Pumpkin & Pomegranate

It’s another sunny day here in Seattle. I had to be at work at 7:00 this morning for a meeting, and I woke up to a gorgeous sunrise. That made the early wake up a little easier. Plus quite honestly I had a huge cup of tea before bed, and instead of lolling in bed [...]

It’s a bit warm for me today, not like Summer heat, but I prefer for it to be in the upper 60’s by this point. I am ready for sweater weather. I shouldn’t complain, and I know this will bite me on the butt when January rolls around, but I can’t help it. Fall is [...]

I lived on a few dishes last fall, they were all fairly simple to make, healthy, and incredibly satisfying. This soup made many an appearance on my dinner table. The only change is that now instead of having fresh Grana Padano cheese melted on top, the soup gets a healthy sprinkling of vegan Parmesan. I [...]

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. I definitely had a productive one., at least partly!
Friday evening I went to my friend and neighbors’ house to buy some of their amazing produce. They have a yard to envy. They live outside the city a bit and their entire yard was planted with edible landscaping. They [...]

I promised a soup extravaganza, but really one of them was much more stew than soup. Not that I cared, it was so good I think it might just be my “stew of the season”.  My neighbor (his driveway is the drop off spot for the CSA boxes) came by with “extras”, as he does [...]

The first stirrings of Autumn are here. We got a lot of rain this weekend. Much needed rain. To most of the country Seattle seems like a damp and dreary place. What most people don’t know is that our annual rainfall isn’t all that much. We have gone through a drought this Summer and last [...]