food and romance
A Dessert From Down Under
Pavlovas are from Australian–or New Zealand–I’ll let them figure out where it came from. It’s a dessert that looks elegant, tastes delicious and is actually quite simple to make. Not only that but It’s the perfect end to a romantic meal. Just sweet enough to be dessert. Not so rich and filling that your significant […]
Back To Berries
I can’t help it. I’m obsessed with berries this time of year. I follow the crops religiously as they ripen. Okay, I don’t actually follow them. I read the labels in the grocery store so I can see the progression of where they come from as the supply of my favorite fruits moves up the coast from […]
Spring Just Keeps Coming
This week it’s the availability of Copper River Salmon, my favorite in the salmon family. It’s the filet mignon of salmon, with a distinct flavor and texture. At least, to me. So I’ll be serving it this holiday weekend to my out-of-town guests to make them wish they lived here in the spring and could […]
Am I Rushing the Season?
I could be. But with all this nice weather it’s hard not to rush things. The al fresco dining, I mean. Tables are popping up outside local restaurants. Picnic ideas are beginning to bubble to the surface of my mind. Friends recently called me from Frenchman’s Bar to join them for lunch. So let’s take […]
And Now For the Other Sure Sign of Spring
Yes, my roses are beginning to bloom but that’s not the sign I’m talking about although there is a relationship between my roses and this subject. Strawberries, now beginning to show up in the market and another of my favorite signs of the season, are members of the rose family. The berries now in the […]
Spring Has Sprung
How do I know it’s spring? It’s not the birds and the flowers. It’s not even my runny nose and itchy eyes from the Scotch broom in bloom. I know the season has changed because asparagus has begun to appear in the grocery store. It’s not the really good stuff from eastern Washington yet, it’s […]
Three Little Words
The way my romance novels usually work is this: boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy finds girl again. Boy says the three little words girl wants to hear, which is “I love you,” of course. Boy and girl live happily ever after. In real life the three other little words I and most other women […]
Out of the Doldrums and Looking for Spring
This time of year always seems to me to be a long slog into spring. The snow and ice are gone to be replaced by rain and wind. Valentine’s Day, the last “candy holiday” as one of my grandkids calls it, is over with no more candy extravaganzas until Easter which seems far away. What’s a […]
It’s Here!
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, in case you missed the heart shaped balloons, boxes of candy in red hearts and/or paper wrappings, kits of kids cards to make and take to school and a sudden surge in the price of roses. In addition, we can celebrate having moved from the heart at the beginning of the […]
The Countdown Continues
No, not for the Olympics, although there are plenty of people doing that, especially on NBC. I’m talking about Valentine’s Day! It’s almost here. Ready for a few more suggestions on how to be a romantic partner on February 14th (not to mention all through the year)? Last week I talked about how romantic practical […]