http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/index.html en-us Copyright 2013 The Seattle Times Company Fri, 24 May 2013 14:40:16 PDT Fri, 24 May 2013 14:40:16 PDT MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020984999_pacificplunch26.html?syndication=rss At home, meals are too often dictated by the wants and needs of others. "Lunch is a time to not have to cater to everyone else's hunger pangs and preferences," says one expert. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020984999_pacificplunch26.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 10:22:42 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020985000_pacificpnwl26.html?syndication=rss She opened the home, originally designed by Paul Kirk, and made it comfortably contemporary. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020985000_pacificpnwl26.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 10:47:10 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020984996_pacificpfit26.html?syndication=rss Some tasted pretty good, with notes of honey or caramel or cinnamon. Some edged toward weird, like the bar that was green inside. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020984996_pacificpfit26.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 10:08:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020984997_pacificpgardener26.html?syndication=rss Breeders have jumped in to create anthracnose-resistant cultivars. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020984997_pacificpgardener26.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 10:11:01 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020984995_pacificpdorp26.html?syndication=rss The bilge pumps failed, the restaurant tipped and dropped to the shallow bottom while its piano floated around the cocktail lounge. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020984995_pacificpdorp26.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 10:02:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020984998_pacificpgoddess26.html?syndication=rss The Copilot Luggage Roller from Timbuk2, happy feet from Luna Sandals and a Coiffee to protect your hair. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020984998_pacificpgoddess26.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 10:13:52 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/allyoucaneat/2013/05/24/seattles-pot-pigs-go-high-on-hog/?syndication=rss Never mind the potbelly pigs. How about pot in the pigs? That’s what Seattle butcher shop BB Ranch is experimenting with, in a “high on the hog” story from Seattle Metropolitan on pigs raised on weed-laced feed. Owner William von Schneidau (formerly of Bill the Butcher) told report All You Can Eat http://blogs.seattletimes.com/allyoucaneat/2013/05/24/seattles-pot-pigs-go-high-on-hog/?syndication=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 12:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020984994_pacificpdestinations26.html?syndication=rss Once a colony of Britain and now a self-governing territory, Bermuda retains some British traditions, although most tourists now come from the U.S. and its currency is pegged to the U.S. dollar. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020984994_pacificpdestinations26.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 10:02:29 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/fyi-guy/2013/05/24/seattle-no-2-for-sunscreen-use-and-no-1-for-wishful-thinking/?syndication=rss It’s your typical spring morning in Seattle.  Skies look gray.  Forecast calls for cool temperatures and periods of light rain throughout the day.  Throughout the week, in fact. You’re prepared, though. You always dress in layers.  Your outerwear has the latest water- FYI Guy http://blogs.seattletimes.com/fyi-guy/2013/05/24/seattle-no-2-for-sunscreen-use-and-no-1-for-wishful-thinking/?syndication=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 13:31:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021049155_memorialdayevents13xml.html?syndication=rss A roundup of Puget Sound-area Memorial Day events for May 27, 2013, including Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021049155_memorialdayevents13xml.html?syndication=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 13:40:56 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2020984905_hax24xml.html?syndication=rss If your boyfriend’s best friend is an ex-girlfriend who spends more time with him than you do, can the relationship work? Living http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2020984905_hax24xml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 15:42:23 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/allyoucaneat/2013/05/23/seattle-bars-getting-moscow-mule-mugged/?syndication=rss Some local watering holes may need to install metal detectors for those on the way out of the bar. Or at the very least relegate the new hire to copper-mug patrol duty. Or maybe train their doormen in the fine art of sniffing out copperware being spirited away, hidden in purses and trench coats. May All You Can Eat http://blogs.seattletimes.com/allyoucaneat/2013/05/23/seattle-bars-getting-moscow-mule-mugged/?