Author Archives: Marilyn

Chicken & Rhubarb – A Saucy Combination

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. My friends and family often email me when they’re in a pinch – begging me for a quick, one dish, stove top meal. One that actually tastes good. One of my favorite go-to dishes happily … Continue reading →

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Rhubarb Salad Dressing

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Although it is still pretty cold and on-and-off rainy here, bundles of rhubarb appeared everywhere at yesterday’s farmers market here in Seattle. I usually associate this vibrant vegetable (yes – it’s a vegetable!) with Springtime … Continue reading →

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Luscious Lemony Fettuccine

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. This spring, I experienced what it is like (again) to parent a four year old – or as my grandson would say, a “4 and a third year old.” My husband and I happened to … Continue reading →

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Bread Pudding – Take Two

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. A few weeks ago, I described the intricate process of observing a global dish being made in an authentic cook’s kitchen. And I planned, really I did, to publish the recipe I learned. However, I … Continue reading →

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Food as Art

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Marilyn

Some of you – perhaps most of you – have a creative streak for making beauty happen: painting, photography, music, writing, wardrobing, decorating, knitting, flower arranging, gardening, sewing… creative capabilities are endless. Personally, I don’t feel I am particularly gifted … Continue reading →

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Bubbie’s Chocolate Macaroons

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Monday night March 25 was the first Passover seder celebrated by Jews all over the world. I believe this holiday tradition is THE most observed even by secular Jews. My family convened in Iowa for … Continue reading →

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Sesame Asparagus

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Nothing says SPRING to me like asparagus, when it finally shows itself at the farmers markets here in Seattle. As much as I love all the root vegetables available week after week during the cold … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Connections

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Marilyn

My favorite way to learn a new, global dish is to observe in kitchens of native cooks. Occasionally I am able to convince some women (no men so far) to let me watch them make a particular recipe – in … Continue reading →

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Orange Winter Salad

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. As I mentioned in last week’s butternut squash soup post, I am partial to this winter salad to serve alongside almost any warm soup. It’s wonderfully wintery and one I created from a variety of sources. … Continue reading →

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Israel-Inspired Butternut Squash Soup

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. It is grey, cold and rainy is Seattle … and there is a large, bulbous butternut squash on my counter begging to be used. Just the other morning I was daydreaming about my recent trip … Continue reading →

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