tomatoes
Falling For Autumn
It’s here–that feeling in the air, the slant of light that announces my favorite time of year–fall. I love everything about the season–pumpkin pie, red and yellow leaves, crisp air, apple cider, my birthday. Oh, sorry. Did I actually write that? My bad. Forgive the diversion. Back to the subject. Truth told, it’s the change […]
Winding Down to September
It’s the last full week of summer vacation for school kids, parents, and teachers. And the beginning of what is often the best month of the year in the Northwest. Ironic, isn’t it? Just when many people have to get back into the routine of the school year, the weather improves. But even if we’ll […]
First Picnic of the Summer
Summer, it appears, is about to close in on us with a vengeance. Time to dust off the picnic basket, grab a soft blanket and some big pillows and head for a secluded spot for a romantic dinner. Or just eat in your backyard, if you don’t want to go to a local park. All […]
Here Comes Summer
It’s here: Memorial Day weekend, the official beginning of summer. Of course, in Vancouver/Portland it may be a struggle for the temperature to get to 70, so it’s not exactly bikini and short shorts weather. But that doesn’t stop us romantics. A long weekend is a long weekend—right? Even if we spend it in the […]
Love Apples
A commenter on last week’s blog entry suggested that pasta would be the go-to gift before chocolate was on the scene. I got thinking about that—how would the pasta be sauced before the tomato arrived in Europe? Because it, too, came from the New World, specifically from Mexico. Without the tomato the present would have […]