It’s time to move to your outdoor kitchen and grill ’til fall, y’all! I wrote a post for Char-Broil about my Favorite Five Outta Eleven Grilling Tips for the season! Yes, grilling and barbecue season is year-round, but when you live in Seattle, there is nothing like a spring day after a long winter of […]

I’ve been experimenting with pickles for the restaurant. We serve them on the small plates and with sandwiches. This new batch is very garlicky and spicy. I think in a good way. It’s too early to tell. I’ve made a large batch of refrigerator pickles – hopefully a one month supply – and will can some […]

Every once in a while, I get antsy for the time when someone really couldn’t reach me. You remember those days, don’t you? Back when you could fit all your worldly possessions in a Dodge Dart. Sure, if that Dodge Dart happened to break down, which it did often on account of the gas gauge […]

I know what you think this post is going to be. You think this is going to be about the amazing dinner my husband the chef made for me. Wrong. Restaurant people don’t do Valentine’s Day. Or most holidays. We work them. Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, New, Year’s Day, the Superbowl, weekends, weddings, summers… It […]

The big game is almost here! For those of you hosting a party, here is an easy and delicious twist on wings. It’s simple; stuff wings with a mix of sausage and diced jalepenos, dust with rub and grill. What you get is a nice smoked wing with a little spicy surprise inside. RecipeJumbo wings, […]