Before I start talking about chili, I want to wish you all a Happy New Year.  I can’t believe that Fickle Feast will be six months old in a couple weeks.  You have made it all a lot of fun (and it still makes me ridiculously happy every time someone leaves a comment).  Thanks for [...]

This recipe is a riff on the spinach salad my mom used to make. I have her dressing recipe written on an index card with no attribution, so its original source is a mystery. Slightly sweet and tinged red from paprika, it’s pretty typical of spinach salad dressings from the 70’s.
Two things about [...]

Seattle mornings have turned cold, but our tomato plants don’t seem to have noticed.  By now I expected to be wrapped in a quilt and Googling “green tomatoes” for inspiration, but the fruit keeps ripening.   And we have a lot of it.  My husband decided to grow tomatoes from seed this year.  We became rather [...]

This is a recipe inspired by playing with my food.
I really don’t remember if I was one of those kids who hated having different foods touch on the plate, but I suspect not. My tendency is more to be fascinated by how flavors and textures mingle and affect each other.  You don’t really want to [...]

A first blog post is a little intimidating.  It feels like walking up to a new group of people at a party and abruptly changing the topic of conversation.  But hey, I’ve been enjoying the party and I like the people, so . . .
Hi, I’m Karen.  I brought the Pea, Radish & Bacon Salad.  [...]