For a while now I’ve been wanting to discuss a certain term applied to those of us in the culinary blogging world. No doubt you can guess what word this is. “FOODIE” Every time I hear this word, I cringe a bit. Not that I don’t enjoy learning about and appreciating food, but, ewwwww, if [...]
Over the holidays, I planned a couple of potatorific meals–a large quantity of mashed potatoes to accompany my husband’s fried chicken birthday dinner and a shepherd’s pie on a different night. However, I never got around to the shepherd’s pie as I decided to cut back on time consuming recipes. Unfortunately, I had done something [...]
Maybe I should call this “Julie is Human, Part 2″ because this seems to be one of those weeks where even tried and true things are going wrong. Like I said yesterday, I’ve been baking my own bread lately from a really great recipe in “Feeding the Whole Family” by Cynthia Lair. Yesterday I got [...]
So did you make a ham for Easter? We spent the evening on Good Friday with some friends catching up and having a little impromptu cooking lesson. The delicious ham from a few posts back was on the menu. It turned out beautifully once again–I’m telling you, this is one easy recipe. As long as [...]
Saturday night was a birthday celebration for my bff. Our sweet husbands let us go out by ourselves! Her choice was newish seasonal/local spot in Bothell (yes, Bothell!) by the name of Preservation Kitchen. A stylish classic brick house turned fine-dining establishment (the Kaysner Estate), PK offers the main restaurant, a bar, and two private [...]