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 14:05:36 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2021019139_1recipe23chilixml.html?syndication=rss Food & Drink http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2021019139_1recipe23chilixml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 08:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2021019148_3recipe23poundcakexml.html?syndication=rss Food & Drink http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2021019148_3recipe23poundcakexml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 08:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2021019142_2recipe23gritsxml.html?syndication=rss Food & Drink http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2021019142_2recipe23gritsxml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 08:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2021033439_ciscoecamelliaxml.html?syndication=rss Garden writer Ciscoe Morris answers questions about sooty mold on camellias and care of the lovely Brugmansia, or angel trumpet. Living http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2021033439_ciscoecamelliaxml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 08:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2021033446_fitfun23xml.html?syndication=rss Volunteer naturalists will be at Puget Sound-area beaches the Memorial Day holiday weekend of May 25-27, 2013, for low-tide exploration. Living http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2021033446_fitfun23xml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 07:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2020984869_hax23xml.html?syndication=rss Hearing nightly grousing about work is likened to having to watch “The Wizard of Oz” yet again after seeing it every night for years. Living http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2020984869_hax23xml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 15:29:57 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/allyoucaneat/2013/05/22/more-for-the-cure-tom-douglas-teams-with-obliteride/?syndication=rss Just when you think Seattle chefs are doing all they can to help find a cure for cancer, Tom Douglas announces he’s teamed up with Fred Hutch to “cook cancer’s butt” during this summer’s new fundraising bike event, Obliteride (read my pal Nicole Brodeur’s tale of All You Can Eat http://blogs.seattletimes.com/allyoucaneat/2013/05/22/more-for-the-cure-tom-douglas-teams-with-obliteride/?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:03 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/allyoucaneat/2013/05/22/seattle-chefs-top-chef-master-rick-bayless-kick-in-for-cancer/?syndication=rss For the past five years, I’ve played “kitchen liaison” (or kitchen Lee-ee-son, as I like to say) at the Fred Hutch Premier Chefs Dinner and fundraising auction. I did it again last Sunday, hanging out with some of my favorite chefs, watching as they showed up at Sodo Park by Herban All You Can Eat http://blogs.seattletimes.com/allyoucaneat/2013/05/22/seattle-chefs-top-chef-master-rick-bayless-kick-in-for-cancer/?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:31:05 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/allyoucaneat/2013/05/22/is-pike-place-market-really-a-farmers-market/?syndication=rss The Huffington Post recently named Pike Place Market one of the country’s 10 best farmers markets. It was a well-deserved honor, except for one thing: Under most guidelines, the city landmark isn’t actually a farmers market. It’s true that the public market, which the city’s All You Can Eat http://blogs.seattletimes.com/allyoucaneat/2013/05/22/is-pike-place-market-really-a-farmers-market/?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 08:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2021019086_2recipe22porkchopsxml.html?syndication=rss Food & Drink http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2021019086_2recipe22porkchopsxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 08:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2021019136_4recipe22peanutbuttercookiesxml.html?syndication=rss Food & Drink http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2021019136_4recipe22peanutbuttercookiesxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 08:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2021029087_1recipe22pulledporkxml.html?syndication=rss A recipe for a hearty sandwich from The New York Times. Food & Drink http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2021029087_1recipe22pulledporkxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 08:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2021019138_5recipe22oatmealcookiesxml.html?syndication=rss Food & Drink http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2021019138_5recipe22oatmealcookiesxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 08:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2021019127_3recipe22ribsxml.html?syndication=rss Food & Drink http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2021019127_3recipe22ribsxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 08:01:04 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/allyoucaneat/2013/05/22/seasonal-farmers-markets-opening/?syndication=rss In the Northwest, vegetables always seem to run a few weeks behind, with produce lovers having to be content with lingering weeks of flowering kale and braising greens until we can buy our fill of asparagus and rhubarb. Finally, though, spring has arrived. Farmers market tables are multiplying by th All You Can Eat http://blogs.seattletimes.com/allyoucaneat/2013/05/22/seasonal-farmers-markets-opening/?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2020984845_hax22xml.html?syndication=rss Girlfriend shows disrespect for successful career because it’s based at home. Living http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2020984845_hax22xml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 15:16:24 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2021026785_apussocialmediateens.html?syndication=rss Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations. Living http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2021026785_apussocialmediateens.