All Things Chill

Grilled Calamari with Spaghetti Squash and Shiitake Mushrooms in a Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce

Fall is here and that means tons of gourds and squash ideas to stick to your bones while the temperature drops. I was using this recipe to test out thanksgiving flavors, trying to coax out the sweetness from the spaghetti squash. [...]

Nira (Garlic) Chive and Potato Tortilla
Ever since I had them at Liana’s grandmother’s AWESOME Sunday dinners, I’ve been jonesin’ for nira (garlic) chives any chance I get. They have a light clean chive flavor that turns incredibly intense when applied with heat. It also is my favorite base for a kim chee’d vegetable [...]

Individual Halibut and Broccoli Casseroles, Served in Mini-Dutch Ovens

I started making a soup / chowder, then I began thinking I could make this more substantial for the cold weather. I kept adding and adding ingredients… and this is what I got. LOL. Recipe deets follow:
Start dutch oven pan over medium high heat. [...]

Pork Stew with Lotus and Burdock Roots, Carrot and Baby Bok Choy
Lotus root, burdock root and carrots – three ingredients that should be plentiful as the leaves fall and the nights get a bit colder. Flavor profiles (via my Twitter stream):
Lotus root: Mildly sweet and nutty. Starchy/Fibrous. Keeps firm texture even after 3 hours [...]

Liana and my first attempt at pie! I asked my favorite culinary school classmate Kacie if we ever made a pie in baking and pastry classes, and she said no. We used the recipe for a “Classic Double Crust Apple Pie” from Epicurious. The crust was the most troublesome part of the [...]

Corn bread French Toast with Lavender Sugar and Sliced Bravern Apples

Finished off the same corn loaf from here, but turned it into French Toast! Since it held up against savory components the day before, I thought I’d switch it up and take it to the sweet route. WHEEEEE.
Cut the bread into 2 inch [...]

Grilled Tillamook Cheddar Cheese Sandwich with Bravern Apple Slices and Pulled Pork, served with a spicy Red Cabbage Slaw

For yesterday’s brown bag lunch, I stopped by Tom Douglas’ Dahlia Bakery to get a small bit of bread to dip in my white bean and ham hock soup. What I found waiting for me [...]