Don't Burn Down the Rental: Mimi's Pepper Steak with Garlic Scapes and Rice
As a child, one of my favorite dishes was a pepper steak my mom used to make. Unlike the recipes that use a mixture of stewed bell peppers and tomatoes, this…
June 25, 2013
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Meat
Greekgasm: Lamb Sliders on Pita with an Apricot-Onion Relish
This last Sunday we had the rare treat to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner together. It felt like a vacation - especially with the weather jumping to the 70s -…
June 5, 2013
Weather Getting You Down? Don't Get Mad, Get Stewed: Rib Eye Stew with Butternut Squash
Whenever the sun is on strike, as it so often seems to be in this part of the country, the best way to warm up is to take a hot yoga class or make a big pot of…
May 31, 2013
Poor Man's Paella with Chicken, Chorizo and Shrimp
Technically this dish is more "middle class" thanks to the saffron, one of the most expensive spices in the world by weight. The cheapest jar we found was just…
May 16, 2013
This Ain't Our First Fiesta - Slow Cooked Carnitas with Ancho Chile Sauce
There is no better way to honor Cinco de Mayo than to slow cook a pork roast in the crock pot for 12 hours. You simply rub the roast with spices, dump in some…
May 8, 2013
Morning in the Mediterranean: A Turkish Inspired Breakfast
Many years ago I visited Turkey and found that each hotel I stayed at served a variation on a deconstructed Greek salad. Sometimes there were hard boiled eggs…
April 27, 2013
April Flurries Bring Green Curries
Mid April in Seattle is usually mild (in rainy terms), but this year some parts of town got hail and snow. What better way to warm up from this freakishly cold…
April 15, 2013
Sick of Meat? Don't Be Radicchio!
It's been almost two weeks since our trip to Argentina and we've been experiencing some serious meat withdrawals. Or perhaps our desire comes from watching…
April 12, 2013
Bolitas, Milanesas, y Libres...Oh My!
For the entire trip so far we've been on the hunt for a bead shop for Carinn’s jewelry, with low expectations of finding one. Imagine our surprise when we…
March 29, 2013
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
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