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Bon Voyage!

Bon Voyage!

Good morning, dear ones! 🙂 How was your weekend? What lovely things did you discover or create? I had a great weekend, but a chock-full, crazy-busy, now-I'm-so-tired-I-can't-think-but-it-was-worth-it one. 🙂 I was able to go hiking with my friend Stacey, stay up...

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A Rainy Washington Forest Ramble

A Rainy Washington Forest Ramble

Good morning, dear ones! 🙂 Today I'm writing you from my brother's kitchen table where I'm tucking into fried eggs and slices of fried turkey. Mmm. My dear friend Stacey is visiting from Texas and we are about to brave the stormy skies and head to Point Defiance to...

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A Coastal Drive and Chicken Parmesan

A Coastal Drive and Chicken Parmesan

Yesterday evening the sun was shining so gloriously that I simply had to be out and about, soaking it in. My friend Jon has been raving about a little Italian place in town called the Torre Cafe. Run by a lovely Italian couple so sweet you want to adopt them on the...

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Comfort Food from An Old Italian Kitchen

Comfort Food from An Old Italian Kitchen

The Villa Trotta in southern Italy is a place of beauty, respite and peace. When my friends and I stayed there last spring, one of my favorite things about it was how quickly it felt like home. A good 15-30 minute drive from the nearest town, it became our own private...

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Bok Choy with Sesame Toasted Pine Nuts

Bok Choy with Sesame Toasted Pine Nuts

Good morning, dear ones! How was your weekend? Mine was beautiful, albeit not quite what I had anticipated. Friday evening I had grand plans of sorting clothes, unpacking boxes, revamping my whole apartment, but then I awoke Saturday with sore throat, aches and a...

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A Taste of Washington: Seafood

A Taste of Washington: Seafood

Monday night at CEC (Culinary Experimentation Club) we clustered around the counter nibbling deliciously greasy charcuterie and creamy goat's milk cheddar as we sipped wine and chatted about our day. It was Washington Night - and folks made dishes featuring the...

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