We just came back from a 2-days trip to Whidbey Island, WA. Ah, what a place! So laid back; just what I need/ed. The first town we visited was Langley. It has beautiful shops, galleries, restaurants, and a public beach… Charming. It was chilly and cloudy that day so we spent more time on the [...]

Another cooperation in the kitchen between my husband and son ended up with a fabulous shrimp tempura. These guys are really good at deep frying, I tell ‘ya! And me? Well, I really should have known better than to wait for the last shrimp at the bottom of the bowl to jump on my feet [...]

Hey, I just realized that this blog exists for almost 4 months and I still haven’t given you a single salmon recipe! How could that be? Salmon are now “in season”. Meaning, they are swimming back to their home here at the local lakes, rivers, streams, and creeks. We went to see them during Issaquah [...]