No Umbrella – A Meal to Write Home About

No Umbrella – A Meal to Write Home About

Disneyland. Hawaii. The Olympics. The Grand Canyon. Salmon with Mustard Greens. I’m not sure when it happened, but slowly and surely my reasons to venture out of my comfy Seattle bubble started to need different qualifications. No longer was I only after sunny beaches...
Wild Crabapples

Wild Crabapples

Crabapples ranks high among the trickiest ingredients we’ve worked with. A species of the Malus family, crabapples are a close relative to the cultivated apples we see every day. Small, woody, and often terribly acidic, crabapples require a little finesse for...
Global Writes – The Lure of Lummi Island

Global Writes – The Lure of Lummi Island

There’s a hilly piece of heaven that sits among a chain of islands at the most northeasterly section of the San Juan archipelago, an unspoiled spot just a short ferry ride from the mainland and a brief distance’s drive from Bellingham, Washington. It’s the bucolic...
Culinary Concierge – Willows Inn – Meal of a Lifetime

Culinary Concierge – Willows Inn – Meal of a Lifetime

Food memories are very important to me. I can remember great tasting dishes, where I was eating, who I was with, what I was celebrating. Yes, my culinary journey has been filled with many fabulous food memories & tastes. Recently I had the best meal of my life. It...