Grilling Oysters

[CN note: I've made a couple updates since the original post was written to reflect small changes to grilling options at a couple destinations mentioned below.] There are so, so many delicious things to toss on the grill this time of year. Burgers, salmon, corn, steak, ribs, hot dogs, pizza, [...]

2023-07-07T15:19:49+00:00July 20th, 2018|Cooking at Home, Northwest Treasures, Seafood, Seasonal Eats|

No-Shuck Oyster Shells

It's no surprise that I've been talking A LOT about oysters in the past few months, since the release of Oysters: Recipe that Bring Home a Taste of the Sea. And no, I haven't gotten tired of the topic, I'm not sick of them yet! In the course of interviews [...]

2020-01-24T00:36:08+00:00May 17th, 2016|Cooking at Home, Food and Drink, Seafood|

Grilled Dungeness Crab

I know weather was pretty dismal this past spring in many parts of the U.S., not the least up here in the Northwest where we brokethe kinds of records you're never too excited to hear about: the coldest April; the next-to-wettest March. So now that the last week or so [...]

2016-04-27T09:37:53+00:00July 6th, 2011|Cooking at Home, Northwest Treasures|

Chimichurri: Simple Sauce, Powerful Flavor

I guess it was two different influences that conspired to establish our menu for dinner last night. First, the Sunday trip through our beloved neighborhood grocery store, West Seattle Thriftway, where my eyes caught a "buy one, get one free" special on beautiful, boneless rib-eye steaks from Misty Isle Beef. Couldn't [...]

2016-05-06T23:14:57+00:00March 24th, 2010|Cooking at Home, Travel|

For Dad: Grilled Whole Salmon

Boy, I just experienced something of a flood. And it's not from the Seattle rain that fell this morning after a near-month dry spell. I had determined to honor my dad by sharing with you his family-famous recipe for grilled whole salmon. "I'll need a few photos to accompany this," [...]

2023-07-12T17:31:45+00:00June 19th, 2009|Cooking at Home, Seasonal Eats|

Dinner at Home: Grilled Whole Chicken

Great minds think alike, don't you agree? My food-writing cohort and friend Nancy Leson spelled out a few days ago--in delicious detail--the steps she (and her husband Mac) uses to turn out perfect whole chicken roasted on the backyard grill. I'd served at home last Saturday night very much the same [...]

2016-05-04T14:30:42+00:00July 5th, 2008|Food and Drink, Seasonal Eats|
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