Let me just say - before we dig into the {other half of the} recipe I promised you back here - that my recipe

This morning I discovered where the inspiration for Dr. Who's Tardis came from: an egg.  I know this becaus

It's funny.  To me, anyway.  Not laugh-out-loud funny or anything, just a little chuckle funny. When a Frida

I know what you've been thinking.  All these delicious *SANE salads and main courses are all well and good, b

I have a surprise for you.  I'll give you a clue.  It's a post. Gah.  I have (almost) totally failed at ge

I am blessed - or cursed - depending on how you look at it, with a very finely tuned palate.  It's one of

I have a couple of questions.  How do half a dozen cables get so entirely messed up just sitting quietly unde

Hello. In my last post I was totally messed up.  I am still in a bit of a dither.  Nothing terrible happe

I'm tired.  It's been a long week, and it's only Monday Tuesday Wednesday morning.  It feels like Friday. 

WHAT. A. WEEK. We were all exhausted.  Becky the Greek, Justin the Geek, and me.  They both got held up at w

Green, leafy, and kinda slimy if it's bruised, old, cooked or you've chewed it - spinach and I, we go way bac

I owe you two main course recipes.  Forgive me.  I'm behind.  How about I write next to nothing and just po

WARNING.  I started this post on June 10th.  Any references to days or dates below may leave you confused.Â

Friends.  Hello. I have to type quickly.  If I don't get this recipe post up today, *SOMEONE* will be very u

It's been an exhilarating couple of days down at Marmalade HQ.  Time in the studio creating a test podcast wi

I've worked really hard at getting out of the British habit of talking about the weather before anything else.

Thursday was an interesting day.  I spent most of it sat in a meeting room called "Bainbridge".  I wish I'd

There's four days of festivities going on in England this weekend.  There'll be street parties and everyth

Last week was a bit of a wild one.  By Friday night I was so ready for a totally different kind of wild.  Re

Here's how Saturday got started. Sunshine. Sunshine. Sunshine. Big Breakfast Adventure! Freshly mowed lawn -

It's a long holiday weekend!  YES! Memorial Day heralds the official start of summer in the US.  It's all v

I love nuts.  All kinds of nuts.  Maybe that's not quite true.  Let me modify that to most kinds of nuts. 

This weekend is the bi-annual Garage Sale on the Ridge.  I've got to tell you, Garage Sales are something ver

Today is my mother's birthday. My mother loves lilacs.  At my childhood home in England there was a huge whi

It's finally Friday.  I am not sure why I said finally, as though it has been more than 7 days since the l

There's this salad.   I made it up a long time ago.  It's been an important part of my life for so long now

On Saturday I got on a ferry and rode to Kingston.  It was one of those days where if you live in Seattle yo

I know I said in my last recipe post that the next one would be the Bacon and Leek Bake (which, so you can st

Can we talk about salad for a minute?  I do love a good chat about salad. Americans eat way more salad than

Gosh.  I am sitting here a tad overwhelmed, and, if I'm honest, a bit giddy.  I am also eating ice cream - I