by Brian | Dec 15, 2015 | Holidays, Recipes
I posted this last year and it's on our agenda for this year, too. Bourbon, white wine and molasses make for cranberry sauce that you just won't find on the store shelves. You put so much effort into that turkey and the stuffing. Why not top it off with...
by Brian | Mar 3, 2015 | Recipes
Last week’s Throwback Thursday Cookbook Review featured Northwest Bounty from 1988. It’s a lovely book, particularly for a guy like me who grew up in Oregon. Reading the book now is to have refreshed memories of the salmon and strawberries that were so...
by Brian | Nov 17, 2014 | Recipes, Thanksgiving
Cranberry sauce? Wait, put down the can opener. You can make your own, your very own and very much better. You'll be using fresh cranberries. That can of sauce was made months ago, maybe even last year. This quick, easy recipe will give you a...
by Brian | Nov 16, 2014 | Recipes
This recipe, from The Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook, displays the skills and Seattle-terroir of authors Sharon Kramis, Julie Kramis Hearne and Charity Burggraff. I blogged a full recipe earlier, this sauce with a fennel-seared pork loin. It was sumptuous, but I...
by Brian | Oct 28, 2014 | Really Simple
In a word, this dish is a surprise, a wonderful surprise. The word “shoulder” has origins that can be traced back only a few hundred years. In Old High German, it may have meant “shield” which strikes notes of strength and firmness. Today, a...
