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Pack in the flavor with healthy steamed hake

Admittedly, steamed fish doesn’t exactly scream mouthwatering. But what it lacks in excitement it more than makes up for in health cred.
Scone simplicity: Forget the mixes

Scones are one of the basic pleasures in life. Like biscuits with a touch of added sweetness, the best scones are delicate and light yet somehow wonderfully rich, each bite suggesting bits of butter that have all but disappeared, leaving behind tender, flaky layers. A scone is a singular work of art, yet any sweet or savory flavorings just add to the magic.
Try phyllo dough and leftovers in quiche

Just when you thought you couldn’t stand to look at another egg, there’s a carton staring at you in the refrigerator. Or perhaps you have leftover asparagus, the harbinger of spring often served as a spring side dish.
A festive meat course for late spring

Each chapter in my book “Molto Batali” is built around a big, festive main course, usually meat or bird, but meat does not need to be the focal point of every meal. That said, it’s perfect for a special occasion as we approach the end of spring.
Olives, walnuts, capers enliven steak

Sauteed steak flavored with the bountiful produce of the Mediterranean – olives, walnuts and capers – provides a 15-minute dinner.
Perfect topping

It isn’t a backyard cookout without a trifecta of condiments stored in traditional elongated red, squat yellow and plump white containers. They’re intended to add zip, zing and zest – but somehow, no matter where you go, they’re almost always the same.
Restaurant Inspections for May 16

Comments are taken directly from latest county inspection reports, which are available at each food establishment and at the Thurston County Environmental Health Office. For questions concerning these reports, contact the health office at 360-867-2667.
Hains House offers bed-and-breakfast, artisan bread-making courses

It’s a heck of a long way to come from Blakely, Ga., to Olympia just to bake bread. But that’s exactly what Nadja Vawryk-Button did last month as one of five participants in an artisan bread-making course held at Hains House, a bed-and-breakfast south of Olympia, where owner Pat Hains has converted a love of good bread into a destination for those who want to learn to make it.
Crisp peas salute season

Though they freeze better than most vegetables, peas are at their best during spring, pulled straight from the pod. At this time of year in my restaurants, shelling peas is almost a full-time job.
Wasabi adds kick to chicken

Spicy wasabi sauce gives pan-seared chicken an Asian flavor. Corn and ginger tossed with broccoli complete this Pacific Rim dinner.