Here in Seattle we are in the midst of a snow and ice storm, the sort of which blows through every year or two, shutting down the city for a few days before if all melts away. Now all of you from other places (well not from
Shortly before the holidays I was able to accompany my mom on a business trip to Honolulu. I found several great places to eat and will write a full post on the trip soon. However, one restaurant stood out enough that I thought it warranted its own
I love tamales. While they can be labor intensive, they keep well, so enlist some friends and make a day of assembling some. The recipe below used one pound of fresh masa. I usually make much larger batches (5 lbs), so I suggest making more and scaling the recipe accordingly. Cooked tamales keep
After writing my series on my last trip to Mexico I, of course, had Mexican food on the brain. Tamales have been on my to do list for some time. I have made them in the past, but they are kind of a large project. Because of
Recently, I finally made it down to Columbia City to check out Seattle’s newest vegetarian gastropub. St Dames is located in a newer building just north of the Columbia City light rail stop (so while it is a little ways south, it isn’t too hard to get