Category: The Seattle Times

…Ton Kiang in the ID. $13/lb, delicious, and the people there are super nice. Not vegetarian, not sorry. Paul has inherited my deep love of takeout. When he says, “Mama, this tastes like YOU made it,” it’s not a compliment.

Me: Oooh, cherry blossoms are opening! Paul: Oh NO. You’re going to make us take pictures.

Happy Pi Day!

The average lifespan of a Blue Morpho is 2-3 weeks.

Many of her fans arrived in strollers!

It took a lot of time to go through the boxes in the basement, but it feels SO much better walking downstairs and not looking at a mess. I could still open a Staples in my basement though; couldn’t bring myself to toss alllll the office supplies.  If I’m going to clean out my basement,…

We love hopping on the Bainbridge ferry for a quick (and cheap!) getaway. The ferry ride is the best $9.45 you can spend, and kids under 18 ride free. It’s just far enough to make you feel like you got away, not too far so you can get it all in in a day. We…

The ONLY one out of the batch that came out not looking demented!

Soft opening for Meet Fresh’s Seattle location!! It’s on the first floor of a swanky apartment building on 5th, on the border between the ID and downtown, and I hope it will do well. Selfishly, because I am SO EXCITED to not have to drive to Bellevue to get my tofu pudding fix. But also…

On more mornings than I can count, I’m in that crowd outside waiting for Trader Joe’s to open. Because without Trader Joe’s, my family would starve. In honor of National Frozen Food Month (that’s March, if you didn’t know), I wrote about TJ’s 10 best freezer items for ParentMap.