You’ve heard it before: Eat in season. That’s all fine and dandy in the spring and summer, with a bounty of beautiful easy to prepare vegetables, but when fall and winter roll around it’s a whole different story and challenge. Even for me, with a degree in nutrition and years of cooking experience, fall and [...]
In Walla Walla, Whitehouse-Crawford is highly-esteemed as one of the only fine dining restaurants in our small rural town. From the rumors and the menu prices posted outside, many feel it out of reach. I started working there a few months back and didn’t know what to expect at first. I have come to appreciate [...]
Tonight, from 6-9pm our new breakfast joint in town is having a soft opening. Come check out the menu, meet the owners and staff, and sample some dishes.
The same wonderful people that bring you the Made in Walla Walla seasonal CSA-style box are offering a holiday box. Filled with lots of beautiful locally made artisan products, it’s the answer for those hard-to-shop-for folks on your list. It also makes a great gift for friends and family far away, a way to share [...]
The closing of October marks the end of the Walla Walla Farmers’ Market for the year, so I made sure to attend the last Saturday market. It was a picture perfect autumn morning — brightly colored leaves, azure-blue sky and everyone dressed in warm hats and puffy jackets. Off in the corner of the market, [...]
Yesterday we made sugar skulls in my daughter’s class, to celebrate Day of the Dead. Not too many folks know about the holiday here in Walla Walla, but in Los Angeles it was a big deal. All of the dual language classes in our school would build altars to honor friends and relatives who had [...]
An event I will be putting on in a couple weeks: Come join us for an evening from the past, with a classic 1800′s menu in the beautiful historic Kirkman House Museum. Chef Melissa Davis will prepare this authentic meal which will be served on fine china in the museum. Professional Cellist Dr. Sally Singer [...]
Halloween is right around the corner and you know your little ones will be getting their share of junky treats. To be able to send them out for a night of fun, without any parental guilt, make sure to fill their tummies with a delicious healthy dinner. My friends at Cookus Interruptus just wrote a [...]
Leaves are falling, temperatures dropping, and things are slowing down in Walla Walla. Without the demands of weekend catering and preparing meals for others, I have time to focus on my own family’s needs. A leisurely visit to the farmers market last week was a rude awakening and realization that my own children need my [...]
Have you ever heard of farm dinners? I hadn’t until about a year ago, and it was one of the reasons that brought me to Walla Walla. To tell the story right, I have to start at the beginning, with a Bacon Affair. While living in Los Angeles, a friend of mine told me about [...]
