Month: July 2013

• Uwajimaya

  My husband and I have spent a great deal of time in Seattle.  This summer is proving to be quite spectacular, as there is no finer place than The Emerald City on a gorgeous warm summer day.  With the Puget Sound, Mt. Rainer, the Olympic Mountains, Pike Place Market, a ton of amazing restaurants as…

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  July 29, 2013

  Food

  Asian Market, Hard to find Ingredients, Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Specialty Foods, Specialty Market, Uwajimaya

• Book Report: Eating on the Wild Side

  On a recent road trip to Ashland, OR my husband Michael and I were having dinner with friends.  We are a healthy (mind & body) bunch of folks, so many of our conversations were about food and diet.  Our friend Kyle mentioned that he was reading a book about the nutritional content of today’s fruits…

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  July 9, 2013

  Food

  Book Review, Cooking, Eating, Eating on the Wild Side, Fruits, Garlic, Healthy, Jo Robinson, Nutritious Foods, Produce, Purple Carrots, Vegetables

• Squash Blossoms

  Zucchini flower, squash blossom, or courgette flower are the flowers of the zucchini plant.  I first had them at Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill in Las Vegas some years ago.  The second time I had them was in Rome.  The most common and favorite Italian way of preparing them is to stuff them with ricotta or…

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  July 2, 2013

  Food

  Cooking, Courgette Flower, Deep Frying, Eating, Food, Pike Place Market, Seattle, Squash Blossoms, Zucchini, Zucchini Flower