A Completed New Year’s Resolution: Heed the Hedonist on Facebook

So … some people keep New Year’s Resolutions, others don’t. Personally, I can see both sides: given that most resolutions pertain to health improvement – be it physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, socially, financially, or (of course) hedonistically – one could argue that they shouldn’t be a once-a-year promise to oneself, but rather, something one lives [...]

Cookbookwormin’ it, Part 1 of 3

Right about now, there’s probably more stuff in your house than there was a few days (or weeks) earlier. Gift giving is definitely a sign of the holidays, but so is gift getting. The result: more stuff (hopefully stuff you want and can use).
As a writer, your Hedonista gets stuff all the year ’round, to [...]

Baking In A Cookie Wonderland

It’s Christmas Eve, and hopefully by now you’ve done at least some baking (or, like my household, it starts in October and runs through January). When it comes to mass production (and limited space), efficiency is key.
Enter the Holiday Cookie Cutter & Decorating Set by Kuhn Rikon. (Your Hedonista was sent a sample of this [...]

Willie Green’s + Parties That Cook = Farm-to-Table

With winter and the October-December “Hallowthankmas” season comes an entire shift in food and beverage cravings here in North America. We crave heartier, richer foods that fit the season, such as mushrooms and root vegetables. Food is generally roasted, braised and simmered. Crock pots and baking sheets are dusted off  and utilized once again.
Around this [...]

Do Zoo Doo

An important part of being hedonistic is taking time to replenish the ol’ stocks – be it pantry, wine cellar, mind, body, or spirit. For if one is not at the top of one’s game, the enhancement of one’s private and public life may not be efficient, effective, and extraordinary.
Knowing that, this axiom also applies [...]

Sangio ‘n’ Salad

One of my favorite things to do is spend time in a tasting room and share tasting experiences with my fellow tasters, whomever they may be. It’s kind of like a structured educational session in a bar, only … not. As a writer of all things hedonistic – food, wine, travel, culture, style, etc. – [...]

Can? Do!

Regardless of how much  (or little) of a summer we have had so far, summertime is the season to preserve and store up all of that tasty sunshine for the long, cold (and here, wet) winter. Traditionally, preserving or “putting up” foods through such methods as freezing, dehydration, and canning is a time to “waste [...]

Breakfast With Bees

Part of hedonism is taking pleasure in – and responsibility for – one’s surroundings. For an environment that is less than enjoyable is … distracting for any good hedonist (and not in a good way). Take the ecosystem, for example. This “web of life” is so inter-related, it’s tough to tamper with one part and [...]

Nasturtium Niceties

With planting – and eating – one’s garden all the rage these days (especially this time of the year), a talk about the nasturtium is very timely. Not only is it in bloom in the Pacific Northwest right now, but all parts of the plant – including the flowers, leaves, seeds, and stems – are [...]

Seattle Tilth’s in Town This Weekend

OK, so it’s still rainy and cold, with a few glimpses of what is hoped to come (i.e., bright and sunny days). But for those of us who are avid gardeners – avid foodie gardeners who love the “farm-to-table” idea and have urbanized that concept and thus morphed it into “kitchen-garden-to-table” or “deck-or-patio-container-to-table” or even [...]

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