by Josie | Sep 2, 2021 | Cooking, Food History, Freezer Friendly, Gluten Free, Meal Planning, Recipes, Soup, Soup for Breakfast!, Vegan, Vegetarian
Although, not traditional, our coconut corn soup is a nod to Thailand. This fresh corn soup will blow your mind. No cream. No butter. No bacon. It’s a creamy concoction using coconut milk, fresh corn, chilies, aromatics, lime leaves and lemongrass....
by Josie | Jul 27, 2021 | Cooking, Food History, Gluten Free, Health Benefits, Herbs, Meal Planning, Recipes, Salmon, Sides
NW wild caught salmon is one of my favorite foods of all time. I like it simply seasoned with salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon and sometimes fresh dill. Grilled skin side down until medium rare. That’s it. Simple and delicious. In our household of four,...
by Josie | Apr 21, 2021 | Food History, Gardening, Heros, People
I wrote the blog post featured below last June when we were in the thick of the pandemic and our communities were crumbling under the weight of closing businesses, loss of jobs, thousands of lost lives and families becoming a part of a rising statistic of unhoused...
by Josie | Feb 9, 2021 | Food History, Sandwiches
Today is not only my Bobeena’s birthday, but apparently it’s National Bagels and Lox Day as well. Best bagels and lox I’ve ever had was in Las Vegas. Yep. We lived there for 3 years and often had brunch at this place (can’t remember the name!)...
by Josie | Jan 5, 2021 | Food History, Gluten Free, Meal Planning, Soup
We make this jeweled chowder a few times a year. In August we buy locally grown, organic corn from farmers in the area ~ usually about 400 ears. My team spends a day or two shucking the ears, we cut the kernels off the cob and freeze them for use over the year. The...
by Josie | Dec 24, 2020 | Cooking, Food History, Gluten Free, Herbs, Meal Planning, Recipes, Sauces, Sides, Skillet Cooking, Spices, Vegetarian
This is one of our favorite skillet dishes for breakfast or brunch — or dinner or lunch! It’s a simple traditional dish of Israel that rivals hummus and falafel as one of the most popular meals. The recipe stems from northeast African cultures that made...
