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Cait Walsh

Ingredient of the Week: Saffron

"We're mad about saffron today," says chef Tom Douglas, and you should be too! "I think this is kind of a winter ingredient," he adds, fulfilling the umami taste that people seem to love. If you're looking to get away from a traditional paella, chef Thierry Rautureau suggests making seafood and shellfish with saffron. "It's very easy to overpower," he cautions, so use a light hand when using it to season.
13 years ago
One of Meryl Alcabes’ favorite portraits....
Rachel Belle

Find Your Dream Job: Two Seattle Women Share How They Got Theirs

The story of two Seattle women who ventured out on their own, completely switched careers, and followed their career passions. In the end, they both love going to work everyday. Perhaps it's your turn?
13 years ago
Rachel Belle

Youth In Focus changes teens, one photo at a time

Youth In Focus is an after-school program for at-risk or struggling teens, that uses photography as a catalyst for positive change.
13 years ago
(Photo courtesy of Kush Tourism Seattle)...
Rachel Belle

Seattle’s First Marijuana Tour is Set to Launch

Kush Tourism is launching, what they say is, Seattle's first marijuana tour. It will be a smoke-free, behind the scenes look at many facets of pot culture, including marijuana cookery and glass pipe blowing.
13 years ago
Allegro Coffee, sold at Whole Foods Market, helps Whole Foods stay on top of their coffee game. (Al...
Cait Walsh

Ingredient of the Week: Allegro Coffee

If you're like millions of Americans, and chef Tom Douglas for that matter, you love waking up to a nice, warm cup of coffee in the morning. If that's the case, Tom and chef Thierry Rautureau suggest checking out Allegro coffee, carried by Whole Foods Market.
13 years ago
(photo courtesy of Aleksa Manila)...
Rachel Belle

Aleksa Manila: Counselor By Day, Drag Queen By Night

Aleks Martin is a drug and alcohol counselor in Seattle, but at night he transforms into Aleksa Manila, a glamorous drag queen who\'s donned hundreds of wigs and billions of sequins.
13 years ago
By 2025 the senior citizen population is expected to double in King County. So where are all of tho...
Rachel Belle

Homeless Grandma? There’s A National Senior Housing Crisis

Colleen Clark, 75, is trying to find senior housing, but she's found no availability for an elderly person with section 8 housing. Her issues have been confirmed by the City of Seattle Aging and Disability Services department. There is a national housing shortage for seniors that needs to be solved.
13 years ago
Sgt. Mark Renninger with his son. (FAMILY PHOTO)...
Rachel Belle

How to Grieve in the Era of Social Media

Social media has changed the way we grieve. Instead of an obituary, we can tell a loved one's story to thousands with a click of a mouse. These are two very different stories about grieving with social media. One, the wife of a Lakewood police sergeant killed in 2009, the other is about NPR's Scott Simon tweeting while his mother was in the ICU.
13 years ago
Cait Walsh

Ingredient of the Week: Parsnips

If you can pick up some parsnips that have been left in the ground through the frost cycles, chefs Tom Douglas and Thierry Rautureau say you'll be pleasantly delighted. "They're like eating candy!" Tom says.
13 years ago
Speaking in tongues is a Pentecostal tradition that many of us don’t quite understand. (Photo...
Rachel Belle

The Art of Speaking in Tongues

Last week, a Kentucky pastor died after refusing to be treated for a religion induced snake bite. That practice is only found in Appalachian churches. But speaking in tongues is a Pentecostal tradition that many of us don\'t quite understand. Rachel Belle explored the art of speaking in tongues with a Seattle woman who grew up doing just that.
13 years ago
Seattle restaurateur Tom Douglas has announced plans to open a new cooking school in downtown Seatt...
Josh Kerns

Seattle restaurant king Tom Douglas to open cooking school

Acclaimed Seattle restaurateur Tom Douglas is expanding his empire again, announcing the upcoming opening of a new cooking school in downtown Seattle.
13 years ago
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Rachel Belle

More Couples Are Choosing To Keep Their Money Separate

Nowadays couples are getting married older, so they're used to managing their own finances. So modern couples are trending towards separate bank accounts, even though their parents most likely maintain a joint account.
13 years ago
Cait Walsh

Ingredient of the Week: Caramel

Pronunciation differences aside, caramel makes for a delicious, sweet treat any time. Although chef Tom Douglas says salted caramel is not one of his favorite kinds of caramel, he says he enjoys going the handmade route and making it himself.
13 years ago
Kendra’s cat Mary, who was killed by her ex-husband....
Rachel Belle

