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Recipe: Salmon cakes with avocado basil cream

If you live in Seattle, it’s nearly required by state law to eat wild salmon during the summer. Lately, I’ve been grilling more than we need in order to use the leftovers for these fragrant salmon cakes that I developed last year when faced with a pile of leftover salmon after a rained-out BBQ.  They’re […]

Writing Class: The Art of the Food Memoir

Six-week course, May 24th to June 28th, Richard Hugo House Food memoirs blend individual narrative and the influence of food from a cultural or personal perspective. In this course, we’ll cover key fundamentals of the genre along with aspects that make culinary memoirs special, including exercises on writing about food in sensual detail along with […]

Flint Bookstore Event on May 14th

Please join me for my only Flint-area event this spring at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 14th. I’ll be offering a brief knife lesson and a lively discussion about my third book,Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good. My third title was named a Michigan Notable Book for 2015. We’ll have dog balloons, some treats and door prizes for […]

Recipe: Provencal tomato spread for Julia Child

This recipe first appeared in The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry. It’s loosely based on a dish that I learned to make while studying at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. During the heat of summer, I probably make this once a week and if I have to take something to a party, this […]

Soup 101: The Basics of Simple Soup

Simple soups are an inexpensive, low-fat meal solution. They can be a kid-friendly source of vegetables plus a great way to use leftovers. Soup has become a trendy diet alternative to juicing. To make a good soup, you just need adequate time and salt; try to avoid skimping on either. Consider vegetables and flavors that […]

Shelf Life: 15 Food Books of 2015

For years, I’ve been threatening to start a podcast. In October, I attended an inspiring weekend hosted by Feet in Two Worlds and promptly went and bought a Zoom H5, a mic and started contacting food writers I admired to come sit in my kitchen and chat. I’m launching the podcast in January, but I […]

Recipe: Popovers from ‘The Homemade Kitchen’

 I’ve long been fascinated by popovers and for this, I blame Dorothy Parker. For those unfamiliar, Dorothy was a fabulously wry writer who was among the founding members of “the vicious circle” of writers who made up The Algonquin Roundtable in New York. Starting in 1919, the group of thirty newspaper and magazine writers met […]

Fearless Thanksgiving: Turkey FAQ

That’s me, age four, stuffing a turkey. I’ve been doing this holiday dinner thing a long time. So much information exists on the humble turkey, a curiously popular bird. Here are simple answers to common questions from reliable sources. [Updated November 2015] Q. Why do we eat turkey on holidays, anyway? A. Great question. As […]

Thanksgiving: 27 Great Tips from Food Writers

                    Holiday meals can cause even confident cooks anxiety. I asked some of my food writer friends for their best advice. – Kathleen. General Planning Tips 1. Make Lists “Make lots of lists,” advises Diane Morgan, the author of The New Thanksgiving Table and The Thanksgiving Table. […]

Thanksgiving: Best Guides Online

I had to stop into my local supermarket yesterday to pick up two bottles of Prosecco — and a pack of new kitchen sponges as that’s the kind of thrilling dichotomy that rules my life. Then I saw it: the huge bin of frozen turkeys. It’s that time of year again. A select few know about […]