Tuesday Night Tuna Picatta Pasta
Weeknight dinners are often the last thing you want to think about after working all day. It's hard to find inspiration when all you want to do is kick back…
July 16, 2013
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One Night in Bangkok: Thai Steak Salad
Salads can become so monotonous in the summer that when you deviate at all from the standard, it's the veggie version of a revelation. We tend to use…
July 4, 2013
Beat the Heat Gazpacho
We live in a great apartment for most of the year. We have a view of the sound, a roof-top garden, and we're centrally located in the heart of West Seattle. We…
July 4, 2013
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
Family Style Pasta with a Zucchini Marinara
The other night I was feeling a bit under the weather and Elliott made me a pasta I couldn't refuse. It was a simple marinara made with zucchini, white wine,…
June 22, 2013
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
Soft-core Albacore with Bok Choy, Portabella and Red Bell Pepper
When you sear albacore or ahi tuna on the grill, it doesn't even resemble the stuff you get in the can. The fleshy, medium-rare middle is like candy with just…
May 20, 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
Guy's Night Gratin Potatoes with Leeks and Gruyere
When you're cooking dinner for a big group of guys, you can't go wrong with meat and potatoes. Marinated flank steak is easy and (somewhat) affordable and…
April 30, 2013
Brown Butter Duet: Panko-Crusted Halibut Over Gnocchi and Banana Blondies
One of our go-to dishes when we're feeling decadent is Panko-Crusted Halibut over Gnocchi in a Brown Butter Sage Sauce. It was originally inspired by a…
April 22, 2013