Scampi's Inferno
Shrimp scampi is technically a very simple dish. The fundamental ingredients are shrimp, garlic, parsley, lemon juice, wine, butter and red pepper flakes.…
April 7, 2013
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Dinner
Let's Hear it for the Rainbow Tour!
Elliott discovered a great park on one of his runs so we took a detour on our way to the Evita Museum. Situated near the Palermo neighborhood, this park is a…
March 28, 2013
Tango in an Elevator
We'd heard a lot about the neighborhood La Boca and decided to brave the crazy taxi ride in rush hour traffic to get there (traffic laws and stoplights are…
March 27, 2013
A (Monday) Night Out With a Local
This is what a photo looks like when your battery dies in the middle of a shot... or maybe Martin is just a figment of our imagination. Last night we connected…
March 26, 2013
Two Little Tourists Went to the Market
After an 11 hour coma to recover from our travel day, we were ready for an adventure. We'd heard about the Sunday market at San Telmo but the scope of it was…
March 25, 2013
Alliteration Chicken (a.k.a. Cheddar & Chutney Stuffed Chicken Breasts)
The idea for this chicken actually came from Rachel Ray’s “Big Orange Book,” a solid collection of totally manageable recipes. This is technically my second…
March 18, 2013
Pasta for Grown-Ups (a.k.a. Pasta Puttanesca)
I first stumbled across a Pasta Puttanesca-like recipe a few years ago when I was trying to put together a meal from the meager supplies I had in my cupboards…
March 3, 2013
Feast of the Southern Wild (Grilled Pork Chops with Apricot-Dijon Relish)
Carinn and I met working in the deli of the West Seattle PCC (that's the Puget Consumers Cooperative for all you foreigners). We actually started on the same…
February 23, 2013
Elliott's Habañero-Slaw Fish Tacos
We took a trip to Maui a couple of years ago and had our minds blown by the fish tacos at Coconut's in Kihei - We had to figure out how to make these on our…
February 17, 2013