Archive for spring




A quinoa salad full of spring

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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 ...






Alaskan black cod with a raw salad of beets, carrots and radishes

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A few days ago, we took a ferry ride to Vashon island to see our friends, Shauna, Danny and Lu. Yes, you know them - Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef. It was a cloudy Saturday morning. A peaceful one where the fog rolled in through the Sound. It was our first time in Vashon. An ...




A spring vegetable tart recipe and a workshop in Seattle

Gluten and dairy free spring vegetable tart

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 ...




Pink peppercorn-kissed rhubarb and berry cake

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I am blown away by spring in Washington. Everywhere we turn there is a blooming tree or a garden full of color. It was spring break last week and the children were out of school. My friend Lecia invited us for a day trip to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, which is something of an ...