If you’re looking for an easy baked chicken recipe, this is it. Fall means a few things to me: colorful leaves, cozy sweaters, Halloween, and apples…a lot of apples. I typically go apple picking with my family every year. If…
Easy Oven Risotto Recipe with Nasturtium Pesto & Corn
Easy Oven Risotto Recipe with Nasturtium Pesto & Corn I discovered an easy oven risotto recipe via Bon Appetit magazine a while back and it changed my life. I had no idea you could make risotto in the oven. And…
White Pizza Recipe with Prosciutto, Melon, & Arugula
As summer winds down, our CSA starts delivering produce that typically pops up during the summer-to-fall transition. We’ve been drowning in our fruit CSA, unable to keep up with the delivery. So I’ve given up on trying to eat it…
A Local’s Guide to Planning a Seattle Brewery Tour of Ballard (With a Map!)
If you’re looking to go on a Seattle brewery tour, the Ballard neighborhood is the place to do it. I remember the sudden appearance of all the Ballard breweries: I was living with my sister at the time, and we’d…
Best Things to Do in Spokane, WA, According to Locals
I’ve had the pleasure to explore the best things to do in Spokane, WA like a local. How you might ask? I once took over the Visit Spokane’s Instagram account and had the locals tell me the best things to…
Roast Chicken with Pea Puree & Olive Chimichurri Sauce
I actually made this recipe a year ago, but with lamb rather than roast chicken. At the time, I encrusted the lamb with olives, capers, anchovies, and panko. You can see that this recipe, one year later, turned out quite…
Easy Pea Shoots Salad Recipe With Honeycomb & Chive Cheese
I found myself really inspired to make a pea shoots salad recipe after a trip with my dad to the Ballard Farmers Market. There were so many ingredients that just screamed spring: pea shoots, mixed greens, radishes, chives…the explosion of…
The Ultimate List of Dishes You Must Eat in Seattle
I’ve lived here for almost 15 years, which means I know which dishes you must eat in Seattle. There’s a lot of really great eats here, but there’s a few dishes that are above the rest. For example, you know…
Roundup of the Best Poke In Seattle
I take the claim “best poke in Seattle” very seriously. I like to think I can answer this because I usually eat poke once a week, since it’s one of the best “I-need-something-quick-but-don’t-want-to-cook-or-feel-gross” dishes. Every weekend when my boyfriend and…
Creole Shrimp & Steak Fajita Recipe
I’m a big fan of comfort food, but sometimes it’s difficult to build the complex flavors associated with these dishes in a short amount of time. Take the fajita, for example. I absolutely love the flavor of the charred meats…
How to Spend 24 Hours in Downtown Seattle Like a Local
If you only have one day to explore Seattle, I highly recommend you spend those 24 hours in downtown Seattle. When I moved to Seattle more than 10 years ago, everyone told me to stay away from downtown Seattle. I…
Roast Cauliflower With Tahini & a Cacao-Masala Spice Rub
There’s nothing I love more than the challenge of using an ingredient in an unusual way. If you remember from my salmon recipe with pistachio-cacao nib gremolata or my chipotle chocolate chicken recipe, I love playing with chocolate in savory…