Once in a while, a truly great thing comes along that cannot be overlooked. Sometimes it’s a piece of wonderful art that you cannot take your eyes off, or a fabulous pair of heels that you may never wear, but will also never regret buying. Maybe it’s a lucky lottery ticket that pays for your next vacay […]
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We’ve all been there. It’s the middle of summer and all of a sudden, everything is ready. All at once every single plant in your garden and tree in your yard is brimming with an overabundance of produce. Too many carrots, lettuce spilling out into the pathways, trees dropping fruit all over the place and attracting wasps
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It all starts with a plan. At first, it’s in your head and you only catch glimpses of it as you sleepily roll around in your warm bed. But then you catch it by tail the with the tips of your fingers, and it begins to come to life. You grasp that idea with the
Smoken Bones Cookshack: The Rebirth of a Restaurant Read More »
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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This post marks a series of guest posts that will be running on Guilty Kitchen over the months of July and August. Why guest posts? Hey, even food bloggers need a break too! I am taking this time to spend more hours walking barefoot through my garden (though on second thought, shoes may be present
One thing is changing here in the guiltiest of kitchens and that’s the amount of time I have to spend on each and every blog post. Now that I am running two blogs, two Facebook pages, two Twitter streams, developing recipes, running a photography business and caring for the lives of two small children, one
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Do I look frazzled? Hair a mess? No makeup (gasp!)? Yeah, that’s a pretty good summation of the previous eight weeks. Turmoil, tears, triumph. We will overcome this period of our lives and one day we will look back on them with a selective blur and remember only those times that shine with happiness and
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Spot Prawn season. It’s here, and it’s only here for a few short (but mighty tasty) weeks (approximately 80 days). I have a soft spot for these little gems of the sea, and it’s not just because they are sweet, with a delicate flavour and texture or because they are ridiculously easy to cook. No,
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I’ve been very busy these past few days everybody, so please take some time to check out the new additions to the website. On the navigation bar at the top left, you’ll notice some new pages. I’ve put up an FAQ page, some Tips and Tricks, a Foray into Photography, for those non foodies (though
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As much as I’ve been going on and on about how much a love fall and how the weather is cooling off, it’s still 80 degrees every afternoon. Mornings are another thing altogether though, with an average of about 45 degrees. So with this odd mix of cooler mornings wrapped in sweaters, hugging my cuppa
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