cookbooks
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. …
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: 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
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: 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…
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…
