Jens Visits Seattle 2024

It’s not summer without a visit from my brother Jens.

Seattle WA, summer menu, tour seattle, restaurants, restaurant reviewKaren TripsonAugust 13, 2024Atoma, Flint Creek Cattle Co, Cafe Campagne, Sosio's vegetables, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Center fountain, Jeff Stonehill author, The Salmon House by Jeff Stonehill, Calder, Arneson

Heat Wave Entertaining with Thai Pok Pok Hens

Sweet, hot and spicy food for hot summer night entertaining — with cold wine or NA bubbles.

Cookbooks, seasonal menu, summer menu, party food, Portland Oregon, restaurants, rotisserie cooking, Pok Pok CookbookKaren TripsonJuly 31, 2022

Hot Weather Cooking

When it’s stupid hot outside, cook ahead so you can enjoy cold food whenever you’re hungry. Roast chicken, chopped vegetable salad and ranch potato salad.

do in advance, make ahead, Seattle WA, summer menu, hot weather foodKaren TripsonJune 25, 2021ranch dressing, hidden valley ranch dressing, oven roasted chicken, ranch potato salad, Mike Vrobel, Dad cooks dinner

Chicken Mole for the Block Party

Another good time and good food with the neighbors!

Hot Weather Entertaining

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

Cookbooks, seasonal menu, summer menuKaren TripsonAugust 19, 2014summer menu, watermelon salad, pok pok portland, pok pok hens, ike's wings, Ike's Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings, Kai Yaang, Thai hens