Drum Beets - Seattle Area Personal Chef

a decade ago, my best friend and i travelled across turkey for 6 weeks. being cheap students and vegetarian, we were thrilled with all of the food options available to us. we ate delicious t...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2018/02/chermoula-root-vegetable-soup.html

the first few weeks of autumn are probably my favorite time of year for pacific north west produce. the end of summer tomatoes, hot peppers, stone fruits, melons and fresh greens overlap for...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2017/09/tomatillo-soup-salsa.html

as a personal chef, i have many many hours each week in solitude - not only at my clients homes, but also in my own kitchen with my self-employed schedule. i enjoy this time alone, find moti...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2017/06/hibiscus-mint-smoothie-vegan-breakfasts.html

a few weeks ago, one of my guests from a previous yoga retreat asked me to cook for a baby shower she was hosting. she wanted to have a fruit salad on the brunch menu, so rather than mixing ...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2017/04/citrus-salad-with-sweet-pistachio-dukkah.html

it's hard for me to swallow that it's been four full months since my last blog post. one of my longest breaks in my eight years of drumbeets! my occasional pauses from blogging are rarely an...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2017/03/recipes-on-repeat-pickled-turmeric-mint.html

there's a certain salad i've been remaking on repeat ever since our yoga retreat last month. i've made it for all my clients with rave reviews, and most recently brought it to a yogisthanksg...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2016/11/shaved-cauliflower-salad.html

how do i restart this thing? i had planned to take just a month off from blogging to travel with my partner in south africa for the entire month of august. then from the moment we landed ho...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2016/09/maple-roasted-kuri-squash-kale-quiona.html

#morningslikethese mornings when you can take a moment to nourish yourself and sit quietly in a beautiful space. i love those mornings.  and i've been cherishing every morning this way all...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2016/07/apricot-greens-smoothie.html

we leave for south africa in 12 days, but i seem to have already settled into vacation mode. a good portion of my clients are off with their kiddos on summer vacations, so i've just been tea...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2016/07/grilled-summer-squash-corn-salad.html

i've spent the last decade in tiny apartments with dinky little kitchens and cheap electric stoves. i made do. in fact, i made some pretty incredible meals out of those tiny kitchens! and wh...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2016/06/snap-pea-nappa-cabbage-slaw-with-miso.html

when i take pause to add them up, i know an incredible amount of amazing women! i've been so fortunate in the past few weeks to have shared wonderful conversations with the majority of them ...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2016/05/cold-smoked-chocolate-smores-tart.html

after two full years of self employment, i finally accomplished one of my bigger goals: teaching and cooking for my first yoga retreat! i partnered with my colleague, bree dillon , to share ...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2016/05/parsnip-date-butter-archipelago.html

as the saying goes: when it rain's it pours. but here in seattle, the weather has brought out the freckles on my nose and tan lines on my back! however in my life, it's feels like it's pouri...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2016/04/the-perfect-spring-lunch.html

i have fond memories of the saint patricks day meals my dad made for our family growing up. but as an adult, i don't particularly enjoy corned beef or guiness beer. maybe i would be more thr...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2016/03/honey-curry-mustard-slaw.html

did i miss something? did the month of february actually happen? i apparently failed to post anything to the blog last month and my brain hasn't quite processed the fact that it is already m...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2016/03/shitake-adzuki-bean-soup.html

you might all be all tired of cookies after the holidays, but i didn't get my fair share this year! i was too busy to do any baking, didn't have time to host my annual cookie party, and took ...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2016/01/molasses-ginger-cookies-vegan-gf.html

i spent new years in las vegas, far away from the insanity unfolding on the strip and packed into a tiny one-bedroom rental condo with my guy and six of our climber friends. we raised a toas...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2016/01/turmeric-tahini-sauce.html

with the winter solstice just a few days away and a forecast of dark rainy sky, seattle is seeing very little daylight. the gloomy days make me want to stay in bed well past our dreaded 6am ...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2015/12/kuri-squash-sweet-bread-with-cardamom.html

folks, i think i've created something magical. it's almost to simple of a non-recipe to write a blog post about, but it's also too delicious to NOT write a blog post about. yuzu-ginger avo...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2015/11/yuzu-ginger-avocado-toast.html

in my last post i explained why david and i challenged ourselves to follow a fully vegan diet for the month of october. there were a few slips ups on eggs and cheese while traveling one weeke...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2015/11/tarragon-mushroom-barley-soup.html

david and i don't own a tv. we watch netflix from our laptop set out on the coffee table while we munch on messy bowls of nutritional yeast coated popcorn or dark chocolate bars. when we run...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2015/10/vegan-october-tofu-scrambles.html

i can't claim to be an experienced forager. in fact, i'm a true novice. for years i've wanted to forage for mushrooms, but didn't know anyone who could lead me out in the woods... until rece...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2015/10/fall-foraging-chanterelle-toasts.html

yesterday was officially the first day of fall and my leisurely summer schedule abruptly collided with a somewhat hectic start to the new season. maybe it's not even all too hectic, but my a...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2015/09/moroccan-chickpea-delicata-squash-salad.html

this season, david and i made several drives north across the border to climb in squamish, british columbia. although david has been visiting squamish for years, this has been my first season an...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2015/09/sweet-summer-corn-chowder.html

photo by candace faber i have so many stories, images and recipes i want to share with you all from this past month. every time i sat down to write a blog post though, it felt too overwhel...

https://www.drumbeets.com/2015/08/silent-meals-in-alaskan-wilderness.html