Rich, buttery and totally indulgent Dungeness Crab Enchiladas with creamy Monterrey Jack cheese and tangy salsa verde. Dungeness crab is my favorite Pacific Northwest food. It’s rich, buttery and a little bit sweet. I grew up crabbing and fishing in the Puget Sound off the coast of Western Washington. It was a way of life…
Make your own Christmas Wreath using fresh boughs of cedar, festive Christmas ribbon and a few other craft items like berries and pinecones. Several years ago, I traded Black Friday for Wreath Making Friday and my world got a little greener. Leave the stress behind and gather around the outdoor table with your apple cider…
Out West Style Thanksgiving celebrates Pacific Northwest farm to table ingredients with warm, earthy spices. Fresh from the garden Roasted Spiced Carrots with Agave and Pepitas bring a rustic elegance to your table in just 20 minutes. These beautiful, organic rainbow carrots are oven roasted with cumin and paprika, then topped with agave and pepitas….
Double-Cut Pork Chops with Spiced Agave Mustard Sauce are pan seared and finished in the oven for an extra juicy pork chop. Pan searing for two minutes on each side seals in all the juices and lends to a perfectly cooked pork chop. We all dread the dry, over cooked pork chop. Somehow between the…
Sticky Pumpkin Pecan Cinnamon Rolls celebrate fall with pumpkin cream cheese frosting and sticky caramel pecan topping. We take The Best Cinnamon Rolls recipe and add pumpkin puree then slather with pumpkin cream cheese frosting. A very creamy, fluffy frosting with pumpkin puree and spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. Taking it a step above is…
Red Wine Braised Short Ribs are first seared then cooked low and slow until fork tender with tender mushrooms and herbs in a pool of polenta. One of the simplest restaurant quality recipes to make at home. This dish takes very little effort and produces a beautiful, comforting one pot meal. Meaty beef short ribs…
Caramel Apple Scones are made bakery style with tart granny smith apple and caramel pieces with caramel drizzle. Kraft Caramel Bits are added together with apples to make these bakery style scones. They taste very similar to an apple fritter with gently sautéed apples in butter, cinnamon and brown sugar. This mixture gets folded into…
