Big ups to everyone who made it out to celebrate Blogsgiving last night. Cupcakes were devoured, pumpkin drinks were guzzled, hand turkeys were drawn, and normally antisocial bloggers actually mingled with one another (thanks to the aforementioned pumpkin drinks). With the help of you fine people, we raised nearly $400 for Northwest Harvest, along with a bushel and a peck of non-perishable food items. Many thanks to Grey Gallery for hosting, as well ...

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This fall we are combining our love of the football and our dream of learning to cook by preparing a meal from the city of the Seahawks' opponent. Seahawks vs. Chile Verde Preview In the Southwest, chiles are hung outside doors and windows. This probably has something to do with tradition, drying them, or some cultural thing, like how we throw fish. Chiles are more important to Southwestern culture than family or cocaine, which is why we ...

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Monday night was a treat at Benaroya Hall, dedicated fully to the demonstration of the great Watjen Concert Organ, a true symphonic hall organ, which is not at all common. The organist was Janette Fishell and the music was J.S. Bach. In her program notes, Fishell, who teaches at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, divided the concert into four distinct sections. She consolidated aspects of Bach's life and artistic development into the schoolboy, the ...

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