Recipe: Fragrant salmon cakes with avocado basil sauce
If you live in Seattle, it’s nearly required by state law to eat wild salmon during the summer. Lately, I’ve been grilling more than we need in order to use the leftovers for these fragrant salmon...
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Recipe: Salade Niçoise
I first encountered Salade Niçoise in a most embarrassing way — by reading about it in a cheap romance novel. The scene was typically evocative of a dime store read. A beautiful protagonist perched...
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How to Be a Healthier Cook
Videos, Recipes and Other Tips for a Healthy 2020 Like many people, my new year’s resolution includes taking a hard look at my diet and losing at least 10 pounds. I cook regularly, but in the past...
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Recipe: White beans and Dark Greens Stew
It’s not as if I’m totally rejecting French cuisine. But I have done something in the past three weeks that will likely irk my French chefs. I’ve shifted my diet to about 85% vegetarian and I’ve...
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Recipe: Easy Thai Curry
Thai curry sounds exotic and complicated, but in truth it’s a quick meal for which you can keep the bulk of ingredients in your pantry or freezer, plus it’s a great option for using up leftovers. If...
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Roast Turkey Breast with No-Fuss Gravy
With so many people opting for smaller holiday meals this year, I wanted to share my foolproof method of roasting a turkey breast. I rarely roast a whole turkey. I usually break my turkeys down and...
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Recipe: Easy, Versatile Lentil Soup
I fell in love with lentil soup out of a sense of obligation. On a cold winter day on an early trip to Paris, I stepped inside a small bistro to get out of a frigid winter mist. Why ever did I book a...
View ArticleHow to Make Vinaigrette [video lesson]
Do you have so many bottles of vinaigrette in your fridge that when you open the door it sounds like wind chimes? How to make vinaigrette is one of the first things that any home cook should master...
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Easy Planked Salmon (or any other fish)
In summer months (also known as salmon season here in Seattle), I make this planked salmon about once a week. Before I moved to Seattle in the 1990s, I’d never heard of cooking on a plank, and...
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Recipe: Easy Tuna Ceviche
This is an easy tuna ceviche recipe that can also work with salmon. Ceviche is a classic of South American cuisine that is “cooked” in lemon and lime juice – decidedly non-French, but terrific and...
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