Category: The Seattle Times

Paul, future food critic, on vegetables: “The best is when they taste like nothing.” Recently found these Veggies Made Great muffins (from the freezer section at Costco) where the first ingredient is veggies but YOU CAN’T TASTE THEM. Yay for sneaking in secret zucchini and carrots!

Art + ice cream field trip to the Ave. Stevie Shao’s mural on the Crossroads building (next door to the U Bookstore) is even better in person. I talked to this amazing young artist for this Seattle Times story.

Got a sneak peak of the animatronic bug exhibit at Woodland Park Zoo today! The exhibit opens Monday (May 1) and runs through Sept. 4. $5 extra on top of admission, $4 for members. Giant hairy spiders are my worst nightmare — good thing these guys are robots.

Overheard: “SMILE. If you want ice cream…” So I’m not the only mom who does this! Our annual Skagit Valley tulip visit (RoozenGaarde), followed by our annual Skagit Valley ice cream visit (Snow Goose Produce Market).

Happy 12 years old!

Really lovely ikat special ex at the Seattle Art Museum, through May 29. Weavings from Asia, Africa, central America, and a stunning contemporary installation in the first gallery.

I waited TWELVE YEARS for a mom’s night out, and Rasai did not disappoint. 7-course modern Indian tasting menu in Fremont; each course was exquisite. I LOVED it all (especially the 2 hours uninterrupted to complain about husbands and kids). Next mom’s night out hopefully won’t be another 12 years.

Milk Bar opened an outpost at Bellevue Square, and we tried 6 of the 7 cookie flavors. The 7th, corn, was out of stock. $17 for 6 cookies. Pros: Driving over I-90 is much easier than a cross-country flight. The cornflake chocolate chip marshmallow was devastatingly sweet in the best way. Cons: The goods are…

Our annual visit to the Quad.

Simu Liu + soup dumplings!! Xiao Chi Jie just rebranded as MiLa, and Simu joined as their marketing executive! I wrote the story for The Seattle Times. I stopped by the store in Bellevue yesterday to restock on soup dumplings and try the ice cream. Sadly, Simu wasn’t there, but the rose lychee ice cream…