Archive for May, 2007

Cheesy bites

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Wherever taco trucks fear (well, can’t afford) to tread, there is a dearth of cheap, good snacks. But a new stand on the main drag at Pike Place Market offers some little treats in the right size at the right price. It’s called The Confectional, and it came from New Zealand, where the owner used to […]

Free pectin

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

For reasons that must remain classified at this time, I had to carry a cup of olive oil downtown. The original bottle was too large and I’d put one of those pour spouts on it, so I figured I’d buy a mason jar. Unfortunately, at QFC, they only sell mason jars eight at a time. Luckily, […]

The vegputer

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

Like the average omnivore, I partake of only a small fraction of the edibles in my ecosystem. (By “ecosystem,” I mean QFC.) In particular, while I eat a lot of vegetables, there are plenty of them that I pass by time and time again, and those that I do make tend to show up in […]