A couple weeks ago, I attended a knife sharpening class with Bob Kramer of Kramer Knives at Sur la Table in Kirkland.  I have two Kramer knives from Sur la Table and I love them.  The class was fantastic and it left me with a much higher respect for knives than I had before.  After accidentally slicing a finger almost to the bone, I've been a little shy…no more!  I LOVE my knives now and appreciate what an...

I think just about anything is better when it's wrapped in prosciutto… I picked up some fresh figs that were on sale at Metropolitan Market in West Seattle the other day. When I got home, I wondered "now what?!!"  I decided to grill them and this recipe is very easy, delicious and forgiving.  Heat up your grill nice and hot (I used gas, for ease, but the Big Green Egg would do nicely too). The idea is to quickly...