Have you ever thought about the flavors that make you take notice? The flavors that say, “Hey! I’m here and I’m going to linger on your tongue.” No? Your food doesn’t talk back to you? Ahem, Mine either. How about delightfully unexpected flavors then? Bitter flavors do this more often then not. Think of IPAs, […]
Category: Gluten Free
Red Kuri Squash Soup & Spirit
I’m not going to apologize for onslaught of soup that will most likely happen on Licorice Pizza Pie. It is cold outside and I have discovered that I actually need to have warm soup at lunch or the rest of the workday is entirely thrown off. Without soup for lunch, I am craving warmth, still […]
Orange Cardamom Shortbread & Blue
Christmas is only one week away. This season has flown this time around. It has always been and will always be my favorite time of year. The whole world seems to celebrate. Large Christmas trees adorn street corners or the insides of Seattle’s skyscrapers, Christmas music is a distinct addition to whole month of December […]
End of Summer Tomato Salsas & Edge of the Sun
Every year, I anxiously wait for summer tomatoes and the fresh, achingly, savory, sweet flavor of them. I will eat them on toast, in grilled cheese, like an apple and in salads galore. Summer tomatoes are the king of summer foods. This is my first summer in Seattle and many locals have said that our […]
Roasted Chicken with Mustard Greens & Continuum
I first heard John Mayer in during one of my summers in Japan that I taught English at a summer camp. I graduated from high school while living in Japan and to make money during the summers, American kids living overseas had two primary options. We could either work at the American Embassy and wear […]