Between the freaky thunderstorms the past week or so has put on, the blueberries are going ripe and Walker has been very happy - we pick every evening after dinner 🙂 I'd say the crop is on schedule, although we have lost a number of berries to rotting of sorts (they haven't ripened, rather just… Continue reading Ginger Cookies and Berry Picking
Category: Family
Cashew Cheesecake
We drove up to the Island over the weekend and dropped The Teenager at my brothers - let him have a mini-vacation of doing nothing. The weather was nice and cool up there, unlike at home. Difference between being on Penn Cove on Whidbey Island and in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains! I wore… Continue reading Cashew Cheesecake
Almond Hoisin Sauce
Summer time and the living is easy? Maybe. At least it is relaxed! I have noticed this summer how much time in the evening that Kirk and I spend in the backyard, something we didn't do before. When we bought our house 8 years ago it had a set of pretty French doors going to… Continue reading Almond Hoisin Sauce
Summer Pasta – Light and Lemony
We had a pretty evening yesterday with a cool day overall. Perfect for working in the garden with my boys. Walker and I harvested the first ripe blueberries, little ones off my subalpine bushes, the berries are very small in comparison to regular berries. But quite tasty, as little berries are often found to be.… Continue reading Summer Pasta – Light and Lemony