Wedged like a giant mountain between Bruce’s salt water taffy, ice cream from the Picnic Basket, and a growler of Bill’s blackberry beauty was a five-course, thought-provoking vintner dinner at EVOO The Cannon Beach Cooking School. A blend of new and old vacation traditions, this trip was significant. Charlie and I had reached our paper [...]

I’m a dabbler. I have dabbled. Particularly in food writing. I enjoy it. I really enjoy it. You might already know; you are reading my food blog. Two months ago I purchased Will Write for Food. I am a sucker for “how-to” books, especially how-to books with a subject that makes me salivate. I didn’t [...]

Getaway to Lake Chelan, wine tasting with wino friends, and the first official barbecue of the season; the weekend was as close to a ten as it could get. We had the trip planned for quite some time, but accommodations fell through at the last minute. I spent hours trying to find a replacement – [...]

Once a month our mailbox is filled to the brim with bound pages of cooking tips and recipes. I lay each magazine on our kitchen counter, say eenie meeni miney mo, and retreat to a well-lit corner of the house to read one from cover to cover. I dog-ear the pages that inspire me, make [...]