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Then and now

On September 27, 2011 · 9 Comments

It’s early Saturday morning, the kids are asleep, and I’m typing away at the table.  

I’m writing a scene in my memoir where Brian and I return by boat to our off-the-grid resort after two open water dives that’ll go toward our diver certification and we find the private bay full of yachts and the beach swarming with people. We had given all of our staff, [...]

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Volunteers cook for the homeless at Seattle restaurant, St. Clouds

On January 25, 2011 · 9 Comments

St Clouds is the kind of restaurant that every neighborhood wants. The moment you walk in, you feel instantly welcomed, everyone from families to groups of friends to couples savor the made-from-scratch upscale comfort food, and the live music often gets customers up and dancing in the middle of the dining room.

Those are all great reasons [...]

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My recent life in food

On December 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Recently I noticed, while going through my camera roll, just how many food related photos my family has taken lately.

People often ask who cooks in our family. They want to know if I’m eating chef prepared meals every day. My husband is a chef after all.

Unfortunately for me, for most of our life together, he’s [...]

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