-for-you...
I don't know what's better in this dish: the fresh tuna or the mango salsa? The fresh-from-...
One of the best ways to feature the season's ripest and most flavorful tomatoes is in a...
In Italy, when the first tomatoes of the season are ripe for plucking, they celebrate summer by...
Not long ago I posted a recipe for a chunky California-style gazpacho. It was such a hit that I...
Polenta is one of my favorite comfort foods. Nothing beats a heaping bowl of this peasant food made...
As a Pacific Northwesterner, pickled watermelon rinds were as foreign to me as fried okra, thus we...
