Tag Archives: blogging about food and romance
Onions? Romantic? Seriously?
Yup. Really. According to “Simple, Sexy Food” in some parts of the ancient world onions, leeks, garlic, chives and shallots were considered essential for male potency. They were served at wedding feasts in both Rome and Greece and recipes exist of love potions made of onions, honey, pine nuts and almonds. I’m not sure what […]
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 […]
Oh, No, Not Another One!
Yes, I’m afraid so. This is yet another berry blast. I can’t help it. I love berry season more than any other time of the year, fruit-wise. I may be sitting here in heavy socks and a fleece turtleneck but biting into those Oregon Hood strawberries makes me believe it’s summer. Or at least a […]
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 […]
Giving It Up For Lent
This has nothing to do with romance and food but a lot to do with chocolate which, you may recall, is right up there in my pantheon of important things in life. I decided to give it up for Lent–chocolate, that is. If I’m going to make a sacrifice, I’ll make it a big one […]