It was amazing how quickly 10 days past by while on vacation. Two days were used up for air travel alone. Left with eight days, I spent much of the time taking in the sights and catching up with family and old friends. The time I had hoped to devote to cooking, shopping, and eating [...]
After a simple summer breakfast of fruit and granola, we headed out of town to my dad’s little farm in the outskirts of Port Angeles. As we pulled off the paved road, I could see him ahead, working in the garden amongst giant green leaves and tall corn stalks. The sun shone on the abundant [...]
I do alot of travelling between Washington and California and am always stumbling across foodie destinations. That is, places that I fall in love with and would love to pass on to any one else who loves local delicious food. So thus begins my endeavor in “Foodies on the road”. Whenever I come across a [...]
On our yearly summer visit to the Northwest, I look forward to dinners at my in-laws house. My father-in-law is the chef of the house and loves to cook for a crowd. He and I join forces and we reserve one sunday night for a big family dinner, where the extended family is invited. The [...]
I love camping! and am inspired to become a great camp cook. The standard rules of a home kitchen do not apply here, well, most of them. You cannot just open the cupboard and wonder what you feel like making. No, there is planning, shopping, packing, and preparing involved here. Less is better, as space [...]
We went to Yosemite the other weekend, to get out of the city and play in the snow. From previous experience, we knew there were little food choices up there in the winter, so we came prepared with a stocked cooler and hotplate. The canvas-sided tent we rented for the night did not have an [...]
Every summer, on the Labor Day weekend, we go camping somewhere along the Northwest coast. One year it was in Oregon, south of Seaside, another year at Cape Disappointment, and this year at Deception Pass. We are joined by my husband’s parents, grandparents, sister, brother, and a friend from the good-old-days without kids. It is [...]
The last few years my dad has gotten into making wine from local fresh fruit. He has made rhubarb, raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, plum, and apple wine. My husband loves the rhubarb, but my favorite is the blackberry. Each batch he makes starts with fresh fruit he picks himself. Sometimes he goes to the u-pick farm [...]
It’s fair time! Who doesn’t love a county fair? Well, I am sure there are some folks who don’t, as I had always assumed that everyone loves to go camping, but my friends and neighbors in L.A. assured me that not all people do. They are missing out! I plan my visit north to correspond [...]
Heading west on Highway 101 from Port Angeles, where my mom lives and where I was born, is a small town called Joyce. Once a logging town, Joyce is now home to a variety of people, most of who are looking to live off the land. With it’s beautiful, rugged landscape and a bounty of [...]
