Travel | A Sweet Spoonful

Gingered Sweet Potato and Coconut Soup

November 7, 2011 – 8:54 am

I didn’t know this until last week, but Seattle has a way of gripping you in the fall. Sure, our leaves change in the Bay Area, and the light basks down glowingly in the afternoons and evenings in a much different way than it does in the summer. We get golds and touches of amber. [...]

Mint Julep

September 21, 2011 – 6:35 pm

Mint Julep Inspired by evenings at the Main Bar at the Greenbrier Hotel Ingredients: 7 mint leaves finely chopped ice 1/2 teaspoon sugar 2 ounces bourbon Directions: Place mint leaves in the bottom of a glass cup or traditional silver cup. Add the sugar and muddle the mint and sugar together, breaking down and bruising [...]

Rosemary Dijon Gougères

August 3, 2011 – 9:28 pm

Rosemary Dijon Gougères While these are fabulous reheated the next day, they’re so, so good warm right out of the oven. Since I still have some rosemary leftover from Danielle’s garden, I chopped it finely and tossed it in at the end along with a healthy dollop of good Dijon mustard. Feel free to use [...]

Blueberry Pancakes

July 11, 2011 – 6:55 am

I knew I’d be traveling to my mom’s cabin in Upstate New York long before Sam and I started dating. But a few months ago, I couldn’t stop thinking about how much I wanted to share this place with him. So I wrote a letter with my flight number and a few lines. Something to [...]