Bark and Bite: A Bellingham Lawyer Specializes in Animal Law

Attorney Adam Karp has worked on over 3,000 cases involving animals since he became passionate about protecting them in 1999. He helped a Lacey woman sue her ex-husband for killing her pet cat.
13 years ago
(photo courtesy of Float Seattle)...
Rachel Belle

Float Your Cares Away in a Sense Deprivation Tank

At Float Seattle, you can spend an hour floating in super salty water in complete blackness and silence. It's called a sense deprivation tank and they're said to be a tool for meditation, a way to make up for lost sleep and a cure for all that ails you. Rachel Belle and Sean De Tore gave it a try.
13 years ago
Cook with wine you can drink, recommend chefs Tom Douglas and Thierry Rautureau, and you can make a...
Cait Walsh

Ingredient of the Week: Cooking Wine

When cooking with wine, it's always tempting to go with the cheap stuff. You're not going to drink it, right? But chefs Tom Douglas and Thierry Rautureau disagree.
13 years ago
An example of New York City’s restaurant inspector ratings....
Rachel Belle

An E. Coli Victim Wants King County Restaurants to Have Very Public Health Inspector Ratings

After getting E. Coli at a Seattle restaurant, with four stars on Yelp but a bad track record of health inspections, Sarah Schacht decided to do something. She wants King County to provide a simpler way for diners to know a restaurants health inspection score. For example, a sticker on a restaurant's window could have an A-F rating.
13 years ago
Larry Washington burns pallets that are used to elevate tents at Tent City, since they ran out of f...
Kim Shepard

Nickelsville & Tent City Homeless Desperately Need Wood to Stay Warm

Homeless residents at three Tent City and Nickelsville locations are struggling to stay warm in these frigid, record breaking cold weather. They have run out of wood and have taken to burning the pallets they keep their tents on. We're looking for people to donate wood, blankets, sleeping bags, and warm clothes.
13 years ago
Charlotte sleeps while her sister Maddie cuddles her. (Photo courtesy of Soulumination)...
Rachel Belle

Seattle’s Soulumination Captures the Beauty of Terminally Ill Children Through Photographs

In the eight years since Lynette Johnson started the non-profit, Soulumination, she has taken photos of over 1,000 sick or dying children and parents. She gives the beautiful photos to families, no charge.
13 years ago
Shelli (left to right) and her friends Emma and Roberta (the pusher!) celebrating the Seahawks....
Rachel Belle

Late Bloomer: Becoming a Seahawk Fan at the 11th Hour

I did not become a Seahawk fan until about 5:30pm during the Super Bowl, when Percy Harvin ran that incredible touchdown. Better late than never, right? The Seahawks managed to gather up a nice little group of last minute fans this season because winning is really fun.
13 years ago
Pete Carroll jokingly encouraged kids to miss school Wednesday for the Seahawks Super Bowl parade a...
Rachel Belle

Parents: Are you pulling your kids out of school for the Seahawks parade?

When Seattle Public Schools announced it would not be shutting down schools for Wednesday's Seahawk parade, many parents said they'd take their kids out anyway.
13 years ago
Spice up your grapefruit with a salad from Tom Douglas.(AP Photo/File)...
Cait Walsh

Ingredient of the Week: Grapefruit

Most people eat grapefruit the same way: section it, and spoon out the little wedges of juicy, tart fruit, or drink the juice. But if you want a way to spice up this beautiful fruit, look no further than chef Tom Douglas' avocado-chorizo-grapefruit salad.
13 years ago
Seattle Kitchen hosts Tom Douglas and Thierry Rautureau take Super Bowl snacks from Ordinary to Ext...
Jamie Skorheim

Ordinary to extraordinary: Super Bowl snacks

The snacks served at a Super Bowl party are looked at with almost as much interest as the game itself. So as you prepare for this Seahawks Super Bowl Sunday, take a few notes from The Seattle Kitchen Show.
13 years ago
Former Seahawk John Moffit swims in snacks.(photo by S. Pratt)...
Rachel Belle

Eat like a Seahawk: The team’s top chef on what the guys are eating

Seahawks chef Mac McNabb is in New Jersey, with the team, cooking up breakfast, lunch and dinner. He says the days of carb loading are gone, and most of the players eat super healthy, lean, organic meals that he cooks up six days a week.
13 years ago