And the Haiku Contest Winnahs Are...!
Thanks to all who contributed an amazing 481 haiku to the contest. There were so many clever and inventive entries that Nancy and I are gladder than ever» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleShe Sings the Cookbook Electric
This Food for Thought installment is half about on-screen cookbooks and their various apps and half about clams. In dreaming up a headline I started with» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticlePlied (with) Green Tomatoes
I like everything made from tomatoes. I just don't like the tomatoes themselves. Or anything containing identifiable parts of them. Yet when Nancy Leson» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleTo Peel a Whole Head of Garlic, Just Shake it Up, Baby!
This week, Nancy Leson demonstrates Martha Stewart's clever method for peeling a whole head of garlic. Nothing could be simpler. And not only is it easy» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleTom Douglas Did Not Disparage My Mother's Meatloaf
...Even though he should have. When I described her recipe on my old Jazz Kitchen feature, he swallowed hard and forced a smile and an "...interesting."» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWaiting for a Table
So how long would you be willing to stand on line for a table at a popular restaurant? Ten minutes? A half hour? Longer? Not KPLUs Dick Stein, as he tells» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleNancy Leson Threw a Dinner Party and All I Got was This Can of...
OK, I admit it. Im not big on throwing dinner parties. But Nancy Leson sure is, and in this weeks Food for Thought adventure, she tells all about her last» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleKarrin Allyson Brings Sunshine to the KPLU Studios
Every time her tour schedule brings her to Seattles Jazz Alley, Grammy-nominated vocalist Karrin Allyson makes a stop in the KPLU performance studio to» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWhat's the Difference Between Apple Juice and Apple Cider?
Near as I can figure out, the only difference is that fresh cider isnt filtered. Its brown and cloudy instead of brown and clear. Nancy just made some in» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleHow Ms. Leson Likes Her Rollin' Done
Betwen us, Nancy Leson and I probably have a greater number of rolling pins than we have pin numbers. I've got about seven of 'em rattling around in my» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleHow to Make Jaw-Droppingly Good Candy Apples
Nancy Leson isn't all that big on candy, but she is sweet on a new candy cookbook. One recipe the Liddabit Sweets Candy Cookbook offers is for candy apples» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleFarewell, Sunshine; Hello, Comfort Food!
Finally! It's nice and cloudy and cool and rainy. In this Food for Thought Nancy Leson and I talk about some of our favorite cold weather food....» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCool Things to Do with Ziploc Bags
For sheer utility, the Ziploc stands right up there with Velcro and duct tape. The web is full of sites like Weird Things to Do with Ziploc Bags. But I...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleOld Reliables: Keepin' 'Em Coming Back for More
The hoopla over the New Big Thing restaurant is replaced by the excitement over the Next Big Thing. And the next. But some restaurants exist outside the...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleHappy Thanksgivikah!
It hasn't happened since 1888, and isn't scheduled to recur for about 70,000 years. It's this year's Thanksgivikah—when Thanksgiving and Hanukah occur...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleHoliday Recipes from Top Seattle Chefs
Nancy and her colleagues at the Seattle Times must have had a ball testing the 14 holiday recipes they got from Seattle chefs. If Times photographer Ken...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCheap(er) Gift Ideas for Cooks
If you're shopping for a cook, chances are he or she already has at least some of the items pictured above, but maybe not all. This Food for Thought is...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleHow Leson Likes Her Rollin' Done
Between us, Nancy Leson and I probably have a greater number of pins than we have pin numbers. I've got about seven rolling pins rattling around in my» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCookies, Including What Nancy Leson Calls The 'Best Shortbread Evah!'
I never liked Cookie Monster. As long as he was in the world that meant fewer cookies for me. So now here comes Nancy Leson telling wild tales of a...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleGumbo Fight At The Okra Corral
I was shocked — simply shocked! — to read the gumbo recipe Nancy Leson posted recently in the Seattle Times. It's her husband Mac's traditional...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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