If you could pick the MVP of the savory breakfast world, eggs would almost always prevail. Omelets, scrambles, frittatas, burritos, sunny side up, over easy, soft boiled, on toast you name it eggs are there. Having such a dominate position on the breakfast menu, it’s a little daunting thinking about what savory breakfast dishes you…
Archives for November 2017
Holiday Gravy
A good gravy can make everything better; mashed potatoes, stuffing, bread, roasted vegetables, spoons…you name it Traditional gravy is made by using the drippings from a roast (whether it be a turkey, cow, sheep, or goose), adding a thickener and some stock. Along with some herbs and spices you are basically taking the flavor of the…
Best Herbed Mashed Potatoes
I still can’t believe it’s November, and that means Thanksgiving is upon us. For lots of people Thanksgiving is a relaxing holiday, you show up, play some football and you get fed all day while the hosts who have been up since 5 am frantically make sure that the food is timed perfectly and prays that…
Roasted Squash Salad with Sage & Cider Dressing
A few years back when I was visiting my parents my mom asked me to help make a light dinner for some friends of hers. It was early November and I remember she had beautiful butternut squash on the counter, so I decided to make a “Harvest Salad” with all the flavors of the season. …
Soba Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Noodles. My favorite food group in the world. Something I could have every day if I really wanted to. Living in Seattle we are blessed to be surrounded by so many Asian markets where you can get any and every kind of noodle you could ever ask for. I frequent the noodle aisle at Uwajimaya one…