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5 Cookies You Shouldn’t Live Without

Posted by our Guest Contributor, Christina Conrad. You can read more from Christina on her blog: www. foodiewithalife.com. 1) Salted Peanut Butter Cookies, Hot Cakes Confections If you’re wandering around Ballard Avenue in Seattle, chances are you’ll stumble into a tiny storefront that … Continue reading

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Mustard Heals Burns!…And Five Other Home Remedies

Posted by our Guest Contributor, Christina Conrad. You can read more from Christina on her blog: www. foodiewithalife.com. There’s nothing I love more than a home remedy!   Using products beyond their mass marketed purpose feels clever, even scientific.  I’m the mad scientist, … Continue reading

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Shallot Dijon Vinaigrette

    Shallot Dijon Vinaigrette Print Recipe type: Dressing Author: Pike Place Market Recipes by Jess Thompson Serves: 8 This is the Salad Verte dressing from Le Pichet. Ingredients 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice (from 3 oranges) 1 small … Continue reading

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Mustard-Mascarpone Bruscetta

Print Ingredients ½ cup mascarpone ¼ cup fresh basil 3 Tbsp. Dijon-style mustard salt and pepper, to taste baguette Instructions Whisk mascarpone and basil together with mustard in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Spread onto ¼” thick … Continue reading

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Foodie Gifts for the Holidays

Posted by our Guest Contributor, Christina Conrad. You can read more from Christina on her blog: www. foodiewithalife.com. The holidays are upon us, the shopping bags are piled in the back of the car, winter coats are on and Christmas lights twinkle on … Continue reading

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Product Review: Dijon Mustard

Posted by our Guest Contributor, Christina Conrad. You can read more from Christina on her blog: www. foodiewithalife.com. Dijon mustard is one of the most versatile pantry items in the cupboard.  It adds depth to marinades, low-cal thickness to dressings and spiciness to … Continue reading

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Bloody Marys

  Posted by Guest Contributor, Christina Conrad. Once a month Christina shares an original cocktail recipe… this month – a classic Bloody Mary! You can read more from Christina on her blog: www. foodiewithalife.com. September means many things. Football season … Continue reading

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Nectarine Mimosa from Foodie with a Life

 Posted by Guest Contributor, Christina Conrad. Once a month Christina shares an original cocktail recipe… this month – a Nectarine Mimosa!  You can read more from Christina on her blog: www. foodiewithalife.com. August brings warm summer evenings and fun getaways from city … Continue reading

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July Cocktail Recipe from Foodie with a Life!

Posted by Guest Contributor, Christina Conrad – Yoga instructor, recipe developer, cocktail drinker, and Seattle’s Foodie with A Life! You can read more from Christina on her own blog: www. foodiewithalife.com “I GET SO MUCH DONE WHEN I DRINK COFFEE!!!!!”  I … Continue reading

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Bare-Your-Bum Sexy Solstice Cooler

Summer Solstice in Seattle is quite famous for it’s naked-bike-riding-Summer-Solstice-Parade.  If you’ve never hear of this event, Google it. Every year around June 21st, rain or shine, hippies old and young, bear their twig, bum and berries.  Somewhere in the … Continue reading

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