I may be coming late to this party but I am singing the praises of Red Velvet Apricots! When you have a soggy Seattle spring, you can get tired of winter citrus. Farmers announced today that local berry season has been delayed another two weeks and I was CRAVING fresh fruit. I had tried a few [...]

The 3rd Annual Seattle Food and Wine Experience offers a “world wide tasting education” on February 27, 2011 from 1-5pm at the Seattle Exhibition Center . The Seattle Food and Wine Experience strives to offer an afternoon of taste sensations that educate and tantalize.  Representing the unique culinary desires of Seattle that celebrates the local and international influences, Seattle [...]

Sometimes being a geek has its benefits.  While helping a friend at Wine World Warehouse with a computer, I was offered a  sip of  Domaine des Tours Vin du Pays Vaucluse 2007 . I am not a wine expert but a student of wine. I have a lot to learn about French wines and this one intrigued me. [...]

Good friend Vivian declared the summer of 2010 to be the summer of the smoked tomato.  So, I took every opportunity this summer to hickory smoke delicious fresh tomatoes. Smoked tomatoes were so popular that Nancy requested smoked tomatoes for her  October birthday.  My patio tomatoes made it October but a frost, just a week before [...]

What do you do when you want red wine for dinner but you don’t want red meat? Bridge ingredients can help you match food and wine. Nancy, at Devine Table , gives her recipe for roasted chicken with truffled butter paired with Cab Franc. When it came time for her birthday dinner, she wanted a Malbec. Knowing her meat preferences, [...]

Something witty here about the name and this dessert blah blah Ingredients 1 small package instant vanilla pudding 1 c. whipping cream 1 c. half and half 1 high quality chocolate candy bar 2 c perfectly ripe berries 1/2 c rum 1/2 c brandy 1/4 c anisette 1 pound cake How to: Finely mince the chocolate candy bar,  You should have a s scant 1/4 c of  minced chocolate. [...]

Wine and cheese are a classic pairing, but Seattle and cheese aren’t as well known of a couple. That is changing with the arrival of the American Cheese Society’s Cheese-a-topia . When the American Cheese Society first announced that this year’s festival would be in Seattle, more than a couple of people were trying to figure out the [...]

Yum Woon Sen is one of my favorite summer salads, especially when the weather is hot and sticky. It was one of my go-to dishes when we were traveling in Thailand. The lime and lemongrass flavors are so refreshing in this salad that I knew that I wanted to start serving this at home. The salad [...]