The Red House

410 Burnett Ave S, Renton.

So good and so affordable.

Wine is priced at retail plus a five dollar corking fee. You can have excellent wine for under $20.00!

Try the beets with sherry, garlic and Gorgonzola. I'm serious... try them. This dish elevates beets from Germanic side dish to great cuisine.

Tomato Soup.

Finely chop a carrot, a stock of celery and an onion. Sweat these in a sauce pan until soft.

Add 64 oz of diced & seeded tomatoes. Add 8oz of chicken stock.

Simmer for 30 minutes or pressure cook for 15.

Take a stick blender to soup to make it nice and smooth.

Season to taste.

Pressure Cooking

I received a new pressure cooker as a gift. Now, many slow cooked foods are practial week night dishes.

I made an excellent beef stock in under an hour. With thirty more minutes I turned the stock into a french onion soup which my partner claims is the best he has ever had.

Dried beens can cooked in under 35 minutes. If you presoak first, it takes less than 15 minutes.

Vegitarian.

Lately, I've been eating vegitarian every 2nd or 3rd night. This has two advantages. First, it's cheaper. Second, I enjoy my meat more. Cooked animal is even better if you didn't have cooked animal yesterday.