Summer Lunch in the Country

Not an ordinary lunch but an extraordinary tasting menu for a summer afternoon with old friends you never see enough of.

Karen TripsonAugust 28, 2017

L.A.’s Legendary Restaurants

If you need a mini vacation away from the real world, you can hardly do better than to sit back and relax with George Geary’s new book, L.A.’s Legendary Restaurants - Celebrating the Famous Places Where Hollywood Ate, Drank and Played. It's sheer indulgence in the romance and glamour of Hollywood in the golden era.

Local Cheese Tray for a Party

A cheese tray created from local cheeses showcases the farmers in your area and anchors the buffet at a party or wine tasting.

Best Turkey of My Life

I should have known that turkey cooked on a rotisserie would be better than any other method.

entree, Cookbooks, rotisserie cooking, main entreeKaren TripsonDecember 2, 2015Thanksgiving, turkey, rotisserie turkey

Pok Pok Noi: Som Cocktails+

Drinking vinegars are a big trend in craft cocktails and Pok Pok is not content with making them in house or quietly. Look in your local market to purchase and ask if they don't have them in stock yet.

Cocktail Party Food

Tamagoyaki Ikura (Japanese omelet with salmon roe) is simple and elegant cocktail food.

Ladies' Lunch: My Paris Kitchen

Cooking for a crowd: Here's an idea that's pretty on the plate, vegetarian or could be, and will suit a wide variety of appetites.

My Favorite Ottolenghi Jerusalem Cookbook Recipes

For anyone who wants to try Ottolenghi recipes, go ahead and dive in! There is no reason to live without him at your table...

Cookbooks, entree, WritersKaren TripsonJune 16, 2015dinner party, Yotam Ottolenghi, cioppino, Jerusalem, ciopppino

Ottolenghi Potluck Party

When you want to have a party on a budget, invite your friends to an Ottolenghi Potluck.

Karen TripsonJune 1, 2015

Ottolenghi's a Star

Here's a few ideas about why he is so successful.

Haitian Griot

Creating menus is an art and science.

The Magic of Leeks

Thank you, Julia Child, for proving it could be this easy.

Cookbooks, soup, traditional, vegetarian option, FrenchKaren TripsonMarch 11, 2015potatoes, leeks, julia child, vicchyssoise

Happy Anniversary in PDX

We had lots of fun recently and great food in Portland, OR at the Bollywood Theater, Racion, Olympic Provisions and St. Jack's.

Lemon Tart by a Non-Baker

Oh, the challenges of baking when you are not a baker by nature -- or experience.

dessert, Event, ingredientsKaren TripsonNovember 28, 2014David Lebovitz, meyer lemon, easy, dessert, party

Special Menu for New Friends

Entertaining is not always your dear old friends or family. How do you reciprocate when you’ve been wined and dined by people you don't know very well?

Mid-Century Modern Style Party

All about the joy of receiving a special invitation to a party and what it inspires.

Sous Vide Obsession

When you want it moist and juicy, sous vide is the best method. I am having great results in my beer cooler but of course have ordered the next generation Anova that will take directions from my ipad.

Cookbooks, sous vide, scienceKaren TripsonSeptember 29, 2014Maxime Bilet, Nathan Myhrvold, Modernist Cuisine, sous vide

Hot Weather Entertaining

Sugar and spice and a whole lot of fish sauce make this summer night extravagant.

Pok Pok: The Cookbook Experience

Once you have visited the Pok Pok shrine in Portland, you must have the cookbook and all the accessories.

What's Waldo E Sexton Have To Do With It?

Meals that changed my life? All things that Papa gave me to eat: Lady finger banana omelets, tongue and German potato salad, frog legs and lamb chops.