If you’ve read this blog or know me in any way, you may be aware that I have this obsession with/love for baking bread. Despite reading numerous books and taking bread baking classes, I am still far from perfecting the art form. A few months ago, I ran into Chef Laurie Pfalzer. We used to [...]

For Christmas this past year, my husband and I decided to give experiences instead of gifts. For his dad and his dad’s wife, who love boating and eating salmon, we bought tickets to the Tillicum Village Salmon Bake on Blake Island. We took the 45-minute trip aboard an Argosy Cruise vessel on a sunny Sunday [...]

This past Saturday morning, I set my alarm clock for the same time that my weekday schedule requires, dragged my behind out of bed, and rolled into Stratejoy’s 101 Things To Do Before You Go workshop. I had signed up in advance so I was well aware of the need to wake up early on [...]

A few months ago, I received a frantic email from a friend with the message, “Help! Teach me how to cook lamb.” I started this food blog and now I was seen as the “expert.” The only problem – I had never cooked lamb before. Despite the fact that my grandpa raised sheep, I had [...]

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 [...]