Hope everybody had a great Labor Day weekend! Is summer really over? Only “officially” as far as I’m concerned! (Which sounds a bit crazy for someone who is as big of an Autumn nut as I am!) Still, I believe in milking it and for as long as the days are still long and warm [...] Read More

On the back of my cereal box – VERY useful information for Seattle! I like the idea of having an indoor picnic and I have just the place to do it (my new attic!) Now if only it would rain! (I know, be careful what you wish for!) Read More

As seen as Seattle’s Pike Place Market! I’m calling these carrots “transitional” meaning great for summer sharing a platter with the pencil asparagus ready to be dipped into a garlicky aioli or when the weather cools down sprinkled with fresh thyme and roasted along side some yummy chicken for an Autumn dinner. Beautiful either way! Read More

As if delicious coffee wasn’t good enough now it’s artwork too! This exceptional expresso is from El Diablo Coffee Company in Queen Anne and the photo is courtesy of Gavin. I was curious of how baristas make the simple swirly design in lattes and Gavin told me that was nothing compared to the artwork that [...] Read More

Can’t get enough of my neighbor’s plums as you can tell by this big beautiful bowl of them! And instead of making a plum tart I tried something different – Ina Garten’s Plum Cake Tatin. So easy, and so delicious! This recipe will become a regular for me, you can substitute any fruit you want. [...] Read More

That is the slogan for the fabulous combination of Caffe Vita and Theo Chocolates. Usually I don’t like math but in this case I am definitely making an exception! They say that behind every cloud is a silver lining and in our case it was a chocolate lining! This past Saturday we headed over to [...] Read More

Apparently not a whole lot unless the BBQ you were attending happened to be in Kimberly’s backyard right next to her vegetable garden! And there was a bit of confusion on my behalf on what is a mole and what is a gopher. Now I know… A lovely spontaneous invitation for grilled scallops, potato salad [...] Read More