Curds and Whey
When you tell people you make your own cheese, their eyes invariably widen with awe. “What?? You make your own cheese?!” And for a brief moment…
Toasted Oat Tarts with Strawberries and Cream
A holiday devoted to being kind and loving to others? Sounds like exactly what we all need right about now. Seriously, Valentine’s Day couldn’t have come…
Honey-Candied Orange Peels
When life gives you lemons (and oranges and grapefruits) … you end up with a lot of peels. And life has given us a lot of…
Brûleéd Spiced Grapefruits with Homemade Crème Fraîche
Grapefruits aren’t on my radar most of the year. It’s like I don’t even see them. But then January comes around, bringing with it pyramids of…
Meyer Lemons Forever
I’ve met people who dislike berries, or don’t care for apples, but I don’t know a single soul who doesn’t love Meyer lemons. Intensely fragrant, just…
Angels and Biscuits
Of all the kitchens I’ve cooked in, this one is my favorite. It’s the kitchen at my family’s lake cabin, just north of Everett, Washington, and…
Watermelon Agua Fresca
For normal people, the months of summer are called June, July and August. But for me, and a lot of other food-lovers around these parts, summer…
Cherry, Lime and Coconut Swirl Popsicles
For everything there is a season, and summer is certainly the season for popsicles. Vibrantly colored, mouth-wateringly refreshing and made with juicy summer fruits, they’re like…
Strawberry Lemonade with a Grown-Up Twist
Thanks to a California-like spring, Portland’s strawberry season came early this year. The downside? All that heat means it’s going by way too fast. Usually we reserve our berry…
Fall Traditions: Apple Picking and Cider Pressing
If you think about it from a purely economical standpoint, there’s not a lot of incentive to go apple picking. Apples are plentiful and cheap, no matter…
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