This is another guest post by the Soybean. It’s been a while since she did a guest post — clearly she’s been busy with some mundane things… such as petting the Obamas’ dog, Bo! Sigh… I think I may be coming down with something… and it would have to be Potomac Fever. The Washington Design Center’s Fall Design House has the theme of Potomac Fever, which they define…
Earlier this year, reading Sunset magazine, I found an article on backyard gardening. It was by Willi Galloway, West coast editor of Organic Gardening magazine. I’ve been hooked on her gardening blog — DigginFood — ever since! So I’m excited for today’s guest post, written by Willi. She’s sharing her experience about raising chickens in the city (of Seattle). We love having chickens, but I definitely recommend carefully…
This week, I finally posted about my travels through Turkey last fall. Yes, it was about time, I know! Istanbul is one of my favorite cities, and I’d go back in an instant. I occasionally find myself searching for flights even though I have no immediate plans to return. ;) I loved having a week to relax and check out Istanbul at a snail’s pace, and I still…
Our biggest harvest this summer has been cherry tomatoes — and needless to say, our fresh tomato salads have been amazing! I found this recipe in Everyday Food and it’s great for a quick meal. It uses ripe and green tomatoes, and I threw in some golden ones too. You just toss it in some olive oil, salt and pepper, and then layer with basil. The rest of…
It’s time for another installment of Answer me this! — in which I chat about amusing (to me, anyway!) keywords that people have searched for and unwittingly arrived at my blog. Following the bear theme from last time (seriously, why are we so preoccupied with bears?): “What do bears in Oregon like to eat?” Well my dear Internet, I’ll try to remember to ask my favorite bear next…
I am now half done with #58! I just finished Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast this weekend, and absolutely loved it. For being such a bookworm, I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I’d previously only ever read portions of Hemingway. So after finishing A Movable Feast I put holds on 5 more of his books at the library! Animal Farm by George Orwell – I checked this one…
Since tomatoes are starting to pile up — on the counters, in the fridge, and on the vines — from the garden, I’ve been on the lookout for tomato recipes. I spotted a Tomatoes Provencal recipe in the latest Everyday Food magazine. This recipe is more of a side dish, but I ended up making a half recipe the very next day for lunch! It’s a quick and…
Despite the torrential downpour on Sunday, I had a great time at Bumbershoot! The upside of the crappy weather, was fewer lines everywhere. I seriously have no excuse for not going to Bumbershoot previously, and I think I’ll be making the yearly trek up to Seattle. Highlights: Christian Lander’s Stuff White People Like — fun to hear the back-story and a few readings, looking forward to the possible…
Where did the summer go? At least the beets are finally ready to eat. Beets take ages to grow, not as bad as the parsley, but it feels like a lifetime! Next year I’ll be buying them from the farmers market, as the ones from our garden only got to golf ball size! :( So I decided to make a Brazilian Black Beans and Beets recipe from Everyday…
I harvested my first green peppers this weekend from my garden! After contemplating our stock-pile of tomatoes (my apologies to east coasters suffering from blight!), we finally decided on Roasted Pepper Soup and Roasted Tomato Soup with Serrano Cream. The recipe was originally from a 1993 Gourmet magazine, but it is online at Epicurious. For starters, this recipe is no small task, it took a few hours, because…
Two years later, and I’ve finally finished watching the Top 100 Grossing Films of All-Time! I had already seen 68 of the 100, so I averaged about one movie every three weeks. While I’ve enjoyed more of the movies from Ebert’s 102 Movies You Must See list, watching the top 100 grossing gives you an interesting snapshot of American culture through the past 100 years. Some of the…
I never tire of summer — or summer food! I snagged some Oregon cherries in July and made a fresh cherry tart. This was the second time I’ve made cherry tart and it was equally delicious. The recipe is from an old Martha Stewart Everyday Food magazine (you can find the recipe online). The base is a typical graham cracker crust and no-bake cream cheese (“cheese cake”) combo,…