As the summer draws to a close, I am hanging on tight with everything I can muster. The days are shorter, but I try to pack even more into every minute that I can. You might have noticed a lack of personal photos accompanying my recipes like I used to have. This I can blame […]
Zucchinis. A gardener’s bane and a foodie’s dream? Or a gardener’s dream and a foodie’s nightmare? I like to look at it both ways. I love that a simple plant I barely need to even look at produces food every day. There is always at least one zucchini ready for me every day. On the other
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Sometimes the late summer bounty can be overwhelming. Take these plums. They come from a tree outside my kitchen (and living room) window. The tree must be 30 years old, at least and no one was around to prune it the last two years (before we moved in). Suffice it to say, the plums have a
As the cooler air greets me a little earlier each day and the sun takes that long journey over the horizon a little later, I can’t help but keep a tight grasp on the last remaining hints of summer. Here in the Pacific Northwest, summer comes late and leaves early, so we take what we
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Today’s post comes to us from Hélène of la Cuisine d’Hélène. Her beautiful blog used to be written from right here on Vancouver Island, but she now writes from the great city of Ottawa in Ontario. Hélène and I share many of the same passions such as eating seasonally and a love of farming, but we also love
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When I was a kid, Sunday mornings were made for sleeping in. Rolling out of bed a little later and stumbling up into the kitchen to the warm and inviting smell of pancakes, or waffles, or fritters. Sometimes there was bacon or eggs, maybe even some freshly toasted, buttered bread to accompany it. Family breakfasts were for
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Today marks another guest post. This one comes to us from Laura of Gourmette NYC. Laura is a wordly traveller, adept at numerous languages, and makes a mean vinaigrette, according to her blog. New to the food blogging scene, Laura brings a knowledge of classic European foods as well as her own take on modern
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