I wouldn’t call myself a baker, mostly because when I was in culinary school I majored in Culinary Arts (Savory) rather than Baking & Patisserie. While I absolutely love all baked goods and I enjoy making really good well tested recipes, actually testing out my own recipes is a frustrating feat. In savory cooking when…
Grains
Walnut Pumpkin Muesli
Muesli. That weird mix of dried oatmeal you see on the continental breakfast buffet at hotels all over the world. What is it, and how do you eat it? Before I started traveling I had honestly never heard of muesli, and when I first saw it I was confused at why people were not “cooking”…
Plant Pantry : Oatmeal
Recently my brother-in-law and his girlfriend were in town for a short weekend trip to go explore Olympic National Park. Before their arrival we had just returned from vacation in Canada and had zero time to grocery shop before heading off to Washington’s west coast. The morning we left for our trip we had a…
Sweet Potato & Millet Stew
Well, the forecast calls for what seems like a month of low 30’s to mid-40’s with lots of cute images of raindrops and snowflakes here in Washington. Although I am dreaming of seeing those first sprouts and pea shoots in a glimmering beam of early sunshine I am thankful for the present because it makes…
How To : Stove-top Quinoa
I have been in more kitchens than I can count where people were convinced that “there is no food in the house” to make a proper meal. With little in their fridge, I would take a deep dive into their pantry and always find containers of grains and beans and show them that there is plenty…
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. …
Pumpkin & Pear Breakfasts – Two Ways
It’s official. Fall is here, at least it is in Washington. The air is cool, the rain is chilly, the leaves are bright and falling and it’s finally appropriate to have pumpkin spiced things. I know the rest of the world wanted to start the pumpkin craze two months ago, but I have certain standards about the…