I hate letting food go to waste. And I can’t say no to produce. This is a bad combination during zucchini season, especially when you are volunteering on a farm. A few weeks ago our single zucchini plant was cranking out fruit and we were gifted about 20 lbs of zucchini from 21 Acres on a volunteer day. I am happy to report that we used it all! Here’s what I’ve been cooking. Zucchini Bread I adapted this recipe from…
I was having a lovely dinner with a former coworker who asked me, “Have you ever been to a bad potluck?” Hmmm. I had a hard time coming up with even one example. In fact, I’m realizing that I might be subconsciously screening new friends based on their potluck participant potential. Are they generous? Unapologetic (as Deborah Madison says, never apologize for food you serve!)? Love to think and talk about food? Not so controlling that they can’t let others contribute?…
I put my name on the p-patch community garden program wait list the first year I moved to Seattle. Five years later I excitedly told Mark that he was lucky to have married into (well, I guess at the time “dated into”) a p-patch spot. This is our 4th season at the p-patch. In addition to meeting Mark and finding my two wonderful running groups, it’s one of the best connections I’ve made in Seattle. I’ve learned so much about…