We made cinnamon rolls with the kids at the Y! They enjoyed eating them while watching the other kids run. Go kids! Go! Overnight Cinnamon Rolls Recipe courtesy Alton Brown Ingredients Dough: 4 large egg yolks, room temperature 1 large whole egg, room temperature 2 ounces sugar, approximately 1/4 cup 3 ounces unsalted butter, melted, [...]
I will be putting on my second Historic Dinner at the beautiful Kirkman House Museum on May6th. The last event was delicious, elegant and lots of fun. If you are in town, consider joining us! It is a benefit dinner, with a portion of the proceeds going directly back to the Museum. Menu: cream of [...]
It’s nearly a month past the first day of spring and Walla Walla is finally starting to show signs that the season has arrived. Trees are in bloom around town, colorful flowers are popping up everywhere and warm days intermix with wet, cloudy ones. I love this time of year. But for me, the season [...]
Inspired by the thought of spring’s arrival, with it’s fresh and renewing qualitities, I have decided to go on a detox diet this first full week of March. A month back I wrote an article about the process, dreaming of the warm days of spring and bright vibrant foods of the season. Here in [...]
(This is my first Walla Walla Lifestyles magazine article, printed in the March 2012 issue) Spring is almost here! Almost instinctively during this time of year, we clean out closets and open windows to bring fresh air into our homes and lives. For some folks, thoughts turn to cleaning out their physical body as well, [...]
The menu The venue The amuse bouche Venison “carpaccio”, beet confit, wild argula and mustards Roasted marrow bones, roasted garlic crostini and parsley salad Pheasant ragu, wild hedgehog mushrooms, polenta, Parmigiano Reggiano and Causse Noir Housemade mascarpone-stuffed dates, brown butter caramel, toasted hazelnuts and Pixie tangerine and the featured beers of the evening: Chatoe Rogue [...]
To spice things up in the cold winter months, the Walla Walla Downtown Foundation put on it’s third annual Julia Child Cooking Contest on Feb 19. I thought it would be a fun challenge, so I signed up. Each year the dish changes. One year it was Coq au Vin, the other was Boeuf Bourguignon. [...]
The Downtown Walla Walla Foundation is having a cooking contest! In the Julia Child theme, the dish is cassoulet. Cassoulet: ” a rich, slow-cooked bean stew or casserole originating in the south of France, containing meat (typically pork sausages, pork, goose, duck and sometimes mutton), pork skin and white haricot [...]
Rogue Ale Tasting Dinner Feb 26th, 2012 5:00pm @ jimgermanbar * amuse bouche [...]
Christmas is right around the corner! Time for extravagant meals, festive desserts, dressing up in your holiday best, and sharing with those you love. No matter if you’re staying close to home for the holiday or heading out of town, it’s nice to think local for your holiday purchases. Every family has it’s own traditions [...]
