We’re having some kind of record-breaking summer in the northwest this year. Many, many days without rain in this clammy climate is an anomaly for us. We’re not quite sure how to react, but mostly we know we’re supposed to be happy and appreciative. I understand other people expect it to be sunny in the summer months. …
Eating out by yourself takes some gumption. I’ve gone to a movie theater alone enough times that I’m over the embarrassment of it, especially once the lights go down. But at a restaurant (in this case, Portland’s Natural Selection), you can’t hide. The sun was shining brightly through the window, like a spotlight on the empty seat across from me, letting …
It was a pilgrimage of sorts. Twenty-some food bloggers boarded the bus to Milwaukie, Oregon to tour Bob’s Red Mill, the headquarters of healthy flours, seeds and cereals. We were a quiet bunch, strangers mostly, as the conference that had brought us together hadn’t officially started yet. After a couple days of book fairs, keynotes, workshops and receptions …
I can’t believe I’ve been writing about what and where to eat since January and have yet to dedicate a post to our favorite restaurant in Bellingham: Pepper Sisters. We go so often, it’s ridiculous. (We should probably consider direct deposit for a portion of our paychecks to go directly into their cash register.) But as we’re getting …
UPDATE February 2017: The Foundation has closed its doors. We live terribly close to Canada; in fact the border is only about 25 miles away. We make the trip fairly often, but had never taken the train. My sister hatched a plan to get us to Vancouver, BC together via Amtrak Cascades. On a sunny Saturday morning she and our …