SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Dec 4, 2009, 9:53 pm
Okay, I have a confession to make. I LOVE maraschino cherries. They make me happy. There. I’ve said it. They’re kitschy, cheeky, and not one bit sophisticated; all perfect reasons, in my book, ...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Dec 3, 2009, 10:58 pm
In Provence, the heart of the Christmas festivities extends over three days (December 24-26), during which time the table is never cleared, thus allowing the angels to partake of the festivities and s...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Dec 3, 2009, 1:43 am
On the second day of Christmas … my true love gave to me … Mocha Java Hazelnut Cookies. Every Christmas cookie bake-a-thon should include at least one amazing chocolate cookie. Not only does ...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Dec 2, 2009, 12:50 am
On the first day of Christmas … my true love gave to me ... Rosalyn's Midwinter Night's Dream Cookies. My dearest friend, Rosalyn, and I have danced with a good many wondrous topics over...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Dec 1, 2009, 1:05 am
Last year, LunaCafe’s first annual Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Deck the Halls marathon was all about tradition. Over a few weeks, I baked my way through most of the cookies I have baked every ...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Nov 25, 2009, 6:11 pm
Thus, in my feverish delirium, I hit upon the one element that I could add to the pie that might tempt him to actually taste it: CARAMEL. Which turned out to be PURE GENIUS! To tell you that this p...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Nov 19, 2009, 12:26 am
OK, let me break this to you gently. You may want to sit down. This is not actually a TART. It’s a QUICHE. You remember what a quiche is, right? Quiche is one of those unfortunate foods that whil...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Nov 8, 2009, 4:10 pm
Every Saturday morning, from April through December, whether in Seattle or Portland, I head to one of the many world-class Northwest farmers markets. You might think I would become jaded after awhile,...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Nov 5, 2009, 11:27 pm
When Columbus first set foot on the Caribbean island that is now shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, he was hoping to find black pepper, the world’s most costly spice. Instead he found the ...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Oct 31, 2009, 10:23 pm
We are in love with full-meal salads in the OtherWorldly Kitchen, and I scramble every week to come up with a couple of new and memorable offerings. However, it’s challenging to make a salad an enti...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Oct 26, 2009, 1:09 am
We settled into our Portland city digs for a few weeks, and one of the first things we did was hike over to the Portland Farmers Market. To tell you that the market was glorious yesterday morning is t...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Oct 25, 2009, 3:52 pm
When October hits the Pacific Northwest and the Cascade foothills begin to turn iridescent shades of crimson, honey, and gold, I develop an intense craving for anything and everything pumpkin. This ye...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Oct 19, 2009, 12:19 am
There must be a hundred posts on the web on the topic of Starbuck’s Pumpkin Spice Latte. Amazing! Would you believe I have NEVER had a Pumpkin Spice Latte? I’m not quite sure how that happened. Ho...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Oct 17, 2009, 6:11 pm
When I posted our first Quintessential Mac & Cheese Roundup in 2008, I was certain we would soon run out of restaurants that served Mac & Cheese, and then the idea of a yearly roundup would be a thing...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Oct 11, 2009, 5:05 pm
Pears have a flavor affinity with creamy blue cheeses, such as Cambozola, Gorgonzola, Stilton, and Roquefort, as well as with balsamic vinegar, red wine, oranges, toasted walnuts, and the caramelizati...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Oct 11, 2009, 10:17 am
I drove through the Cascade foothills today and was delighted that the leaves are beginning their yearly show. It’s not the full show yet. That will take another week or two. But the few trees that ...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Sep 30, 2009, 1:50 am
As often happens in the OtherWorldly Kitchen, I see a picture of an interesting dish in a culinary magazine and then can’t locate it when I actually want to try the dish.
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Sep 27, 2009, 3:21 pm
This hearty, almost meaty, sauce is one of the first dishes I make each fall in the Northwest. In September, farmers markets are overflowing with eggplant, bell peppers, and ripe heirloom tomatoes. Th...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Sep 18, 2009, 1:33 pm
We’re in Boston this week, and the first restaurant we head to when we’re in Boston is Clio. I’ll share more of the food pics we’ve taken at Clio over the past few visits in an upcoming Bost...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Sep 16, 2009, 1:27 am
September is perhaps the most rewarding and enticing month of the year for Northwest cooks. Much of summer’s fruit and produce is still available, while the first of the apples, pears, and winter sq...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Sep 13, 2009, 2:28 am
Gastro pubs are all the rage in Seattle these days. I’m somewhat guarded in my enthusiasm. I love the casual atmosphere, as I am often dressed in running shoes, leggings, and one of my vast col...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Sep 12, 2009, 3:03 pm
Sometimes I get lucky. I have been working on the quintessential lemon cake for years, and although I have encountered a couple of formulas that are quite lovely in their own right, they are not exact...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Sep 10, 2009, 12:18 am
I have been wanting to make Candied Lemon Peel forever. If you have tasted the preservative-laden candied citron available in the typical grocery store, you understand why I had to make my own. There ...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Sep 5, 2009, 6:10 pm
I created a version of this salad for Cooking Light magazine many moons ago. I remember being so relieved to have salads to work on for awhile, as the editors too often threw me the dessert assignment...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Sep 4, 2009, 9:13 pm
This past spring, I had a salad at Ten01 in Portland, Oregon that rocked my world. It featured micro salad greens, roasted yellow beets, a tangy vinaigrette and a creamy mixture underneath the salad t...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Aug 24, 2009, 12:01 am

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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Aug 23, 2009, 11:20 pm

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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Aug 23, 2009, 6:45 pm

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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Aug 12, 2009, 12:46 am
talked about my LOVE for gazpacho earlier this summer in the Spicy Cucumber Gazpacho post. In a moment of wild gazpacho abandon, I promised to share at least six of my favorite gazpacho recipes with y...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Jul 29, 2009, 12:19 am
I would have to wait until college to taste my first Indian chutney, a sweet-tart-spicy-hot-chunky-fruity, completely addictive condiment. After that first mind altering bite, there was no turning bac...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Jul 21, 2009, 12:51 am

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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Jul 18, 2009, 11:20 pm

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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Jul 12, 2009, 11:36 pm

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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Jul 6, 2009, 12:35 am
Long, long ago, in a far, far away land (okay, it was Phinney Ridge near the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle), I was the co-owner of a cheesecake business called the Uncommon Cheesecake. My partner and I...
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SMS B. posted an article on LunaCafe - Jul 5, 2009, 10:37 pm

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