It’s that time again when the air is crisp and cool. The ground is moist and the rains are coming… we hope! Why do I wish for rain every fall? Because no sooner do our Northwest grounds moisten up that the heavily sought after wild mushrooms start to pop up. Fall is fast approaching and that means it’s mushroom time! I love foraging for my own fall fungi – Boletus edulis (king bolete, porcini, ceps, they have many names) Matsutake and Chanterelles!
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Summer heat has us drinking slimmer, or at least thinking about it! Vodka definitely comes to mind in that category. But though vodka is typically a neutral tasting spirit, I had the pleasure of tasting an amazing vodka recently. Yes, that’s right--tasting! Purity...
When the temperature rises and the humidity's keeping pace, what's a wine drinker to do? Chilled white wine is great in the summer but red wine just isn’t cool enough. But don’t get me wrong, I do so love red wine! My solution is a creative sangria. The name for this...
Recently I was contacted by an amazing food artist Balla Tamás about a blog I did two years ago. At the time, I didn’t know who the artist was, but I loved the photos that were passed along to me and posted a blog. Thankfully he got a hold of me so now I know who to...
