cookbooks

Book Excerpt: Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food

Book Excerpt: Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food

Hsiao-Ching Chou offers up an ode to vegetables in her second cookbook

Hsiao-Ching Chou’s second cook-book, ‘Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food,’ is a follow-up to her popular Chinese Soul Food and will hit shelves Jan. 15. Hsiao-Ching is known for her sold-out classes that have made Chinese cooking accessible to home cooks, but with the pandemic she has shifted to social media to share her recipes and tips. …

Finding Comfort in Cookbooks

Finding Comfort in Cookbooks

Two cookbook aficionados dish on their favorite books and recipes

Lara Hamilton (First), owns Book Larder. Susan Roxborough (Second) is the executive editor at Sasquatch Books.

Sara Dickerman's New Book Unlocks the Secrets to Repurposing Leftovers

Sara Dickerman’s New Book Unlocks the Secrets to Repurposing Leftovers

A Q&A with one of Seattle's favorite food writers

Veteran of Seattle restaurants, nationally published food writer and a contributor and former food editor for Seattle magazine, Sara Dickerman put out her first cookbook in 2015—Bon Apetit: The Food Lover’s Cleanse was an instant hit for showing readers how to eat well without sacrificing taste. Her new book, Secrets of Great Second Meals, is heavily…

Recipe of the Week: Cinnamon Basil Ice Cream

Recipe of the Week: Cinnamon Basil Ice Cream

A former Seattle pastry chef comes to town to talk about her new book

Basil and cinnamon give this luscious ice cream its unique flavor.

Recipe of the Week: Flank Steak Salad with Rhubarb Vinaigrette

Recipe of the Week: Flank Steak Salad with Rhubarb Vinaigrette

New book Salad Days by local author perfects the springtime salad

May yours be this pretty–or at least this tasty.

Recipe of the Week: Brown Butter Carrots

Recipe of the Week: Brown Butter Carrots

This week’s Recipe of the Week contributor is Sarah Britton, photographer, food blogger and author of veg-centric cookbook, Naturally Nourished.   If you’re still not convinced that simple food can be wildly delicious, give this recipe a try. With just a few humble ingredients, you can have a truly gourmet food experience! Brown butter is made by…

Recipe of the Week: Milk-Braised Pork Shoulder

Recipe of the Week: Milk-Braised Pork Shoulder

Looking for a hearty, late winter supper? Amy Pennington's milk-braised pork shoulder is just the ticket

Excerpted from Urban Pantry: Tips & Recipes for a Thrifty, Sustainable & Seasonal Kitchen, published by Skipstone Press, 2010 Milk-braised pork is not something you see every day, but it’s not an uncommon dish either. The milk gently curdles while cooking, which may turn some off (unless, like me, you’re a true food lover and…

Recipe of the Week: Chocolate-Squash Tart

Recipe of the Week: Chocolate-Squash Tart

A crumbled up cookie crust and a simple squash custard elegantly upgrade plain ol' pumpkin pie

Upgrade from pumpkin pie to this chocolate-squash tart

Recipe of the Week: Cardamom-Carrot Latkes

Recipe of the Week: Cardamom-Carrot Latkes

These elegant, tasty and light fritters make the best Christmas morning breakfast treat

Recipe of the Week is contributed by Seattle-based award-winning cookbook author, urban farmer and Seattle magazine contributor Amy Pennington. These are my all-time favorite Christmas Morning breakfast treats. They are elegant, tasty and light enough to not spoil appetites, particularly on a day we tend to indulge. Pulling from traditional Jewish latkes, these savory pancakes…

Recipe of the Week: Fennel-Beet Borscht

Recipe of the Week: Fennel-Beet Borscht

We tend to overindulge during the winter holidays. Keep up your energy and spare yourself holiday pounds by opting for healthy home-cooked meals when possible, like this light, but filling soup

Warm up with a sweet, savory bowl of borscht

2016 Cookbook Gift Guide

2016 Cookbook Gift Guide

Three essential local culinary guides for holiday gift giving

COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR: Chef John Sundstrom is one of the Pacific Northwest’s culinary icons, winner of the James Beard Award for best Northwest chef in 2007 and a semifinalist for outstanding chef in 2014. His latest cookbook, Lark: Cooking Wild in the Northwest (Sasquatch, $30), published in August, is an updated version of 2013’s…

Recipe of the Week: Kale Gougères

Recipe of the Week: Kale Gougères

These delicate, one-bite appetizers set the tone for a festive night

Recipe of the Week: Harissa-Roasted Acorn Squash

Recipe of the Week: Harissa-Roasted Acorn Squash

Harissa-Roasted Acorn Squash: mild spices mingle with hearty squash for the perfect cold weather dish

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