No lightweights here in the Shepherd household. In one corner we have our 4-1/2-year-old daughter, who weighed in at 47 pounds. In another our kitten Wallingford who, at only 9-months old, weighed in at 15 pounds. The star–Shepherd’s Pie 2016–weighing in at a hefty 11 pounds of deliciousness. And let’s not forget Winslow, who might […]
Food
Anoush Abour Recipe: Armenian Christmas Pudding
Anoush Abour means “sweet soup” in Armenian. This dish has graced New Year’s and Christmas tables in Armenia for centuries and most likely predates Christmas itself. But wait, you say. Christmas was last week, December 25. Not so if you are Armenian. December 31 kicks off the holiday festivities with Father Christmas visiting on New […]
Seven year soup
When you’re down and troubled And you need some love and care And nothing, nothing is going right Close your eyes and think of me And soon I will be there To brighten up even your darkest night ~Carol King, You’ve Got A Friend I count myself lucky. I’ve had many wonderful friendships in my […]
Nestle for Men: The manly chocolate bar
Big Papa may have felt left out of the Halloween festivities, because today he hauled out his very last ‘Nestle for Men‘ bar. Yep. For men. We purchased this bar some time (years) ago in Armenia, because…well, you never know when a guy might need a manly boost. The Nestle company launched the bar in […]
To market we go: Madrona Farmers Market
This little piggy went to market. And this little piggy stayed home. This little piggy had smoked salmon. And this little piggy had none. This is how we say the nursery rhyme in our house. Always have. Because for our family, smoked salmon from THE Fish Guys (and now a Fish Gal too) is where […]
A gift from Gyumri: Armenian fruit leather
A package arrived from Armenia this week. Inside were several special gifts including Armenian fruit leather. There is nothing more delicious (in my admittedly biased opinion) than homemade–IN ARMENIA–fruit leather. The fruit leather from Gyumri, where my daughter was born, has a certain something that makes it so good, you want to wrap yourself up […]
Gluten Free Gnocchi Margherita recipe
I’m always on the lookout for new gluten free products since Big Papa can’t eat wheat. When I saw Cappello’s Gluten Free (and dairy, grain and soy free) gnocchi at our local Central Coop, I was pretty excited. Although gnocchi, soft dough dumplings are typically made with potato as a base, wheat flour is also […]
The [Armenian] cucumber that ate Seattle
Our garden in August. And look what grew in it. My first Armenian cucumber, measuring 20 inches nose to tail! The first thing you should know about the Armenian cucumber is that it is not really a cucumber at all! It is a member of C. Pepo family along with muskmelons and honeydew. Also known […]
The Great Zucchini Races of 2015
This past Saturday, Miss Lellow Submarine was pitted against many fine souped-up “cars” in the Great Zucchini Races of 2015. Now in it’s second year, the Great Zucchini Races are an annual event (I hope!) in Seattle’s Central District neighborhood. Little Bird and I went to pick out our zucchini at our Friday Farmers Market. […]
Pea and morel risotto recipe with herbs and limoncello
Hello summer! Earlier this week, we had a lovely dinner with a risotto recipe I invented. Our petit pois (French green peas) were ready for picking, morel mushrooms were at the market, lemon verbena and spearmint were happily growing in our herb beds and, well, there was that bottle of limoncello. Most of the time, […]