NORTHWEST FRESH... Creating Wildly Delicious Dishes!
Spring is in the air... or at least it was in the air on Saturday. Yes, I make lots of subtle but possibly sarcastic remarks about the fantastic weather (oops there's one!) here in the Pacific Northwest, but truly, there is no place more … [Read more...]
I'm all over the board when it comes to dinner; Italian, French, Mexican, Asian, Thai, Indian, Southern, Swedish... and the list goes on. Because I love variety, I have a habit of giving each nights meal a "theme". Monday night might be … [Read more...]
I love a good salad. In fact, I probably eat a salad everyday, with the exception of those super cold winter days when my "salad" ends up in my soup. When my girls were younger I'd do anything to get them to eat a salad. I'd add pasta, Asian … [Read more...]
Years ago when I lived in Arizona, there was a delightful little Mexican cantina that we loved to frequent. The food was simply divine. The atmosphere transported you to another time, another place, and made sipping their signature Blueberry … [Read more...]
Sometimes I feel like the Queen of the quick meal; prep it, cook it, sauce it and serve it! Fresh ingredients that require minimal effort but result in exceptional flavor. And sometimes I like to make dinner a project. Piddling around in … [Read more...]
I walked in my front door a few weeks ago and heard my oldest gal call “hey Mom!” from the family room sofa. She’d come home from college for a few days to recover from a cold she’d picked up during mid-terms. After we chatted for a few … [Read more...]
If there is a new recipe created in my house, it's typically the result of my work, or my youngest gal was watching another episode of Dr. Oz and felt compelled to re-create a recipe shown on an episode. I think I may have the only 12-year-old … [Read more...]
There’s a new guy in my life. And I’ve fallen in love. Again. Another dark brown-eyed, silky smooth haired, cute as a bug Terrier. Gucci, a Biewer Terrier, came to visit for a few days and we’re all smitten. Especially Suzie Q. I walked into my youngest daughter’s room to check on our handsome little [...]
