Summer is in full swing here--sunny outside (most days, anyway) and blissfully quiet at work. I get up in the morning and it's sunny; I get home in the evening and it's light out until after 9:00, plenty of time to play fetch with Roux and then sit on the deck and enjoy the evening, … Continue reading Oh, sherbet!
Woohoo, it's Friday! This week felt so long...I blame the two short weeks in a row for making me feel like Friday should have been here yesterday. But, it's here today and that means pizza and cocktails! The best part of the week. This time of year, all around Seattle, you'll find blackberries. They grow … Continue reading Blackberry Sour
Every weekend during the summer, I buy too much fruit for me and Skip to consume before it turns to mush. I can freeze it, yes, but I'm notorious for putting things on a cookie sheet and placing it in the freezer--then, forgetting about it completely until I need the cookie sheet usually months later, … Continue reading Red Currant-Orange Shrub
For our first Valentine's Day together in 2009, we decided to cook a meal together and not really give each other any gift--any store-bought gift, anyway. Skip surprised me with a large container of homemade spicy hot chocolate mix (it was divine and I still dream of it sometimes) and I made him a big batch … Continue reading Cookie dreams
June was a blur, I know I've mentioned that before, but I can't believe it's July already--it doesn't look like the weather around here believes it either, unfortunately. The weather looks anything but summery the next couple of days. Work-wise, the next month should be a little breather from the craziness of the last few months … Continue reading The Swoop (a cocktail experiment success!)
Happy 4th of July! Happy Independence Day! Happy America Day! Whatever you call it, it's a rip-roaring, fireworks exploding, BBQ-heavy kind of day to celebrate the United States of America. Roux and Milo aren't really liking the 'fireworks exploding' part--they probably think the world is ending and the humans are clueless. Today was a super busy, … Continue reading Cabbage & Kale Slaw
Holy moly, folks, it's July! Where did the first half of this year go?? The last few days of June were perfect--no 'Juneuary' this year (or last year!). For those not in the PNW, June to July 4th is often a crazy, unpredictable weather time. It's rainy and cool, sometimes downright cold, and the next … Continue reading Buttermilk Berry Cake
We had our first pizza-cocktail Friday night in weeks last night--as I've mentioned before, I love this part of the week. Last week, we made pizza on Thursday because Friday night we'd be out celebrating my birthday (the big 4-1!); while still delicious, it wasn't quite the same. The two Fridays before that, well, we … Continue reading Gin-Walnut Old Fashioned
Sigh...my birthday weekend has come to a close! But, it started with a wonderful evening with Skip and a couple of close friends and ended with a lot of unexpected sunshine, Mars, and rhubarb (mostly) crumble that was almost a cake. Hard to complain with such a lovely start to being 41. This afternoon, after a … Continue reading Mostly Rhubarb Crumble
Back home from our Hawaiian vacation--back to gray Seattle skies and rain! The vacation was wonderful and much needed. Our vacation started with Skip and I spending a couple of days on our own in Honolulu; we had some wonderful cocktails (with very cool people) at Pint + Jigger followed by a lovely meal at … Continue reading Spicy Quinoa Soup
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