Small Plates

    Americans usually refer to this dish as “chicken cacciatore” or hunter’s style chicken. But in Italy, the recipe is named “cacciatora” to honor the hunter’s wife, who traditionally cooked it […]

If you've been a regular reader of Small Plates, you know that I've hated eggplant for decades. I turned up my nose when anyone mentioned it. I recalled a time when […]

This post first appeared in Northwest Catholic, the magazine for the Catholic Church in Western Washington. Rachel Bauer of Rachel Bauer Photography, Washougal, took the photo. Besides food shots, she […]

  One big tenderloin; two people; what to do? That was easy. I made Nancie McDermott's shaking beef from her book "Quick and Easy Vietnamese." Two of my sons have this book. They […]

I'm just back from a trip to San Francisco where my friend Kathleen and I had some glorious meals: Italian at Jackson Fillmore Trattoria in Pacific Heights; crab cocktail at Tadich Grill; and […]

Last week, the Intrepid One, No. 1 son and I ate dinner at Bastille in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. The food, service and bistro were oh so divine. Ingredients at Bastille […]

My former Columbian colleague Don Chandler passed along this cooking adventure after the Fourth of July. It made me laugh, made me think and made me appreciate his tenacity. I expect […]

Here's a recipe for dog treats. They are named after my rescued chocolate Labrador, Abby, and inspired by St. Dominic. As a dog lover, I was caught up in how a hound […]

I bought Columbia River Chinook salmon last weekend when two of my sons were home. We grilled it, and of course our iconic Northwest fish was perfect for their visit. I […]

Someone at "Bon Appetit" likes Washington state. In the March issue, the magazine featured Washington oysters, calling Seattle "the greatest of oyster cities." In my March 26 post, I wrote about […]