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.

My Favorite Ottolenghi Jerusalem Cookbook Recipes

For anyone who wants to try Ottolenghi recipes, go ahead and dive in! There is no reason to live without him at your table...

Cookbooks, entree, WritersKaren TripsonJune 16, 2015dinner party, Yotam Ottolenghi, cioppino, Jerusalem, ciopppino

Ottolenghi Potluck Party

When you want to have a party on a budget, invite your friends to an Ottolenghi Potluck.

Karen TripsonJune 1, 2015

Ottolenghi's a Star

Here's a few ideas about why he is so successful.

Haitian Griot

Creating menus is an art and science.

The Magic of Leeks

Thank you, Julia Child, for proving it could be this easy.

Cookbooks, soup, traditional, vegetarian option, FrenchKaren TripsonMarch 11, 2015potatoes, leeks, julia child, vicchyssoise

Happy Anniversary in PDX

We had lots of fun recently and great food in Portland, OR at the Bollywood Theater, Racion, Olympic Provisions and St. Jack's.

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?

Mid-Century Modern Style Party

All about the joy of receiving a special invitation to a party and what it inspires.

Sous Vide Obsession

When you want it moist and juicy, sous vide is the best method. I am having great results in my beer cooler but of course have ordered the next generation Anova that will take directions from my ipad.

Cookbooks, sous vide, scienceKaren TripsonSeptember 29, 2014Maxime Bilet, Nathan Myhrvold, Modernist Cuisine, sous vide

Hot Weather Entertaining

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

Pok Pok: The Cookbook Experience

Once you have visited the Pok Pok shrine in Portland, you must have the cookbook and all the accessories.

What's Waldo E Sexton Have To Do With It?

Meals that changed my life? All things that Papa gave me to eat: Lady finger banana omelets, tongue and German potato salad, frog legs and lamb chops.

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.

Karen Tripson to hold lecture, book signing at McKee Botanical Garden

Tripson’s lecture will spotlight her novel "The Cooking Class in Kuala Lumpur," a story about food, friendship and coping with the joy and challenges of being 50-something in today’s economy.

Karen TripsonMarch 19, 2014

Pok Pok: The Restaurant Experience

Thirty people waiting in the rain in front of the small yellow house, not seeming to mind at all, is pretty much how it always is at Pok Pok.

A Basque Pintxo Party Menu for Frugal Fun

Sharing the cooking makes it so easy and inexpensive for everyone to dine as though in San Sebastian.

Karen TripsonJanuary 28, 2014

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...

charley+may co Tasting and Signing Event Photos

It is so much fun to meet new people and introduce them to Malaysian cuisine. I love the look on their face when they first taste, the surprise and then pleasure, which reminds me every time how the experience inspired my novel.

Event, stores, side dish, saladKaren TripsonNovember 25, 2013charley+may, Mcarthy and Schiering, queen anne view