Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins After visiting my sister last week, she handed each of my kids one of these chocolate muffins as we headed out the door. Walking down the sidewalk, with two silent, chocolate-faced kids, I was waiting to hear their opinion. When we got to the car and the last crumbs disappeared, my son shouted at the top of his lungs, "Deee-licious cupcakes!" And the six-going-on-sixteen-year-old voice said, "Mom, these are the best ever." The zucchini continue to stack up around our house so I didn't waste any time whipping up a batch of these Double Chocolate Muffins, using the same recipe from King Arthur flour. The mini food Keep Reading
Slow Cooker Chicken Chili recipe
Green Chile Chicken Chili Football is not really my thing. I don't really mind watching games, but I couldn't tell you the difference between a tight end and an end zone. I know those are both football references, and I could think of at least 3 tight end jokes, so at least that's something. As long as the chips & dip are within easy reach, though, I would happily sit on the couch for at least one... quarter. And yes, I just Googled that. Inning didn't sound right. But something I do love is getting together with friends and family and food. Football is as good an excuse as any for doing just that. Although maybe we have to Zoom watch Keep Reading
Apple season in the Pacific Northwest
It feels like fall has officially settled into the Pacific Northwest. I couldn't be happier. I love fall. But that's like saying you love Saturday mornings or stretchy pants or Target clearance. Not exactly original sentiments. Because, seriously, what is there not to love about fall in the Pacific Northwest?! It is the perfect package of warm days and crisp nights, comfort food and cozy sweaters. Pumpkins, cinnamon, boots, bonfires. And apples. Beautiful Northwest apples. They come in all shapes and sizes, flavors and textures. My family makes the trek over the mountain to the Hood River/Parkdale area several times each fall. Over the years, we Keep Reading
Ground Chicken Meatballs with peanut sauce (dinner or appetizer recipe)
Ground Chicken Meatballs with Sweet Peanut Dipping Sauce I'm pretty sure I was born in the wrong decade. I prefer real paper books and check out movies from the library. I write all important dates on my spiral-bound calendar and send people cards in the mail. I read magazines and rip out DIY projects or travel destinations that look interesting. These are all neatly filed away in my handy accordion folder, of course. Eh, what's that... Pinterest? You'll have to speak up. Apparently I'm 50 years older than I appear. My favorite is ripping out recipes that sound good. I have them stacked on my desk and stashed in my recipe binder (for the love, I Keep Reading
How to Make Roasted Marinara Sauce
Roasted Marinara Sauce Sitting in a restaurant at the beginning of September, I overheard a waitress ask another customer, "How was your summer?" He replied, "So far, so good." It made me smile. So far? Doesn't he realize that school buses loaded with backpack-clad children are rumbling down the street as he speaks? Or maybe instead, kids have started their Zoom classes and online learning? #2020 The more I thought about it, though, the more I had to agree with his present-tense assessment of summer. Despite the fact that school has started, early September really is prime summer time here in the Northwest. The days are comfortable and hazy. Keep Reading
How to make homemade breadcrumbs
Homemade Breadcrumbs TODAY'S TOPIC: What do I do with leftover bread that has dried out? ONE ANSWER: Make homemade breadcrumbs! Over the past two years, I have been slowly working my way through my pantry, replacing processed, packaged food items for homemade alternatives. Bread crumbs were high on the hit list. After all, I was paying five bucks at New Seasons in exchange for breadcrumbs! Something was clearly wrong with this picture. I started making my own to use in our very favorite Raw Tuscan Kale Salad and Quinoa Patties, along with good ol' standards like breading or meatloaf. You can even spread a thin layer of fine breadcrumbs on the Keep Reading
Blackened Salmon with Roasted Vegetables
Blackened Salmon with Roasted Vegetables Sometimes frugality has its' concessions. My husband and I are big fans of wild salmon, but somehow paying $14.99 per pound (and up) for it doesn't really have a place in our food budget. Purchasing clearance fish has never been my thing, and I had pretty much resigned myself to the fact that the only wild salmon we would be consuming came in a can from Costco. New Seasons Market sent me a little sample of two affordable varieties of wild salmon to try: Pink and Keta. One serving of Pink salmon actually contains 107% of the daily recommended value of vitamin D, which I'm pretty sure we are all deficient Keep Reading
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