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Bon Voyage!
by Krista | Sep 27, 2010 | Bootstrap Monday
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...
A Rainy Washington Forest Ramble
by Krista | Sep 24, 2010 | Fabulous Friday
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...
A Coastal Drive and Chicken Parmesan
by Krista | Sep 23, 2010 | Plucky Thursday
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...
Washington Deliciousness: Spicy Prawns, Beer Batter Shrimp and Sesame Ginger Garden Beans
by Krista | Sep 22, 2010 | Compatriot Wednesday
Oil bubbled for frying, oven warmed for roasting, and ingredients lay waiting to be chopped, grated and minced as we gathered for Culinary Experimentation Club this week. Don set up a Do-I-Yourself Margarita Bar, then proceeded to go ahead and make them for us...
Comfort Food from An Old Italian Kitchen
by Krista | Sep 21, 2010 | Gulliver Tuesday
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...
Bok Choy with Sesame Toasted Pine Nuts
by Krista | Sep 20, 2010 | Bootstrap Monday
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...
Little Celebrations and a Blueberry Plum Smoothie
by Krista | Sep 17, 2010 | Fabulous Friday
Good morning, dear ones! 🙂 I fell asleep last night to the lulling sounds of rain pouring on my roof and the delicious scent of homemade meatball soup lingering in the air. Needless to slay I slept like a rock and woke with my heart full of gratefulness for this...
Shopping, Gardens, and Butternut Feta Gratin with Sage
by Krista | Sep 16, 2010 | Plucky Thursday
Today after work I went over to Mum's place to pick her up for our Official Winter Clothes Shopping Trip, but before we took off I simply HAD to take some photos of her scrumptious garden. 🙂 Isn't it pure loveliness? That Mums of mine can grow anything anywhere. Our...
A Taste of Washington: Seafood
by Krista | Sep 15, 2010 | Compatriot Wednesday
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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