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Mar 27
Dirty Rice, Cher!
[Cher translates from the French or Cajun as “dear”.] Cajuns in Louisiana are experts at making great eats with inexpensive, often overlooked foods. Consider dirty rice. They grind up chicken gizzards and brown them, then add vegetables. Rice, seasoning, and liquid go in and the mixture cooks until the rice is tender. It’s also a …
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Mar 19
Almost-Diners in the Northwest
In an earlier post I wrote about the diner culture in the metro New York area. We have a few places hereabouts that could qualify as almost-diners. These are two examples in the Seattle suburbs. Jay’s Café in Kenmore. Jay’s has the all-day breakfasts and daily specials, along with the paper placemats featuring local businesses. …
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Mar 19
Boxed Out
We had a chest freezer delivered today. It’s now chilling in the garage. We had to move or get rid of a bunch of stuff to accommodate our new acquisition, including a boatload of empty boxes, styrofoam peanuts, and air pillows. This brings up an interesting “Venus vs. Mars” question: Do women keep stuff and …
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Mar 12
Default Dinners
Julian and I alternate dinner duty. This is usually not an onerous task, since the fate of the free world does not depend on what we eat. However, there are times when the chef du soir is just too tired to cook. Over the years we’ve frequented neighborhood restaurants that have maintained domestic tranquility and …
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Mar 12
Another Not-for-the-Better Change
Last Sunday we were on our usual caffeine run in downtown Seattle. Once we got Julian’s fix of choice at Caffe d’Arte, we were going to swing by the Penzey’s store around the corner and pick up a couple of things. QUELLE HORREUR!!! The store closed January 10th! Most of the spices and dried herbs …
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Mar 02
I Am a Cuminist
No, I didn’t spell it wrong. Cumin is one of my favorite spices. It plays major roles in Mexican, Caribbean, Mediterranean, Indian, and other Asian cuisines. It’s the major undertone in chili powder and curry powder. Some recipes allow cumin to take the starring role. Tonight I made a lamb chop recipe that required me …
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Feb 27
Home Sweet Home
Casa Sammamish is ours (and the bank’s)! We closed yesterday, after signing all the papers on Thursday. Two hours later we were at the Homeowners’ Association annual meeting. We’d met several of our neighbors through the effort to keep the golf course from getting developed. Tomorrow night we’re having our former landlords over for dinner, …
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Feb 27
For the Birds
We started feeding backyard birds over 20 years ago as a way to keep our strictly-indoor cats entertained. The original name of the bird feeder was Phoebe’s Phly-In Caphé, in honor of our first Russian Blue cat. The feeders gave Phoebe and her brothers (Roscoe, followed by Jasper, followed by Luka) hours of tail-wagging and …
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Feb 21
Bird Food
Here’s another post from my friend, Michele. I’ll add our take on feeding birds afterward. My grandmother, of blessed memory, lived for most of the years I knew her in the two-family house where my mother and her brothers grew up. The Friedman family had the second floor, with living room windows that looked out …
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