Home Made
Grilled Chicken with Berry Mojito Sauce
Still looking for something to do with all those beautiful Northwest berries? This Berry Mojito sauce is what’s up next. Zesty with lime, zingy with mint, it’s just like the classic cocktail. And yes, there’s a bit of rum in there, too. The summery sauce is a breeze to make, and it might just […]
August 13, 2018 8:46 am
Spicy Steak Salad Wraps
If your grill is in the shade, you’re in luck, because the heat’s back on. If it’s not in the shade, brave the sun, and fill that grill. This may be the last time you want to face it this week. These spicy steak wraps are zesty, chipotle seasoned delicousness. The easy […]
August 6, 2018 8:52 am
Caprese Salad With Melon
Big, juicy sun-ripened tomatoes are everywhere – the grocery store, the farmer’s market, and mostly on my counter. Something about them makes you live in the moment. Their vibrant, fiery color urges you to seize the day and make the most of what you have before summer drifts away. Our garden is churning them […]
July 30, 2018 8:37 am
Honeydew-Cucumber Slushy
Hope you enjoyed that last cool breeze, because the heat is on again. Looking for a way to cool off? This Honeydew-Cucumber Slushy is an easy, healthy way to stay chilled and refreshed. Cucumbers are high in B vitamins, keeping you both cool and calm – blissfully zen, no matter how hot it […]
July 22, 2018 6:42 pm
Fresh Blueberry Pie
It’s berry season! Keeping up with our blueberry bushes has become a full-time job, and it’s keeping me plenty busy. The berries are prolific, their branches drooping with plump little orbs, expectantly waiting for someone to tend to them. I am quick to press a bowl into the hands of anyone who will help, […]
July 16, 2018 8:37 am
California Grilled Chicken
Grilled chicken is a good call any time you need a quick answer for dinner. Here’s a fast, easy way to make that chicken you’re grilling into something new, different, and really, really good. California Grilled Chicken takes that caprese salad combo tomato-basil-mozzarella and makes it the main event. Chicken breasts are lightly seasoned […]
July 8, 2018 10:16 am
Grilled Corn
A recent episode of Man Fire Food featured an impressive Uruguayan grill. It was neat, efficient, and had a massive grilling surface: the barbecue of your dreams. While they were busy cooking a whole flock of spatchcocked chickens, they filled the grates with a field of corn, husks still attached and neatly tied. […]
July 2, 2018 8:32 am
Crab Pasta Salad
It’s just not a barbecue without pasta salad, and in the history of all pasta salads I have ever known, one stands supreme. Packed with umami before anyone even knew what that was, it still looms large in my memories of every summer long, long ago, way, way back when, in the seventies. We […]
June 25, 2018 8:34 am
Banana Split Kebabs
Say goodbye to those school books and celebrate the first days of summer… Dads, Grads, and everyone else will love these easy Banana Split Kebabs. Fun to eat and a breeze to make, add these to the menu for your next get together. If you don’t want to serve these frozen, make […]
June 15, 2018 11:26 pm
Broccoli Salad With Peanut Dressing
Ahhh…. grilling season. With the warmer weather, more of the cooking and eating moves outdoors and who doesn’t love that? It’s not hard to think of something that sounds good. A steak? Some chicken? But what do you put with it? I made this salad for a side dish and loved it. The creamy […]
June 9, 2018 10:56 pm