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Summer Fest: Cukes and Zukes

We’re entering midsummer, the season that delights the gardener’s heart and tries the soul of the cook. It may be a joy to harvest your garden bounty or load up at the farmers' market, but what do you do once you’ve reached the kitchen? A summer vegetable ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

Stalking Wonder: Garden Update

This post isn’t really for you. It’s really for my mom, but you can read it too. My mom left, you see. She goes north every summer, to the island, and she left the garden behind. It was harder than she expected. She’s been out there ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

The Best Hostess Gift Ever

Some friends of mine came to visit recently and brought with them what I believe to be the best hostess gift ever—at least it’s the best one I have ever received. It’s been making me smile ever since, and I thought I should share it ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

Grab Them, Before They Slip Away

“Don’t get any artichokes or lettuce,” my friend Knox told me on the phone. “I’ve got lots in the garden.” Knox and I were planning to make dinner. I wasn’t sure what we were making yet, but there would apparently be lettuce ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

Beat the Heat

After weeks—nay, months—of complaining that it’s cold and we never got a spring, summer has come to Seattle. I hate to go from saying it’s too cold to saying it’s too hot, but it is for me. I was raised in a San Francisco summer fogbank—which ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

A Letter to my Twenty-something Self

Cassie Boorn is a twenty-two year old with a bright idea. Realizing how confusing the twenties can be, she reached out to women she knew who had managed to navigate that phase of their life and asked them to write a letter back ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

Asian Radish Slaw

Growing up in California, I didn’t think much of radishes. They were those red things occasionally sliced on salads. I didn't dislike them, nor did I like them—they were just always there. Then I moved to a four-season climate, ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

The Strawberry Wall

I'm beginning to understand that there are two sides to every garden: the good points, and the things you wish you could change. At the treehouse I have not enough sunlight, but the soil retains moisture and doesn't dry out. My community garden plot was flat, ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

Eating Seattle: Nettletown

A friend of mine came to Seattle last week and didn’t have the greatest visit. In addition to being hit by a car, she had some disappointing food at one of those marquee places you hear about. I figured the least I could do was ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

Plant Your Apple Tree (or Raspberry Bush)

When I came to Seattle, three years ago, I brought two small raspberry bushes with me. It was a silly thing, as I only planned to stay a few months, but the house would remain in the family after I was ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

Stalking Wonder: Spring

Oh spring, spring, you've been a tricky thing this year. Here one day with sun, gone the next, leaving us to rain and puddles and cold. I grew up in a place where spring weather starts in February and is over by the end of April. But Seattle ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

Inspiration: Beet Arugula Farro Salad

Recipe inspiration comes from everywhere. The other night I was at a book event put on by the wonderful Kim Ricketts. If you live in Seattle, you likely know Kim—or know of her. Her author series bring writers to town and arranges creative and interactive ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

Flashmob Picnic

Did you know that June 18th, this Friday, is International Picnic Day? I didn’t. I had no idea there was such a thing as an International Picnic Day, until I received an email asking to quote something I had written about picnics, ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

A Pep Talk for Wilted Salad Makers

I stole the title for this post from Mollie Katzen’s cookbook, The Enchanted Broccoli Forest, it's just too brilliant not to pay homage. Even though the book was published in 1982, people are still running ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

Stalking Wonder: On Tomales Bay

One May day, three years ago, my friend Krista and I went out to West Marin. The plan was to go kayaking on Tomales Bay, a long and narrow finger of water that reaches in from the Pacific pointing towards the town of Point ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

What to Eat in June

These days I’m working my way through a homemade noodle obsession (almost done, I promise) and eating salads out of the garden, but June is a delicious month for many reasons. The seasons are shifting—even here in ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

Salads from the Garden

I suppose the good thing about all the rain we've been getting around here lately is that the greens in the garden are pretty happy. Suddenly the salad garden has started pumping out lettuces at an impressive rate. It's really a wonderful thing.Every few days, when I'm ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

Homemade Udon Noodles

Have you ever wanted to walk on your dinner? It’s an odd question—but walking on your dinner is the way to make homemade udon, those thick Japanese wheat noodles. Lara’s made them, Matthew has ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

Wonton Cravings

Some days my dinner ideas come from the contents of my fridge, some days they come from cravings or nostalgia, and sometimes they come from a photo I can’t get out of my mind. The photo in question was ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

Morel Mushroom Hunting, and A Life Lesson

One of the loveliest things about being in Seattle has been getting to know another community of passionate food people—those who live for and love flavor in their lives. One of the Seattle people who fits this description most perfectly is Jon Rowley. ... more
By teaandcookies a few months ago

Top 10 Tapped Recipes

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Summer Fruit Trifle and a very berry tea cosy
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Fresh Summer Produce Makes a Cocktail Swing: Part III: Watermelon and The Gin Stevie Cocktail
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Crispy Smashed Fingerling Potatoes with Olive Oil and Sea Salt for my Cuisine du Terroir Challenge
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Chili Garlic Broccoli
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Owl Cupcakes
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Spiced Tomato Gratin
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Zucchini Meatballs
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Chocolate & Hazelnut Meringue Cake
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Eliza Acton's redcurrant jelly
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Eliza Acton's redcurrant jelly

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