Category: Travel & Eating Out

  • Bits of Florence

    Bits of Florence

    Ciao! I hope someone is still out there… I was really hoping to be able to post more while we were on vacation, but after my last post took an…

  • A Few Days in Rome

    A Few Days in Rome

    Late July and August may not be the best time to visit Italy between the soaring temperatures and gaggles of tourists. But, then again, there really isn’t ever a bad…

  • A Little R & R at The Inn at Langley

    A Little R & R at The Inn at Langley

    Do you ever feel just stupidly lucky? I do. All. The. Time. I’m not really sure what I’ve done to deserve all the amazing good fortune I’ve had. So, when…

  • Cream of Beet and Other Traveler's Tales

    Cream of Beet and Other Traveler's Tales

    It’s ok if you think I’m a bit crazy. Everyone else around me does too, because I’ve been excited– even to the point of giddy– about making up a batch…

  • More Piadina Please

    More Piadina Please

    A few years ago, if you had asked me what my favorite restaurant in Seattle was, I could have answered without hesitation. This is pretty unusual for me… I’m not…

  • Rover's and a Rare Treat

    Rover's and a Rare Treat

    When is the last time I posted about a restaurant on this site? It’s been ages. Not that I haven’t been eating out. On the contrary, I think I’ve probably…

  • Romance and Mushy Peas

    Romance and Mushy Peas

    I’m a bit of a romantic at times. I don’t mean the roses and perfumey kind. I mean the idealizing kind. The kind that, on a whim with my significant…

  • Cherry Upside Down Cake

    Cherry Upside Down Cake

    This is not a pretty cake on first glance. The moment the cherry upside down cake is freed from its pan, the only pretty it could be considered is pretty…

  • Excuses, excuses…

    OK. I had this really cool recipe planned to post today, but alas, it will have to wait, due to a little trip I just made to the emergency room,…

  • Seattle Coffee Works Opening

    Seattle Coffee Works Opening

    If you are in Seattle on Monday, May 28th, and like good coffee, then you need to find your way downtown to Seattle Coffee Works (111 Pike Street). This tiny…

  • LA Styling

    How lucky am I? I’m sitting at the airport, just about to board a plane for Los Angeles for a weekend of food styling with one of the coolest women…

  • Rookie on the Blog…

    Rookie on the Blog…

    I know. This is a rookie thing to do. But, I just have to share, because there is only one first time that your photos get published in a magazine.…