I pride myself in being the mistress of the grill in our house. Steak, chops, burgers, and brats all are within my domain, not Gavin’s. He has no shortage of opinions about how he wants things grilled, but still usually leaves the job up to me. When it was time to upgrade our grill, about [...]
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Admitting defeat
Posted in Confession, Dining In, Grilling, tagged i'm an idiot, side-burner grill, why buy a grill with a side-burner on July 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Confessions of a Food Writer’s Fridge
Posted in Confession on November 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is another column I wrote for the Seattle Weekly food blog, Voracious. I promise I will share something original with you here soon… Name of food writer: Sonja Groset Position: Voracious blogger/Cooking the Books columnist Shame factor: Moderately low, but that’s probably because shameful items like Miracle Whip and tubes of Pillsbury cinnamon rolls [...]
When accidents happen: Thanksgiving disaster
Posted in Blogging, Confession, Essay, When accidents happen on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It was a flawless Thanksgiving dinner up until that point. Just my parents, my brother, his new wife, and me, gathered around the table. No drama with the cousins. No arguing about politics with the uncle. Without the usual fear of poisoning non-familial guests, my mother cooked the turkey perfectly. It was moist and flavorful. [...]
When accidents happen: What’s burning?
Posted in Bourbon, Confession, Dining In, Entertaining, Pork, When accidents happen on October 13, 2010 | 4 Comments »
“You can’t overcook pork belly,” was the last thing my dad said. Well pops, that is mostly true. Unless you burn the shit out of the crispy, crunchy skin on top of the pork belly. I should have known. I should have KNOWN something would go wrong. Hours before we were hosting 25 people for [...]
