May in Seattle means the start of one of my all-time favorite Seattle events: SIFF, the Seattle International Film Festival, and I can't wait. SIFF is easily my favorite festival this city has to offer, and every year I anxiously await the release of the film schedule so I can start meticulously planning how to see as many [...]
It's a sunny feel-good kind of weekend in Seattle, so I decided to dust off a recipe I love from the family archives: Chewy chocolate peanut butter chip cookies. Guaranteed to make the cookie lovers in your life go: Beyond being chocolate + peanut butter (truly the most heavenly combination on earth), the texture of [...]
BBQ sauce is a condiment I used to keep in the fridge and use so sparingly it would meet it's expiration date before the bottle was empty. There are some GREAT BBQ sauces out there (commercial brands and local), but I hate the thought of using the same sauce once every 2 months - I [...]
I'm a big fan of homemade spice mixes. Not only are they easily customizable, but you know what goes into it so you don't need to worry about funky ingredients being mixed into your food. One of my staples is Cajun Spice. It packs a punch by itself, but when used to season meat or [...]
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