Archive for December, 2008

Heat

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Mark Bittman, in a column about his small kitchen (bigger than mine!) in last Sunday’s Times, brought up something I’ve been thinking about: I’ve developed material for my column and books when cooking on electric stoves (heat is heat, after all), in unfinished basements using hot plates and microwaves, and in borrowed kitchens all over […]

A conversation at dinnertime

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Laurie (to me): In another life, if you didn’t have us around, you might be eating Hot Pockets and playing rock music all day. Iris: That’s what I will do!

Trivia

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Two items of note. First, this site should now be iPhone/iPod Touch friendly. If you have one of these lovely beasts, please let me know if it works. Second, there is now a Hungry Monkey site: hungrymonkeybook.com It’s on the lean side, but more will be coming soon.

My chili is spoiling…for a fight!

Monday, December 15th, 2008

It’s the kind of Seattle winter weather that makes us put on parkas and tire chains in order to entertain scoffing midwesterners. When Iris and I headed out this morning it was 23 degrees. To make myself feel better I checked the weather in Minneapolis, where it was -1. So stew is the meal of […]

My day off

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

I’ve been writing a column for Seattle Magazine called Chef’s Day Off, and unbeknownst to me they’ve been occasionally putting it on their web site. Here are several of them. This column is every bit as fun as it sounds. Enjoy! Renee Erickson, Boat Street Cafe Julie Andres, La Medusa Jason Wilson, Crush