Ahoy from Cape Disappointment!

Ann says
Well I’m not actually in Cape Disappointment anymore.  I am at home in this CRAPTASTIC weather we are having in Seattle.  Every year it rains a bunch in Seattle in June, which is fine because we usually get all this fabulous sunniness in May.  We like to do it different here.  But NOT THIS [...]

Duck Filled Fresh Pasta with Vodka Sauce

Hey DUDES
I got eaten by a job that I don’t really like all that well and boredom!  But somewhere in there I started making fresh pasta.  And guess what!?  I’m going to try to go back to school.  I’ll bet you are thinking, “oh no, more whining from McWhiny Whinerton.”  But it is a new [...]

An Inauthentic Bánh Mì

Abe says
For me there are really two options for making something new:
1. Research it: check several recipes, read up on the history and context to the extent that Wikipedia or similar offers, watch related videos if a new technique is involved, check recipes again, determine a version or variation, and build a precise shopping list.
2. [...]