Author Archives: Marilyn

Oaxaca Peanuts

Click here to view recipe. I travelled to Oaxaca in late August. I’d never been to this part of Mexico, and we wanted to try a Spanish language “almost immersion” school.  When I returned home, friends here in  Seattle asked … Continue reading

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Cauliflower & Rigatoni Bake

Click here to view recipe. There is a back story, of course, to this recipe which I spun off from one published recently in the New York Times.  On a rainy Sunday, I found the story about Rigatoni with Cauliflower, … Continue reading

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My Chocoholic Fix

We arrived in Belize on Monday night, unpacked a bit, prepared some local chicken sausages and some cooked black beans from the freezer…then started rooting around for some chocolate.  I always require chocolate after a night time meal.  You see, … Continue reading

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Potato Celery Root Leek Soup

Click here to view recipe. Really, the title of this recipe should be “Gotta Get Rid of Veggies in the Refrigerator Soup.”  Tomorrow I leave for three weeks and my mission the past few days has been to live from … Continue reading

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Carrot Miso Dressing

Click here to view recipe. I can’t help myself… I’m providing you with yet another salad dressing concoction.  That said – this one is a bit different from the majority of the dressing recipes I’ve posted here.  Carrot miso salad … Continue reading

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Brown Butter Cherry Almond Breakfast Loaf – An Accidental Recipe

Click here to view recipe. Fall arrived in Seattle, bringing clouds and rain. I immediately felt like baking and couldn’t be bothered to go to the supermarket.  Dried tart cherries caught my eye on the countertop, and suddenly I craved a … Continue reading

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Chicken & Turkey Larb

Click here to view recipe. If you have mint growing in your garden – you may have the same challenge I do … delicious as it is – it grows like a weed! I trim mine often and am always … Continue reading

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A View From The Main Cabin

I wrote this post in April of 2014 from row 31, Seat B of a six hour flight from New York City back home to Seattle: Yes, 31 B is without a doubt a middle seat in the coach cabin … Continue reading

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Sumptuous Chicken Shallot Stew

Click here to view recipe. I am in love with this chicken stew!   I started with Sam Sifton’s New York Times recipe which had been adapted from Andrew and Rishia Zimmern by way of Martha Stewart.  Just goes to … Continue reading

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Gigantic Frosted Sugar Cookies: The Experiment

Click here to view recipe. I am a chocolate girl all the way.  With the exception of fruit pies or crisps, I don’t care about sweets unless they contain dark chocolate.  So it was very out of character for me … Continue reading

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