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Monday, June 29, 2009
Manchester - The Best Kept Secret
Monday, June 22, 2009
Half-Moon Bay California
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Lunch at Duke's - Alki Beach Seattle
Another great day to live in Seattle! Tom and I took the the Southworth - Fauntleroy ferry over to West Seattle for a lazy sunny afternoon on Alki Beach. (Will have to post some photos from the ferry one day..) Starving for lunch before we even got there! So many choices for dining on Alki, but Duke's on Alki is always a favorite and can be counted on for yummy seafood and great views.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
More Salmon Stories from the Northwest!
So excited! My first guest blog from one of my dearest and closest friends. Well, she's actually more like my family... Meet my friend, Melissa Edgerton, gourmet chef and all around great buddy!
Friends don't let friends eat farm-raised Atlantic so-called salmon...really!
Yes, we are all salmon snobs in Seattle, but hey...we're entitled. They spawn in every darn river around here, and every January they swim across the highway in Shelton that always floods. I always know it's winter when that pic hits the news: 3 foot salmon silhouetted against the yellow stripes on the blacktop, with the water a good 5" deep...
My way to cook salmon? I make a marinade of equal parts soy sauce, worcesteshire ("woo" sauce) and white wine. Let your salmon soak in it for about an hour; any longer is too long. Grill til about 5 minutes before your desired done-ness. Top with a big ole spoonful of brown sugar, slam the lid of the grill down and let the sugar melt, carmelize and get a tad crunchy in those fabulous 5 minutes. Devour carefully cause it's hot. This recipe never fails to impress pretty much everyone, and it's realy easy. And wickedly good, especially if you get fancy and throw some alder on the grill. Preferably a nice fresh green twig you've ripped of a tree in a corner of the yard.
That's it, I'm off to the grocery store for a nice fat fillet. Bye!
Salmon, one of Nature's Perfect Creations!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Sunrise over Puget Sound
Quick note about my favorite time of the year and my favorite time of the day... 5:30 am, Pacific Northwest Time. I have lived for this for the past 16 years, waking up to soft cries of seagulls, low hum of the ferry, and of course barking sea lions. (I am not kidding about the barking!) Wish you were here to enjoy a cup of coffee on my deck this morning..
Monday, June 8, 2009
Lido Key and Florida Thunderstorms
Have a funny story to tell.... used to be a newbie to Florida thunder and lighting storms, not anymore.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Whidbey Island Adventure
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