Small Plates
Blueberry cake tops off the meal
I turned to Janie Hibler's "Dungeness Crabs and Blackberry Cobblers" to come up with a quick dessert that would please the eight people who would gather around my table in […]
Tuscan tomato salad
I made this salad last night to accompany spaghetti with clam sauce. Otherwise known as panzanella, Tuscan tomato salad is great on a hot summer evening when heirloom tomatoes are […]
Blueberry cobbler with peach accent
End of summer and I was short on the blueberries, which were awaiting their fate in the fridge. I was also short on peaches, which were getting riper by the […]
Sockeye from the great Alaska fishing trip
A couple of weeks ago (yes, I've been busy), I said I'd blog about the sockeye that two of my sons caught in Alaska. The dangling fish in the picture […]
Alert: Don’t look at this post if you don’t want to see dead fish
With purpose, I didn't allow the photo at your right to be emphasized as you look at the Small Plates opening page. It's a picture of two of my sons […]
Not done with basil: Bruschetta is up next
Bring on the basil. We've done Insalata Caprese, tried the soup (last post), and now it's time for bruschetta, a glorious tomato, basil, garlic and olive mixture that sits atop bread […]
Ah, summer! Basil in the mix
One thing about hot weather: It gets me thinking about basil and the sweet aromas of summer. It's the season for linguine with tomatoes and basil, pesto, bruschetta, and tomato […]
Tortilla Espanola or Tortilla de Patatas
When my husband and I need a fast meal and there's not much food in the fridge, we often make a Spanish potato omelet, or tortilla Espanola. It's totally different […]
Martini time in Oliver’s
After the dinner last weekend in Seattle, the one for the Epic Teachers project for the archdiocese, I packed up and headed downtown to Oliver's in the Mayflower Park Hotel […]
Two salads for hot days
Last weekend, I was in Seattle cooking dinner for nine. I wasn't in my own kitchen, but with lots of prep and a cooler full of ice, I transported the […]