Jen Yates, the brilliantly hilarious mind behind Cake Wrecks, will appear at Third Place Books September 26 at 6:30 p.m. Jen will be promoting her new Cake Wrecks book. There will be cake for all (of course) and a fun contest. Bring the Wreckplica of your choice…on a cupcake. Click here for all the details. [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Cake Wrecks coming to Seattle!
Posted in Events, tagged Book tour, Cake Wrecks, Jen Yates, Seattle, Third Place Books on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“But it’s breakfast for supper. Your favorite, Paulie.”
Posted in Savory, So right, Sweet, Thursday night dinners, tagged Breakfast for dinner, Juno, Paulie Bleeker on August 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I didn’t need to watch Juno to know that having breakfast for dinner kicks butt.
My Thursday night dinner crew shares the sentiment, and in June, we had a potato and leek frittata, waffles, bacon, sausage, fruit salad and mimosas in honor of our friend Jill’s birthday.
Oh Mioposto
Posted in Reviews, Savory, tagged Mioposto, Mount Baker, Pizza, Seattle on August 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The best pizza I’ve ever had came from a shop in the Venice train station. It was a slice of margherita pizza with basil, fresh tomatoes and mozzarella cheese and a thin but perfectly crisp crust.
That was six years ago, and as I recently told my friend Mary, who was with me on [...]
Ninja-tastic!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Etsy, Ninja glasses, Sweet & Cool Design, Urban Craft Uprising, Val Lord on August 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I snagged these totally awesome ninja glasses earlier this month at the Urban Craft Uprising, which showcases the work of independent crafters, artists and designers. I’ve given the glasses as wedding gifts and housewarming presents, and they never fail to delight.
Val Lord of Sweet & Cool Design sandblasted each glass by hand and has a [...]
Figs, pigs and lions
Posted in Alcohol, Savory, Sweet, Thursday night dinners, tagged Carrots with black olives and garlic, Figs, finnochiona salami, Lion of the Senate, Metropolitan Market, mole salami, mollinari hot salami, NILLA wafers, Pudding, Salumi, sopressata, Ted Kennedy, Trader Joe's vanilla wafers, White Lion cocktail on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My friend Tara and her husband H. recently purchased their first home, and they graciously hosted this past Thursday’s Girl’s Night dinner at their new digs.
We started the night with some cheese, figs and meat treats from Salumi. I bought them at the Metropolitan Market in West Seattle, which has a robust selection of [...]
Bluebird is no fly-by-night operation
Posted in Ice cream, Reviews, Sweet, tagged Bluebird, Bluebird Homemade Ice Cream & Tea Room, Capitol H, Chocolate pudding ice cream, Ice cream, Seattle, Snickerdoodle ice cream on August 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Since I’m training for a half marathon, probably the last thing I should be eating is snickerdoodle ice cream. But there I was last night at Bluebird Homemade Ice Cream & Tea Room enjoying a scoop. I had also gotten a kids-size scoop of chocolate pudding ice cream for my son, and he did eat [...]
Olive 8 ALMOST makes you forget you’re eating hotel food
Posted in Reviews, Savory, tagged Alaskan cod, Braised beef short rib, Hotel food, Hyatt at Olive 8, Leek and ricotta croquettes, Seattle on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If there is a part of hell reserved for food lovers, I’m sure that it is a hotel ballroom where the damned must eat endless supplies of rubbery chicken breasts, dried-out beef, gummy pasta and mushy vegetables.
So I was pleasantly surprised to enjoy the dinner at my friends’ wedding reception at the Hyatt at [...]
Oh yes, it’s ladies night
Posted in Savory, Sweet, Thursday night dinners, tagged appetizers, cheese plate, chocolate and peanut butter brownie, garam masala deviled eggs, ham tartines, Jamaican chicken bites, Ladies Night, marshmallow fluff, meatballs, Project Runway, Project Runway All Stars, Project Runway Season 6, roasted veggies, Santino Rice, smoked salmon, Tom Douglas on August 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So the Thursday morning after the Top Chef Masters finale, I was a little bummed because Hubert Keller lost, but I wasn’t down for too long because I had dinner at my friend Ellen’s house to look forward to. As I wrote a few months ago, every Thursday Ellen hosts a “Girls Night” at her [...]
Head Master
Posted in Food TV, tagged finale, Hubert Keller, Michael Chiarello, Rick Bayless, Top Chef Las Vegas, Top Chef Masters on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight is a TV food competition feast with the finale of Top Chef Masters followed by a supersized season premiere of Top Chef Las Vegas. I’ve really been enjoying watching world-class chefs (and in many cases, former Top Chef judges) duke it out. It’s been fun to see which classic quickfire challenges get brought back [...]
