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The Washington apples, a bread pudding and other Thanksgiving recipes

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At the end of October we traveled to Seattle where I had a few book-related events. We turned it into a family vacation where Jon and Miren could experience real autumn weather and colors. The colors. They took my breath away. I had never been in Washington during October and from what I had gathered, there is a ...




An afternoon with Fig & Fauna and some raw beet and goat cheese ravioli

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"How many days until we get to go to the farm?" asked Jon over and over again -- counting down the days, hours, and minutes. "Hmmm...." I thought. Menacing skies and heavy downpours threatened our plans to spend the afternoon at the farm with Fig & Fauna. It's funny how life has a way of bringing people together ...




The raw beet ravioli

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We walked home from the pool under the scorching sun and all I wanted was a refreshing salad. I opened the refrigerator door and stood there for a minute with my eyes closed. "This feels like heaven" I thought, then looked at the abundance of vegetables we had brought home from Fig & Fauna on ...






Heirloom Tomato and Quinoa Galette with a Farmers Market Salad

This weekend was the last official weekend for our farmers market. I just cannot believe how time flies. It is almost May, which means we are going to be left without one of the things we look forward to the most every Sunday morning. Luckily, some of the farmers have chosen a close by location ...