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Learning About Japanese Food Dishes

posted August 14, 2010 in Recipes for the Family

Japanese food dishes are based on combining their staple foods typically rice or noodles, with a soup and okazu,  dishes made from fish, meat, vegetable, tofu and the like — to add flavor to the staple food. These are typically f (read full article)

David Lake, legendary Washington winemaker and vegetarian matchmaker?

posted August 13, 2010 in Wine and Beer of Washington State

Perhaps the soul mate to my grilled eggplant sandwich. Earlier this summer, Bean invited a lucky few over to her front yard to participate in a blind tasting featuring Washington Rieslings and Syrahs she had received as samples. This was one of our (read full article)

08.08.10: dinner (tomatoes, prawns, rocket and pasta–oh my!)

posted August 10, 2010 in The Manhattan Food Project

Grilled Prawns with Rocket and Campari Tomatoes When I mentioned our then-upcoming trip to England to colleagues and the like, the general consensus from them was along the lines of “well, England’s great but the food was pretty disappoin (read full article)

Grilling Season

posted August 10, 2010 in Winelady Cooks

Since we're in the midst of grilling everything from appetizers to desserts I like to try new flavors on the not not so new foods we grill. These flavors sometimes don't always pair up with the usual wines we drink. I haven't had much down time (lif (read full article)

BBQ Across the US

Summer is a great time for barbecues, but you could get me to eat BBQ pretty much any time of year. When I travel I love to try different foods (I'll take any excuse to eat!) and BBQ is one thing in particular I love to try because it's so different (read full article)

say cheese

posted July 26, 2010 in cooking4carniovres

I love cheese. Melted cheese is even better in my book. This means the carnivore and I often indulge in cheesy dishes - everything from quesadillas to lasagna. And, I have been known to convince the carnivore to make me a grilled cheese every now and (read full article)

Rant (Artscape)

Artscape is an enjoyable outdoor art festival that I have been going to for years. This year I looked at the food selection a little more closely, and saw nothing that appealed to my senses. The highlight of the food selection was a fresh squeezed le (read full article)

The Bachelor Brigade Does Chicken (and More)

posted July 18, 2010 in The Chile Underground

After a long week sweating over a hot research project, I was ready to kill and grill something. Deric and Kai had spent the day moving dead trees and burning them, so they had mostly gotten their Real Man requirements done. Especially the burning s (read full article)

What We're Sipping ~ 6 Wines for HOT Weather

posted July 16, 2010 in Essentially Entertaining

We discovered a few new items to wet your whistle - even share with guests! - this weekend.  As always, we rely on and are indebted to the sage counsel and advice of the ever-present-online wine.com.  We are also thrilled with our adv (read full article)

Grilled Chicken with Chopped Greek Salad

posted July 14, 2010 in Bo's Bowl

Maybe it's because I binged on homemade ice cream or maybe it's just because it is so hot outside, but tonight I just wanted something light and healthy for dinner.  So for dinner I cooked one of my favorite summer time meals.  Grille (read full article)

Latino Fest! In Which I Am Amazed by Many Indefatigable Performers, Eat My Weight in Cheese, and Realize, Once and for All, That My Stomach Really is a Bottomless Pit

posted July 13, 2010 in Tasty Trix

Poppa Trix and I have wanted to go to  Latino Fest and chow down on all the goodies for years, but something annoying or necessary always comes up and prevents us. This year, despite the punishing heat and humidity, we were determined to make (read full article)

Monday Mildies: Braised Pork Chops

posted July 12, 2010 in The Chile Underground

Grilling isn’t the only way to prepare tasty pork chops. It may be the oldest, and I would argue grilling gives the best flavor. However, sometimes you don’t have a grill handy. Or it’s busted. (Send immediately for help, of course (read full article)

Grilled Goodies Redux: Orange-Ginger Pork Chops

posted July 12, 2010 in The Chile Underground

Deric is learning how to cook. He’s one of the latest additions to the Clan, as he was adopted a couple years back. He’s spending the summer at the Ranch, working and learning. He wants to know everything about cooking! Unfortunately, he (read full article)

Pulled Pork “Pibil”

posted July 09, 2010 in Memorie di Angelina

We hosted a block party on the 5th of July and I was casting around for inspiration when I hit upon a great post on barbecue by my fellow blogger Drick of Drick's Rambling Cafe. Drick is from Alabama, where they know a thing or two about real barbecu (read full article)

Have You Ever Used A Ceramic Knife?

posted July 07, 2010 in Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker

I am frugal.  Some of the people that know me might also call me thrifty, prudent, or pennywise while others might call me cheap or a downright skinflint!  Over the years, I have discovered that there are different ways to save money. Somet (read full article)

Happy Independence Day

posted July 05, 2010 in Two to Lose Twenty

Today is the Fourth of July, so of course we had a barbecue. Our new outdoor kitchen is finished. We decided to use today as an excuse to get some people over and try out our new grills. I thought we'd try an ambitious menu, drawn from a new cook (read full article)

An Italian Cookout

posted July 03, 2010 in Memorie di Angelina

For many Italians, Summer means outdoor grilling, just as it does for much of the rest of the world. One of my grilling favorites is the grigliata mista, mixed grilled meats. The choice of meats is up to the cook, but it usually includes lamb, pork, (read full article)

Red, White, and Blue Eating on July 4th

We’re just a few days away from July 4th and that means it’s time to get the barbecue prepped and your fridge stocked with delicious eats for the holiday weekend! Before you go filling your grocery cart with traditional barbecue fare like (read full article)

Grilled Watermelon and Seafood Skewers

posted June 29, 2010 in The Skinny Fight

It's Tuesday and that means another watermelon recipe to add to the New Month New Food series. Did you try the Watermelon Soufflés or Watermelon Agua Fresca recipes featured early in the month? Cookouts are difficult for those of us that avoid mea (read full article)

Value Wine Quest - Pinot Noir for Entertaining

posted June 28, 2010 in Essentially Entertaining

For sipping and sharing with guests, we like Pinot Noir - but often DON'T like the price. We've also stumbled across more than a few bottles that have a great price, but we might as well have been drinking water (expensive water at that!).  A (read full article)

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