Katashe
Expert Home Cook
Olympia Washington
Olympia Washington
joined June, 2012
What's for dinner?
I was a travel book author for over 20 years, so have dined all over the world. With a number of basic foreign language dictionaries I am able to cook from my French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese cookbooks acquired during years abroad.
When I moved back to the United States permanently many years ago, you should have seen the face of the custom's agent, who opened one Of my suitcases to be faced with 10 inch Chet's knives, meat cleavers, boning knives, etc., and another suitcase filled with all sorts of bits and pieces of kitchen gear, as my household goods wouldn't be arriving ship for at least 6 weeks.
For the last 2 years I've been working on a cook book of my own.
Where I live now there are only a few very good restaurants, and the menus rarely change so we eat out very infrequently.
Fortunately, here in the Pacific Northwest, I am blessed with very local fantastic raw ingredients, and one of the best permanent farmer's markets in the US That operates 4 days a week from April to the end of November .
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My favorite food of all is Lobster, both, 'Homard' and and clawless types. I have probably eaten at the majority of lobster pounds between Boston and the Canadian border. Real North Atlantic Dover sole comes in a close second, but it has almost been fished out and even in the UK it is now a very expensive rare treat .
Growing up in Southern California in the 50s I was fortunate to have access to a wide variety of fresh produce year round.
To this day my pantry is 90% condiments. For olive oil lovers my go to source is the Olive Pit in Corning California, which fortunately has a great web site and mail order.
The greatest meal I ever ate was back in the 70's in Paris at Pre Catalan, when Gaston Lenotre ran the restaurant. it truly was a meal of a lifetime, and worth every franc.
As far as cooking at home, winter meals are frequently home made soups, and freshly baked bread. My Husband frequently reminds me that I promised to back him a pie aboutv10 years ago, and he is still waiting for it, But has to make due with bread instead. Lol.
My Most Recent Ratings
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Original Cobb Salad Dressing-Brown DerbyI forgot to add. NO SALT. The cheese adds enough, though you may wish to add some fresh ground pepper to taste
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Cobb SaladThis is not a Cobb salad
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on Saturday, August 18, 2012
My favorite food of all is Lobster, both, 'Homard' and and clawless types. I have probably eaten at the majority of lobster pounds between Boston and the Canadian border. Real North Atlantic Dover sole comes in a close second, but it has almost been fished out and even in the UK it is now a very expensive rare treat .
Growing up in Southern California in the 50s I was fortunate to have access to a wide variety of fresh produce year round.
To this day my pantry is 90% condiments. For olive oil lovers my go to source is the Olive Pit in Corning California, which fortunately has a great web site and mail order.
The greatest meal I ever ate was back in the 70's in Paris at Pre Catalan, when Gaston Lenotre ran the restaurant. it truly was a meal of a lifetime, and worth every franc.
As far as cooking at home, winter meals are frequently home made soups, and freshly baked bread. My Husband frequently reminds me that I promised to back him a pie aboutv10 years ago, and he is still waiting for it, But has to make due with bread instead. Lol.
