Author Archives: Marilyn

Thanksgivukah / Chanugiving Cranberry Apple Sauce

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Thanksgiving 2013  – aka Thanksgivukah or Chanugiving, since Chanukah and Thanksgiving fell on the same day last year.  Our count in 2013? 24 people!  20 full grown adults, 4 children under the age of five … Continue reading →

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Giving Thanks

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Marilyn

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, my number one favorite holiday.  I love the food, the gathering of family, the fall season, the fact that it’s a secular holiday, all of it.  The week before our actual family celebration is BUSY … I … Continue reading →

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Oaxaca Peanuts

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Marilyn

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

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Marilyn

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

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Marilyn

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

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Marilyn

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

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Marilyn

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

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Marilyn

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

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Marilyn

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

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Marilyn

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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