#Oysters

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...

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...

Pacific Coast Road Trip, Pt. 3 – The Never-Ending Story

So much coordination was required for my move from Los Angeles to Washington state — organizing years of belongings into piles for sale,...

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...

A Florida Journal — Flamingos & Flying Cockroaches

Florida, April 2013 When I told people I’d be spending three weeks in Florida in April, the first thing that 75% of them said to me was...

More Oysters, More Romance, Another Seafood Party

I’ve never tried a long-distance relationship, unless emotional distance counts the same as air miles (I’m not naming names — please do...

Oysters, Romance, and a Seafood Party

Oysters taste like the water they were grown in — more specifically, the food they grew up eating. If you were to apply this as a...

New Year’s 2013 — A Crab Feast and New Beginnings

Although I’ve lived in Southern California for almost 30 years, the Pacific Northwest — particularly Seattle and more specifically,...