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Family celebrations -baby showers, engagement parties and birthdays- call for a spectacular dessert. It's a special occasion! The recipe shouldn't be TOO fussy, though,...

I believe Fall has arrived. This morning we have the windows open for the first time since May. Football games are blaring from the tv....

Why? Because: It's the weekend. Oh, it's not? Well, it soon will be. Somewhere in your house, a football game is playing. And someone needs a...

I have a confession to make. Yes,  I need to reveal this awkward, little secret, because anybody who's read both Fitzgerald and Philippa knows...

Despite having salmon EVERY SINGLE MEAL in Port Townsend, I came back home craving it. Luckily our family was happy to indulge me. Rewind several...

Salmon is EVERYWHERE in Port Townsend. You see it in the ocean, on the menus, even on the street. Because at home we usually buy...

  It's apricot season! That means our love affair with with the fruit comes Stateside. Here's a version with only the simplest ingredients, basically fresh...

Our Book Club (yes, that's it's name, just Book Club) has been together since 1986- 27 years. Our numbers have dwindled from 13 to...

Oh my, we loved our dinner at Jacques-Imo's! Maybe because the restaurant is far from the Quarter and you don't feel like a tourist. Or...

Every year we used to pile in the car at 6 a.m. on a July morning, slip in the Willie Nelson CD (On the...