Dawna in the Kitchen

A good steak can be hard to find but, fortunately, it's pretty easy to make. I marvel at minor-league steakhouses that charge an arm a...

Tarragon was not a frequent flyer in our household, when I was growing up. Consequently, my early exposures to it left me a little bit weir...

I have a great fondness for easy dinners, despite my appreciation for elaborate or difficult food. This particular dish was a second go at ...

I've never owned a proper outdoor grill. Mostly, the succession of apartments that I've lived in since I finished school wouldn'...

Much as I adore going out for breakfast, I usually make some sort of effort at a breakfast at home at least once on the weekend. It often ...

I've always had a weakness for deviled eggs. Creamy, salty, a little bit spicy, and bite sized! Well, perhaps two bites if one is bein...

This is a cherry smoothie. Unlike my previous, Bing cherry smoothies, this ones uses the ridiculously sweet Rainier cherries of the Pacif...

Summer is indisputably salad-time. Appetites are a little supressed from the heat, and an abundance of fresh fruit, vegetables, and herbs c...

Sometimes, it's too hot to cook. You know you should eat someting, and you're vaguely hungry, but it just seems like too much effor...

July 8 was our second-ever Hot Sauce Party. A little earlier in the year than our previous one of three years ago, we were able to use the v...