Woo- Hoo!

So, I was the lucky hostess of our west coast contingent this weekend, and we both happily left our serious lives behind and reveled in frivolity. It was lovely, and so very summery.

There was a honky tonk!



There was shopping...


We acted like good vegetarians at a whole festival dedicated to such....















And, of course, there was food. Melissa is one of my earliest inflences of the food kind. As we cooked this weekend, we shared stories of the importance of food to each of us, and wound up with stories of the people who had brought our appreciation to new levels. I got to thank Melissa for her many lessons. We even discussed the pros and cons of naming children after lovely food items, (Kale? Olive? Ruben? Rosemary?) Anyway, pictured is a gorgeous Dashi/ Miso soup, inspired by the fresh shitakes I got at the market this week. And yes, we ate it all.... SO GOOD.







As a proud owner of the Cuisinart ICE-20, I now use any excuse to make ice cream. So, this is a apricot, peach, plum and blueberry crisp with vanilla ice cream. ( And yes, we ate it for breakfast as well.) Mmmmm Hmmm.


So, thanks for the super fun weekend, Melissa- Don't forget to send photos of Seattle!