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A painting called "Edmonds Twilight" by local artist Alice Owen hangs inside Walnut Street Coffee. The moody view of Puget Sound looking...

Just pumpkin soup

Need more be said? Well, maybe this. I used ‘freeze-cooked’ pumpkin which has been softened by the freezing process instead of by baking or boiling.

Eggs and bacon

When I feel like a treat, I make myself eggs and bacon. I usually have it on top of thin slices of a decent granary loaf, lightly buttered, the bacon on this first, then eggs on top.

Port, cheese, politics

Whilst Madsen may soon be hosting a port party - for a guest-list of one - Cambridge University’s Conservative Association is legendary for it’s bi-termly Port and Cheese parties.

Red hot chili peppers

No, I’m not talking about the US alternative rock band founded 24 years ago and enjoying a revival. I’m talking about Bhut Jolokia, a variety of chili pepper originating in Assam, India.

First pumpkin pie of the season

Pumpkins are everywhere, and I made my first pumpkin pie of the year. I used about a third of a small pumpkin, and carefully froze the rest, having discovered that they thaw out already soft and ready to use. I used my usual recipe, as I did last year.

The Bartender Who Started It All

A new biography brings to life Jerry Thomas, the first bartender to publish a drink book in the United States.

Friends sites

Kare-Kare at Serye

One of the best tasting kare-kare in town can be eaten at Serye aside from Barrio Fiesta. Right after visiting my son’s grave at Loyola Memorial (in Paranaque), we went to visit Serye located just nearby. I was just expecting to take a snack but my daughter wanted kare-kare. Read more…

Hedgehogging a half mango

It’s a good way to get decent sized and shaped chunks of mango. I make cuts into the half mango about half to three-quarters of an inch apart. I do this both along the length and across it, making a criss-cross pattern. Read more…

Fish and not chips

02.11.2007 07:06 Food And Wine

A quick and wholesome supper was called for recently. Into the oven (190C for 40 minutes) went a jacket potato, sliced into wedges (unpeeled), each wedge coated in a mix of oil, pepper, paprika, mixed herbs, and garlic.

Under the grill, for 9 minutes each side, whole rainbow trout, a little extra virgin olive oil drizzled on the skin. Atop the hob, a steamer with sliced (1/4 inch wide) baby white cabbage for 9 minutes.

The cabbage was tossed in butter and fresh black pepper, and the whole thing plated up. Moist and succulent fish that pulled clean off the bones, crispy cabbage, and tangy garlicy potatoes - excellent.

Friends sites

Fish and not chips

02.11.2007 07:06 Food And Wine

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