School started last week. Morning fog returned. Leaves are changing and I can smell autumn in the air. My favorite time of year with the anticipation of coziness, gatherings and squash soup. Many mornings, after I drop off Jon and Miren at school, I take a walk through Discovery Park in Seattle. I particularly love it ...
A few weeks ago, I visited the kitchen of Martha Stewart's Everyday Food where I joined editor Sarah Carey to make some gluten-free cranberry and quinoa scones from my book. I have known Sarah for about three years now and one day, she casually asked me if I would join her on the show to ...
I have been on a true wild mushroom kick as of late. Late summer will do that to anyone I suppose. Seattle reminds me to the Basque Country in many ways and the variety of mushrooms is one - the late summer heat and rain are necessary. I remember walking the forests with my dad as ...
I returned from Tuscany last Saturday night where I had spent ten amazing days teaching a food and lifestyle photography workshop. My head jet-lagged and full of beautiful scenery. The rolling hills, the wildflowers everywhere, the faces, the food. I miss it. I miss our students who enthusiastically joined us in every trip and every exercise. I returned ...
Per usual, I went to the Ballard farmer's market last Sunday and I got a bit carried away. My shopping basket was full of green, orange and pink. Pea shoots, asparagus, radishes, rhubarb, beets, different lettuces, sprouting purple broccolini, pink apples, carrots, kale... ... a rainbow. I came home excited for all the recipes I was going ...