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:53 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2020984769_hax21xml.html?syndication=rss Carolyn Hax advises a new mom to make the best decisions she’s able to for her baby and not to drive herself crazy to make everything perfect. Living http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2020984769_hax21xml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 15:16:18 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/allyoucaneat/2013/05/20/all-you-can-eat-blog-sets-a-bigger-table/?syndication=rss Good morning, fans of all things food. Beginning this week, you’ll notice that All You Can Eat is expanding to bring you more news, tips and talk about our favorite subject. Now, the entire Seattle Times “food group” will be serving you. Rebekah Denn will continue to be our host, s All You Can Eat http://blogs.seattletimes.com/allyoucaneat/2013/05/20/all-you-can-eat-blog-sets-a-bigger-table/?syndication=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 14:46:04 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/allyoucaneat/2013/05/20/local-man-wins-best-better-burger/?syndication=rss One of our better burgers was also one of the best. That was the ruling of judges at the Sutter Home Build a Better Burger contest, one of the biggest cooking competitions in the nation, where Mark Richardson’s “Indian Lamb Burgers” won the $15,000 ‘Alternative Burgers’ All You Can Eat http://blogs.seattletimes.com/allyoucaneat/2013/05/20/local-man-wins-best-better-burger/?syndication=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 11:16:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2020984993_hax20xml.html?syndication=rss Living http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2020984993_hax20xml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 16:07:29 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2021019179_apussunscreenconsumerwatchdog.html?syndication=rss Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use. But despite those long-awaited changes, many sunscreens continue to carry SPF ratings that some experts consider misleading and potentially dangerous, according to a consumer watchdog group. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2021019179_apussunscreenconsumerwatchdog.html?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 23:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020993351_pharmacy19xml.html?syndication=rss People’s Pharmacy on aluminum in deodorants, constipation, cold sores and travel. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020993351_pharmacy19xml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 07:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2020993334_rantrave19xml.html?syndication=rss Seattle Times readers praise gracious strangers and scold tuned-out pedestrians. Living http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2020993334_rantrave19xml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 07:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nicolebrodeur/2020993412_nicole19xml.html?syndication=rss Local filmmakers look to raise awareness with a documentary on Huntington’s disease. Nicole Brodeur http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nicolebrodeur/2020993412_nicole19xml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 07:44:37 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020993304_healthobstaclexml.html?syndication=rss Obstacle-course races predate the ancient Greeks, who competed naked on a track filled with obstacles. Athletes today can choose races that match their abilities, and run with their clothes on. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020993304_healthobstaclexml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 07:45:37 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020993299_healthkellyturnerxml.html?syndication=rss High-intensity interval training is a great way to burn calories fast while you’re exercising — and for hours afterward. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020993299_healthkellyturnerxml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 07:01:54 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020993292_healthcal19xml.html?syndication=rss Free “Pesticide Free Zone” signs. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020993292_healthcal19xml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 07:01:53 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2020993404_chinesediningxml.html?syndication=rss Food & Drink http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2020993404_chinesediningxml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 07:02:27 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2020993333_hax19xml.html?syndication=rss Advice columnist Carolyn Hax has tips for an aunt who doesn’t know how to handle a roughhousing nephew and niece. Living http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2020993333_hax19xml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 07:01:54 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2020938385_hax18xml.html?syndication=rss Carolyn Hax and her readers give advice to a potential matchmaker worried her friend will be hurt. Living http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2020938385_hax18xml.html?syndication=rss Sat, 18 May 2013 21:01:05 PDT