Thank God for long weekends.
For me, it means more time for making some delicious meals and drinking some delicious drinks.
Friday after work I walked down to Pike Place market to see what was looking good. Since Lyle (the hard core vegetarian) is out of town, I (the fish-eating pescatarian) have been dying to make some [...]
Somehow, after living in DC for four years, I have just discovered the fish market in Southwest. The place is amazing. Each stand is overflowing with live crabs, fresh shrimp, and every other type of seafood you can imagine. The people are all incredibly friendly and are more than willing to give out samples, especially [...]
When I generally think of food that originates from south of our border, cheese, beans, tortillas and all things wonderfully ‘Mexican’ pop into my head. Believe it or not, Brazilian food is vastly different from Mexican/Central American fare! And even more damaging to my fragile ignorance, Brazil is a huge country with widely regional and [...]
While Lyle’s going veg, I was in the mood for some seafood. For all of you concerned about sustainable fishing issues, tilapia is one of the better fish to buy. Check out Earth Easy’s website on Sustainable Seafood here. One fish to avoid, if possible, is bluefin tuna, which is the highest valued Atlantic tuna [...]