I have so many friends that inspire me with their art everyday. Today I want to tell you about my friend Carolina Silva who is a Spanish ex-pat living in Seattle. She is a fine art painter, sculpturer and ceramist. In the last year she has been working on her new line of tableware and art-objects ...
We bought our tickets to go home for the summer. A sigh of relief. Now life can go on because I know for five weeks this June and July I will get to be with my people. Where my heart is half of the time. This got me thinking... "how has living abroad changed my palate?" Let's start ...
Having my own studio space has been wonderful in so many ways. It reminds me of my grandparents' pastry shop where all kinds of people walked in and out all day long. I am building a space inspired by those memories - sharing with people I admire and want to learn from. I want to tell ...
You know I love eggs. Eggs are a big part of my days and I feel very lucky to have friends who are willing to share their chickens' eggs with me. A barter system of sorts. If you celebrate Easter, here is a simple baked egg recipe with potatoes, asparagus, shallots and a bit of goat ...
Something mossy, something pickled and definitely, dairy. This is how I described PNW cooking to a friend who was visiting Seattle last week. Well, this is obviously a mere simplification and before I get grief about it, yes, let's point out that here we have amazing shellfish, fungus, berries, root vegetables and stone fruits... the list ...