Tag Archives: romantic meals
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 […]
Breakfast Can Be Romantic, Too
You have a whole weekend with nothing to do but spend time with someone special. You plan two wonderful dinners with entrees you know will be a hit. You find the time to make a decadent dessert (which, of course, is chocolate–just saying) and make sure there’s enough for two nights. You have fresh candles […]
Another Romantic Season Ahead
It’s a bit gray and cloudy this morning, the kind of day that hints at the season to come. The week’s harvest moon made its appearance spectacularly as a super moon–what could be more romantic than that? But now that it’s moving to fall, we’re about to move romance indoors. There’ll be fewer picnics by […]
Summer Sizzle III
It’s almost the end of July already. How’s your summer been? Busy? No time to spend with your favorite person? That’s not good, is it? Because if ever a season was meant for hanging out with a loved one, kicking back with nothing to do but enjoying their company, it’s summer. So, change it up […]
Summer Heat II
One of my favorite summer treats is cold soup. I have recipes for fruit soup, cold potato and leek soup (vichyssoise), cucumber and lime soup, gazpacho. I love them all. And you might just see a couple more of them show up here in August, who knows. But for today, I’m going with cucumber and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Setting the Scene Part II
Last Wednesday I suggested that a romantic meal needs the right person, a nice table setting, some candles and Sangria. This week, I’d like to add another element–a soundtrack. Music has always been important to me. I listen to music when I write, when I clean, when I’m working on art glass. Different music for […]