For years, the restaurant scene in Redmond, Washington has been woefully underdeveloped. I mean, it has it’s Claimjumpers and whatnot for those craving 3 meals on one plate. And Pomegranate Bistro has it’s moments, but is better for the weekend brunch than the night out without the kids. But last weekend we found a rare [...]
Drum roll please…. There is another video in the works, this time I’m making banana bread. Most banana bread tends to be on the dry side. But by adding a brown sugary crust and perhaps an extra ounce or two of bananas and replacing the white sugar with brown sugar, my banana bread disappears into [...]
Three years ago, I opened the wardrobe door and entered the magical world of bread pudding thanks to one of my favorite restaurants Bennett’s Pure Food Bistro. Since then, I’ve tried the dessert at multiple food venues, desperately trying to duplicate the magic at home. Most of the time restaurant versions disappoint because they are [...]
Today was D-Day for my husband…Doctor Day. My other half is one of those people who has only visited the doctor a small handful of times in his entire life. When he was a 6 month old baby, his parents brought him and his brother on a 13 hour flight from Manila to the small [...]
One of our favorite things to order at a nearby pancake joint is the made-to-order Dutch Baby. It’s this eggy, souffle-ish thing that puffs way up in the oven and then deflates. The original is my favorite, served with powdered sugar sprinkled on top and lemon wedges squeezed over the surface. It seems really fancy, [...]
