All Trains Lead to Rome
Molti planes, trains, and automobiles later, we at last arrived at our final stop on our Italian tour, the grand city of Rome. It was Elliott's first visit and…
October 18, 2015
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dinner
When The Amalfi Coast Gives You Lemons, Make Limoncello!
Thanks to Rick Steves and Elliott's Grandfather, we'd long heard about the wonders of the Amalfi Coast. Though we were pretty sure we wouldn't be able to…
October 15, 2015
Indian Food Naan the Less: Homemade Butter Chicken and Cast-Iron Naan
The middle of winter is here and so is our appetite for hot, spicy meals. Our go-to neighborhood Indian restaurant closed its doors recently, so we decided to…
January 29, 2015
Pasta Fazool (a.k.a Pasta and Bean Soup)
In high school, my mother's boyfriend Mario would often make this wonderful dish called Pasta Fazool. This funny sounding soup was delicious and I could eat it…
January 6, 2015
Sassy Holiday Dressing with Pine Nuts and Pomegranate
This year for Thanksgiving we got two assignments: to bring back last year's sinful root vegetable gratin and a dressing. Since we can't ever seem to take the…
November 23, 2014
Naked Picatta with Zucchini Goat-Boats
This meal is a good example of something that I thought could never get better with the current changes to my diet. Boy, was I wrong. By swapping out the flour…
April 9, 2014
Homemade Falafel with Tahini and Tzatziki
Every so often we get burned out on our standard rotation of pasta, salmon, chicken, and salads and get inspired to look for something new. Carinn was in the…
March 9, 2014
Cheesy Rotini with Roasted Tomatoes, Bacon, and Dinosaur Kale
Ingredients: 1 lb. rotini pasta 4-5 slices bacon 1 yellow onion, sliced 1 red pepper, sliced 5 roma tomatoes, quartered 2-3 cloves garlic, minced 4-5 leaves…
March 6, 2014
Mario's Polenta con Funghi
Ever since high school, I've dreamed about the mushroom and polenta dish my mom's Italian boyfriend, Mario, used to make. It was unlike anything I'd tried…
January 8, 2014
Old Friends, a New Year and an Extravagant Thai Feast
Going on five years now, Elliott's friends have been getting together each New Year's to cook an extravagant dinner (usually followed by an adventure to the…
January 1, 2014
Lazy Day Cassoulet with Slow Roasted Pork
This last Saturday we got a rare treat of having absolutely nothing to do. No school for Elliott, no craft fairs for Carinn, and no errands to run for the…
December 22, 2013
Cold Snap Lasagna with Sausage, Sage, and Squash
Seattle got off pretty easy this last week. Even though our temperatures dropped to the mid-teens three nights straight, we didn't see a flake of snow. It…
December 11, 2013