Evan Sarah Epstein

It’s a hot day in Seattle. Everywhere you go, you see pale people in tank tops and shorts (hey – the pale need sun too!). It’s the kind of weather that makes me dream of having a house with a yard so I could sit outside, feet chillin’ in a kiddie pool and cold drink [...]

With summer deciding to start this week, I thought I would take out the ice cream maker my mother-in-law gave us and finally use it! I’d seen a man selling all manner of berries on a street corner near our house a few days ago, so I thought I would take advantage of the fresh [...]

A couple years ago Sean decided his love of coffee surpassed what he was able to purchase at the store (not to mention, the stuff we liked was $$$). So he set out to roast his own. The first “roaster” he used was actually a popcorn popper that he had to use on the back [...]

Warmer weather has finally come to the northwest! Now, I am sure there are some rainy and gloomy days ahead of us, but it does seem distinctly summery here in Seattle this week. My hope is buoyed further now that it is actually summer and it isn’t unreasonable for me to wish and hope for [...]

A while back I discovered a neglected jar of lemon curd in my fridge (with a perfectly respectable expiration date I might add), and after slathering it on a piece of toast, I was left wondering why it had been forgotten in the first place. Whatever the reason, I was re-introduced to the buttery, creamy, [...]

I was having one of those days the other day, you know, a day when no amount of chocolate seemed to do the trick. So instead of continuing down the path I was on, I decided to make a chocolate pie. It is a ridiculously simple and tasty dessert… and it is made with tofu. [...]

I’ve wanted to make yogurt for quite some time now.  I know it is simple and I know I don’t need to have a yogurt maker – but I want one anyhow.  Why?  Yogurt is mostly consumed in our house as part of a sack lunch, and those little glass containers are the perfect size [...]

Sometimes the need for a lazy Sunday just creeps up on you. Sean and I had big plans for Sunday.  We were going to go for a nice long ride, finish cleaning and organizing the garage… but then we woke up to a gray morning.  And the gray morning turned into a gray day.  Something [...]

Among the many things the great Northwest has to offer, amazing bagels is not one of them.  And I love a good bagel, which is why I set out to make my own. After looking through multiple recipes, all very time intensive, I happened to run across a recipe in my bread machine cook book.  [...]

Last week I went to the annual Seattle Cheese Festival with a group of friends.  We went a few years ago, arriving around noon and vowed if ever we went back, it would be early.  As you can imagine, the siren call of free, delicious cheese samples from dozens of area and national cheese mongers [...]