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Culinary Conversation on San Juan Island
It’s funny, much as I usually abhor ruts and routine, I can be quite the creature of habit sometimes. Which, in the case of visiting the San Juan Islands in the Northwest corner of Washington state,...
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The Season of Hops
Hops. Where would beer be without them? They add not only that distinctive floral-citrus-resiny flavor to the hop-heavy ales many of us in the Northwest love, but as a backbone of the beer-making...
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Restaurant Photos: A Different View
I came to the conclusion this week that I’m deeply tired of that pause from the pleasure of eating out that’s inescapable when the let-me-get-a-shot-of-that-before-you-take-a-bite routine kicks in. So...
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Northwest EBooks Promotion
The new series of eBooks that I launched a couple of months ago is on a special promotion right now. Today the price of each of the seven titles is down to $.99, and over the course of the next few...
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Cookbook Shelf: The Crimson Spoon
It’s sad but true — as a Washingtonian, I am most decidedly a wet-sider. I’ve lived pretty much my whole life here on the damp, evergreen west side of the Cascade mountains. And while we get over to...
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Road Trip: Wenatchee
When my beloved 1992 Jetta was hit with some minor but worthy-of-being-deemed-‘totaled’ damage a couple of years ago, I got myself a new VW that invariably came with tons more automatic doodads and...
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Feasting on Portland
It’s one of those photo-ops-missed that I’ve thought about more than a few times in the past year — arriving in Portland on a Sunday afternoon, looking down on the sidewalk and seeing a “Feast...
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Oysters for The Ark
One of countless beauties that have passed through my kitchen in recent weeks. Testing, testing, testing those recipes. So, first some news. Things have gotten pretty briny around my house, and that’s...
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Marinated Wild Mushrooms with Fennel and Pearl Onions
In honor of the season and the slew of wild mushrooms beginning to hit markets now, how about a little recipe from my Wild Mushrooms ebook in my Northwest Cookbooks series? I’ve long loved marinated...
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Egg in Wine Sauce: Oeufs en Meurette
Eggs in your wine? I realize that concept may sound less than appealing at first. But leave it to the French to have put eggs in wine and made something glorious of it. Perhaps it doesn’t hurt that...
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Taste of Place: Meroir
Most of us have wrapped our brains, and our palates, around the idea of terroir by now. According to Merriam-Webster, its usage dates back to the mid-19th century, referencing the various influences...
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Northwest EBooks Promotion
The new series of eBooks that I launched a couple of months ago is on a special promotion right now. Today the price of each of the seven titles is down to $.99, and over the course of the next few...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cookbook Shelf: The Crimson Spoon
It’s sad but true — as a Washingtonian, I am most decidedly a wet-sider. I’ve lived pretty much my whole life here on the damp, evergreen west side of the Cascade mountains. And while we get over to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Road Trip: Wenatchee
When my beloved 1992 Jetta was hit with some minor but worthy-of-being-deemed-‘totaled’ damage a couple of years ago, I got myself a new VW that invariably came with tons more automatic doodads and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Feasting on Portland
It’s one of those photo-ops-missed that I’ve thought about more than a few times in the past year — arriving in Portland on a Sunday afternoon, looking down on the sidewalk and seeing a “Feast...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Oysters for The Ark
One of countless beauties that have passed through my kitchen in recent weeks. Testing, testing, testing those recipes. So, first some news. Things have gotten pretty briny around my house, and that’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Marinated Wild Mushrooms with Fennel and Pearl Onions
In honor of the season and the slew of wild mushrooms beginning to hit markets now, how about a little recipe from my Wild Mushrooms ebook in my Northwest Cookbooks series? I’ve long loved marinated...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Eggs in Wine Sauce: Oeufs en Meurette
Eggs in your wine? I realize that concept may sound less than appealing at first. But leave it to the French to have put eggs in wine and made something glorious of it. Perhaps it doesn’t hurt that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Taste of Place: Meroir
Most of us have wrapped our brains, and our palates, around the idea of terroir by now. According to Merriam-Webster, its usage dates back to the mid-19th century, referencing the various influences...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Walking Lincoln Park
One of the best things about where we landed when we bought a home in West Seattle nearly 20 years ago is how close we are to Lincoln Park–a few minutes’ drive, or about 15 minutes on foot (all...
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