Ah.  Summer is truly, truly here.  I’m not a summer enthusiast like some people.  I quite like my black sweaters and fires in the fireplace, and sometimes the expectations that summer be FUN! are kind of onerous.  But, when we have a few days like today–75 degrees, slight breeze, views of the Cascade and Olympic [...]

Get out a 9 x 13 pan.  Fill it with a mixture of sliced nectarines and plums, blueberries, and pitted cherries. No need to peel anything.  Toss in 1/2 c. flour and 3/4 c. sugar.  Top with this, perfectly crunchy because of white sugar (less moisture than brown sugar) and melted butter (counter-intuitive, I know).  Bake [...]

A couple years ago while we were on vacation together, Yancey’s sister Kelly made taco salad with fried potatoes and I’ve been making it ever since.  It was right on the heels of my pregnancy with Loretta, during which I craved taco salad night and day. It tasted so good, eating together in floating cabins [...]

Made another big batch of granola this week, and it’s one of the things that gets me up in the morning.  At least one decision is already made.  This batch has hazelnuts, cashews, figs, cranberries, and cherries.  Eaten with yogurt and lots of tropical fruit–kiwi, Korean melon, mango–thank you, universe.
It’s good my day started out [...]

A couple weeks ago, I said that the first man to comment on this post would get a savory galette.  Karl picked it up today, and it couldn’t have gone to a more appreciative fan.
No recipe, per se, but :  sauteed some chard from my garden with garlic and butter/olive oil, then added sliced leeks [...]