I will be putting on my second Historic Dinner at the beautiful Kirkman House Museum on May6th. The last event was delicious, elegant and lots of fun. If you are in town, consider joining us! It is a benefit dinner, with a portion of the proceeds going directly back to the Museum. Menu: cream of [...]
Today I made a lovely citrus juice from blood oranges, grapefruit and navel oranges. It had a beautiful rosy hue and I tried to make it last throughout the day, though it was so delicious I wanted to drink it all at once. Maybe I’ll buy more fruit next time, so I can make enough [...]
I’m getting into the groove of this diet, but I am pretty exhausted from all the planning, prepping and preparing. I wake up early to get the kid’s breakfast and lunches made, while my husband enjoys another hour of sleep. I get them off to school and prepare our breakfast and lunches. Then off to [...]
I started the night before, soaking some grains and almonds for the upcoming day. Brown rice for dinner, steel cut oats for flourless breakfast pancakes and almonds for almond milk(see previous post for recipe). Breakfast included honey almond granola with almond milk and raspberry pineapple smoothie. My daughter also had a cup of frozen organic [...]
Inspired by the thought of spring’s arrival, with it’s fresh and renewing qualitities, I have decided to go on a detox diet this first full week of March. A month back I wrote an article about the process, dreaming of the warm days of spring and bright vibrant foods of the season. Here in [...]
The menu The venue The amuse bouche Venison “carpaccio”, beet confit, wild argula and mustards Roasted marrow bones, roasted garlic crostini and parsley salad Pheasant ragu, wild hedgehog mushrooms, polenta, Parmigiano Reggiano and Causse Noir Housemade mascarpone-stuffed dates, brown butter caramel, toasted hazelnuts and Pixie tangerine and the featured beers of the evening: Chatoe Rogue [...]
Just in time for your holiday planning! A Thanksgiving Turkey Cake! I received an email from Chow.com this morning and had a great laugh at the idea. Looking through the pictures, I realized it’s a real thing and would actually probably be pretty delicious! I think I’ll be making this for my family this weekend! [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
My first carrot I can remember came straight out of the ground, dirt still clinging to the sides. I pulled it out of the garden myself, rinsed it off with the hose and munched on it as I browsed the rest of my grandpa’s lush garden for some other tasty snacks. My sister and I [...]
