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Homegrown Happy Hour
Greetings from the Pacific Northwest, where the very last of the grapes are hanging with heavy sweetness on the vines. “Grapes grow in the Northwest?”, you may be asking yourself. Yes, yes they do. And in great variety and abundance! I live … Continue reading
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falling into place…
i was talking to my friend molly on the phone a few days ago. she lives in england which is nearly impossible to get to with 2 small children, but also difficult to connect with via phone when my only … Continue reading
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glorious staycation: part 3: learning to fry and other dangers
squash blossom: after oh my. dan. ger. ous. you mean i can fry things at home? right in my own kitchen? right from my own garden? trou. ble. this must be why people plant zucchini. they know the secret of … Continue reading
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glorious staycation: part 2: berries galore!
at this stage in my life, i am neither teaching nor botanizing professionally. having a very curious 2-year-old offers ample opportunity for both of these. i intend for jude to be that smarty pants kid who knows all of the … Continue reading
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glorious staycation: part 1: farmer’s table NW
i love vacation. every part of it. well, almost. every part except the packing and the unpacking. so i love it that vacation came to me this summer. right to my doorstep. even better, right to my kitchen. while we … Continue reading
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grandma busch’s secret shortbread
christmas has come and gone, and so have most of the treats that go along with it, but these cookies are so good they are worth making anytime of the year. i have memories of my mom making these every … Continue reading
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jude turns one
when i started planning a party to celebrate jude’s first birthday, i realized that i equally wanted to celebrate that fact that i had survived my first year of motherhood. whew! what a ride! i wish my mother was … Continue reading
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cooking up a filipino boxcar hog
if you get the reference in the title, you’ll also know that it’s an incorrect quotation. kevin has a rare gift of recomposing the lyrics to nearly any song he sings. being german, a musician, and a bit of a … Continue reading
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ode to the artichoke
ODE TO THE ARTICHOKE Pablo Neruda Translated by Stephen Mitchell The tender-hearted artichoke got dressed as a warrior, erect, built a little cupola, stood impermeable under its scales, around it the crazy vegetables bristled, grew astonishing tendrils, cattails, bulbs, in … Continue reading
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pea-and-bacon risotto
there are many things to miss about living in Portland, one of which is the great restaurants. my favorite breakfast locale, which, to my good fortune, was within walking distance of our house, was Petite Provence. what we … Continue reading
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hunting and gathering 