We’re in the midst of Viadoom over here in Seattle – a.k.a. Viapocalypse, a.k.a. Vimageddon, a.k.a. the Seattle Squeeze. There are probably other dreadful names for it, but, basically, one of the major routes through the city, a two-level raised highway called the Viaduct, is […]
This is one of those recipes that is so much more than the sum of its parts. When my dear friend Shireen told me about this standby from her kitchen, I admit to being deeply suspicious. Cabbage? Green cabbage? Sautéed? With eggs? It just didn’t sound like something […]
LUNCH. I shake my fist at lunch, because I am always in a bit of a shambles trying to come up with something healthy and sustaining to eat. Tell me your tricks, because of all the meals, lunch is the one that is most likely […]
I didn’t grow up on congee (a.k.a. jook, porridge, or probably many other things that I am wholly unaware of), but there is almost nothing that I would rather eat on a cold, rainy Seattle March evening. I know, I know. If you grew up […]
Oh EGGS. Where would we be without you? Today: hard boiled eggs. These little fellas are a staple, and my fridge feels more complete when there’s a bowl of them waiting to be eaten. We eat them straight, as a snack; they get halved and nestled […]