Archive for April, 2013




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 ...




Rhubarb and strawberry tartlets scented with orange flower water and vanilla bean

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I have officially been in Seattle for one month now and I have to tell you that I am completely in love with this city. Everywhere I turn, there is a blooming tree or the seagulls nearby at the harbor. I love driving over the Ballard bridge and seeing the fishing boats with their red ...