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    Polenta Surprise -- Carb-loading Through Romania
    Linda Engelsiepen
    • Nov 22, 2021
    • 6 min

    Polenta Surprise -- Carb-loading Through Romania

    When we headed to Romania, I expected goulash. I expected sausages. I anticipated nights of knocking back Palinca and Visinata. I knew...
    Eating Iceland
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    • Feb 5, 2020
    • 5 min

    Eating Iceland

    So you’re thinking about visiting Iceland — for the starkly beautiful landscapes, a glimpse at the Northern Lights, or to learn more...
    A Bag of Chestnuts, a Bucket of Apples
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    • Dec 16, 2016
    • 4 min

    A Bag of Chestnuts, a Bucket of Apples

    Fall is the time of changes, of transition and letting go, and this year, well, perhaps the transitions are rougher and the letting go...
    Eating Los Angeles — 6 Meals I’ll Miss, But You Don’t Have To
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    • Aug 31, 2016
    • 6 min

    Eating Los Angeles — 6 Meals I’ll Miss, But You Don’t Have To

    This post should really be titled “Leaving Los Angeles,” but I did that two years ago, when I uprooted from the smoggy basin and planted...
    Summer Oysters
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    • Aug 5, 2016
    • 6 min

    Summer Oysters

    We’ve all heard some version of when not to eat an oyster. Don’t eat them in months without an R! Or is it ending in an R? Or is it said...
    Soaring Spirits at the South Sound Spirit Gathering
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    • Apr 19, 2016
    • 7 min

    Soaring Spirits at the South Sound Spirit Gathering

    Washington is well-known for its craft beers, farm-to-table cuisine, and world-class wineries. Everything that makes these industries so...
    Heart of Sweetness — A Valentine’s Day Chocolate Roundup
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    • Feb 11, 2016
    • 8 min

    Heart of Sweetness — A Valentine’s Day Chocolate Roundup

    So, you’ve been taking a break from sweets after the indulgence of the holiday season. But aren’t you about done with your Whole 30, your...
    Absinthe Afternoon — A Trip To Astoria’s Pilot House Spirits
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    • Dec 14, 2015
    • 3 min

    Absinthe Afternoon — A Trip To Astoria’s Pilot House Spirits

    Maybe it’s a little bit decadent to be sipping absinthe in the afternoon, but absinthe has always had a bit of naughtiness to it, hasn’t...
    An Oysterville Thanksgiving
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    • Dec 4, 2015
    • 5 min

    An Oysterville Thanksgiving

    This year would be the first Thanksgiving I’d be spending with my honey, and the first in my new home “village” of Oysterville, WA (pop....
    Ventura Limoncello — Spirit of the Sunshine
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    • Nov 23, 2015
    • 5 min

    Ventura Limoncello — Spirit of the Sunshine

    The fragrant citrus orchards of Ventura County, California produce 80% of the lemons grown in the U.S. Husband and wife team James...
    Cranberry Fields Forever — Spirit of the Harvest
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    • Nov 11, 2015
    • 4 min

    Cranberry Fields Forever — Spirit of the Harvest

    If you could name one iconic fruit of the fall, it would probably be that tart, crimson wonder, the cranberry. No Thanksgiving dinner...
    Portland’s Nostrana Restaurant Celebrates 10 Delicious Years
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    • Oct 30, 2015
    • 4 min

    Portland’s Nostrana Restaurant Celebrates 10 Delicious Years

    A little over  a month ago, I made a dessert of homemade buttermilk ice cream and cardamom orange shortbread for a multiple James Beard...
    Summer Solstice Rituals & Recipes — Feeding the Internal Flame
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    • Sep 29, 2015
    • 4 min

    Summer Solstice Rituals & Recipes — Feeding the Internal Flame

    My summer solstice ritual for a couple of years now has been to burn away the old and set intentions for the new, accompanied by a fine...
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    • Sep 1, 2015
    • 2 min

    Without An Umbrella, V. 3.0

    So yeah, I’ve been away a while, and a lot has happened since I talked to you last. I made this my new front yard: I did a little...
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    • Aug 28, 2014
    • 6 min

    Fish on! First-time Salmon Fishing on the Columbia River

    While I am now officially a Pacific Northwesterner, last year at this time I was just getting my sea legs – a term which, now that I live...
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    • Apr 10, 2014
    • 5 min

    A 1960’s Cocktail Party — Mad Men and Women Invited

    Vintage – a pretentious word for antique? A fussy way to say “old but well-preserved?” A euphemism for middle age co-opted from oenology?...
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    • Jan 30, 2014
    • 6 min

    New Years’ 2014 — Razor Clams and Romance

    I love the breath of possibility that comes with starting a new year. 2013 began with a dreadful head cold, lots of Dungeness crab and a...
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    • Sep 6, 2013
    • 3 min

    Figs — Summer’s Luscious Fruit

    I’ve already lamented the quick passage of summer, which here in SoCal is flaming out in a blaze of 102° glory. I’m ready for even the...
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    • Aug 7, 2013
    • 5 min

    Summer Solstice 2013 — Rituals and Recipes

    Yes, this is a blog about the summer solstice and I’m posting it in August. Admit it, the summer’s gotten away from you too. The earth...
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    • May 16, 2013
    • 7 min

    Tiramisu — Love it or Hate it?

    Let me start by saying two things. The alternate title for this post, had the results been different, was Tiramisoup. Secondly, I don’t...
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