Cobb Salad Redux for a Manhattan Project

The Lee J. Cobb Salad adapted from the Brown Derby Restaurant and David Lebovitz recipes for a hot summer night and a Manhattan cocktail tasting.

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.

entree, French, Event, party food, main entreeKaren TripsonJune 23, 2015Menu planning, ladies party, bridesmaids party, vegetarian, My Paris Kitchen, Renee Erickson, David Lebovitz, boat street cafe

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?

My Paris Kitchen: Lunch with David Lebovitz

I feel like I saw him at his last small club appearance and the next time he comes to town it will be a stadium show.

appetizer, Cookbooks, Event, Seattle WA, WritersKaren TripsonApril 30, 2014David Lebovitz, boat street cafe, Queen Anne Books, Renee Erickson, My Paris Kitchen, Grand Aioli, Duck Terrine, Bay Leaf Pound Cake, Tariquet Cotes du Gascogne Blanc

Lark Style Savoy Cocktail Party

The longest running reading, tasting or cooking group I have ever participated in is loosely titled "Savoy". Originally named after Harry Craddock's book of prohibition era cocktail recipes served at the Savoy Hotel in London, we've since moved through that and on to The PDT Cocktail Book or...

Out of the Comfort Zone: Making Chocolate Candy

The power of David Lebovitz is to inspire the non-baker into a candy maker.

dessert, storesKaren TripsonOctober 16, 2013Trader Joe's Pound Plus, Chez Pannisse, George Geary, David Lebovitz, Home Cake Decorating Supply Co, Callabaut Chocolate