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Puff Pastry, Part One: Savory
Well. July was a busy month! Good weather finally struck the Olympic Peninsula. I started a new business with all the learning curves and paperwork that goes along with it (totally unrelated to...
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Puff Pastry, Part Two: Sweet
On Monday I divulged my big news: that I made puff pastry from scratch and it was (a) not impossible and (b) amazing. So I already told you about the onion tart I made last Thursday, which was a pretty...
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New food processor & new food projects: Pesto
Lake summer skies in the Pacific Northwest <3 Hi everybody. It’s been a busy, busy summer around here! Now that summer is winding down, I’m super excited to share some of the projects that have been...
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Hummus from Scratch
I used to think I made hummus from scratch. When I started thinking about it, though: I always bought jars of pre-made tahini from the store and used canned chickpeas, and I had never really questioned...
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Plum Crazy, pt. 1: Sorbet & Jam
Disclosure: If you don’t like fruit, or you don’t enjoy recipe/cooking posts, you might just want to skip this week. It’s going to be a little heavy on the plums. I haven’t posted much yet about our...
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Plum Crazy, Pt. 2: Pflaumkuchen
Cakes. After thirty or forty jars of jam and sauce, it was super fun to do some baking. These simple German-style plum cakes don’t use up a lot of plums but they’re easy to make and they do freeze well...
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Fresh Kitchen, Fresh Food
We just returned home from seven weeks of traveling, and I can’t tell you how nice it is to be home. We spent three weeks running across the country on Amtrak, visiting relatives and friends, followed...
View ArticleSnack of the Moment: Roasted Chickpeas
I posted this photo to Instagram yesterday and a couple of my friends asked for the recipe. It’s so dead easy that I really hesitate to call it a recipe. Here’s what I do: 1. Preheat the oven to 350F....
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Giveaway! Danish-designed Salt & Pepper Grinders
Those of you who follow me on instagram (ahhem, @sidonie_s) may have seen me post last week with great excitement at the arrival of my first Skandicrush subscription box. For those that haven’t already...
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Tangy Green Tomato Salsa
First, a PSA: Today is your last day to go enter my giveaway and win a pair of lovely Scandinavian salt + pepper grinders. I’ll be randomly selecting a winner tomorrow at 5pm PST. Go! Comment! Win!...
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