A Guest Post by Finn the Cooking Assistant (aka the dog picker)Memorial Day means strawberry shortcake for me. Who doesnt like it? If youre raising your paw, le...
How Two Soups Came TogetherToday Im sharing the blogging stage with my food-obsessed Cooking Assistant (aka  ;the dog picker). Could be a mistake but hes got kitchen privileges, ...
A Guest Post by Finn the Cooking Assistant (aka the dog picker)I love a good self-indulgent holiday. Unfortunately Mothers Day isnt that day. In the first place, not everyone has a mother or ev...
Ive been reading Heidi Swansons blog 101 Cookbooks every week for years now. I was excited to get her new book, but the thing is, I dont always make recipes from it because of ...
Asparagus SeasonOrganic asparagus made its first appearance at Seattle markets a few weeks ago. If youre wondering what gives with the high price, its partly because farmers on the east side of...
A Guest Post by Finn the Cooking Assistant (aka the dog picker)"We all have to step outside our comfort zones once in awhile," I heard the Lady say years ago. I harbor no burning need t...
A Sense of Place: Theres No Place Like Home A Guest Post by Finn the Cooking Assistant (aka the dog picker) The human half of our pack returned last week, so now were all home, the walks are happenin...
I Hate Vacations A Guest Post by Finn the Cooking Assistant (aka the dog picker) Weve all been on vacation. My sister and I stayed in a hound hotel; Management traveled to who knows where. I dont kno...
Excerpted from The Northwest Vegetarian Cookbook (Timber Press) by Debra Daniels-ZellerWillie Greens Organic Farm and Food Lust (word count: 739)Food Lust is coming. The annual white tablecloth sprin...
A Guest Post by Finn the Cooking Assistant (aka the dog picker) Its time to cultivate a little creativity in the kitchen. Too much of the same old routine makes me yawn. Sometimes you just have to in...
A Guest Post by Finn the Cooking Assistant (aka the dog picker) BarteringI learned how to barter from my old mentor Abe when I was a puppy. Abe would sprawl across doorways or pull his ancient flacci...
A Guest Post by Finn the Cooking Assistant (aka the dog picker)How I chose this recipe:Much of what Management says isnt worth twitching my ears about, but when talk turned to the recipe of the week,...
A guest post by Finn the Cooking Assistant (aka the dog picker) Some things that go on in this house are over-the-top silly, but now that I have an official title and a permanent place and in the kit...
A guest post by Finn the Cooking Assistant (aka the dog picker) I used to wonder why we didnt have eggs more often around here. Then one day I overhead the Lady scolding the Man saying, "Theyre l...
A Guest Post by Finn the Cooking Assistant (aka the dog picker) Recently I overheard Management talking about "street food,"and they mentioned going to a place called "Portland." I wo...
A Guest Post by Finn the Cooking Assistant (aka the dog picker) February means cabbage season and fresh cabbage means coleslaw, which the Lady makes and its always delicious as is everything I eat. I...
A Guest Post by Finn the Cooking Assistant (aka the dog picker) Valentines Day is my birthday. I say bring on the gifts! Okay, its not my real birthday; no one can remember that day. Its my "desi...
A Guest post by Finn the Cooking Assistant (aka the dog picker) I was under-the-weather this weekend. Management blamed the half-eaten sub sandwich Id snarfed down on our Saturday morning walk. The s...
I love it when I read a good book and am inspired to share the news. Essential Wines and Wineries of the Northwest: A Guide to the Wine Countries of Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Idaho by ...
Guest post by Finn the Cooking Assistant (aka the dog picker) Once again I discovered a misplaced recipe in heap of recipes destined for recycling. As I sniffed the pile, a faint but delicious scent ...
Bark--a guest post by Finn the Cooking Assistant (aka the dog picker) I read an article in a local paper the other day titled "How to Get Your Dog to Listen." Seriously? Have humans run out o...
I was sure I was tired of soup after making it every week for a year, but I confess, soup remains one of my favorite meals in the winter and since weve been snowed in here for the past week, Im hungr...
Bark--A Guest Post by the Finn the Cooking Assistant (aka the dog-picker) Id wanted to bark about oranges, but Management has pointed out that oranges arent grown locally in the Northwest. Still, Im ...
When I was in San Francisco I picked up a bag of Rancho Gordo black beans at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. I wondered what the difference was between store bought black beans, Northwest farmers mar...
Bark More:A guest post by the Cooking Assistant (the dog picker or Finn, if you prefer) I found this recipe buried in a pile of papers. Dotted with grease stains it still held faint traces of maple s...
.When the Irish Eyes Seed Catalog arrived last week, I stayed up late thumbing through it, dreaming up my fantasy garden. It was like a Julia Cameron artist date, but I didnt go anywhere. Lush vegeta...
The 2011 Soup Project has come to an end. Id started the Soup Project partly to save our food budget and partly to see if it could be done. Sure books of soup recipes exist, but every one of them dep...
I dont have any turkey leftover, but since it seems a tradition to make turkey noodle soup after Christmas, I thought it would be interesting to make a vegetarian version of this soup without the bir...
I spent a few days in San Francisco last week where holiday themed cookies and treats lured me. These were definitely on someones wish list. Sure he looks cute, but hes probably wondering whether he ...
I was so busy last week, but it was all fun, and Ill tell you more about that in another post, but when my schedule is full, I bring out my favorite default recipes, like chili. I posted this chili r...
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