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Through books, magazines, teaching classes and speaking engagements, I have been sharing my experience and expertise in the world of food for over two decades.

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I focus on consumer-directed content related primarily to food and cooking. The breadth of potential projects includes recipe development, cookbook projects, content development, recipe audits, speaking and teaching.

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Some scenes from a few days on the Canal du Midi, a few more to go. Stretches of lovely scenery motoring along slowly, punctuated by the focused attention needed going through the locks. We've been through 2 or 3 triples, three locks in immediate succession. Getting better at rope-tossing. Still working on my finesse of gracefully flipping the rope off the bollard...have done it a few times!
Some scenes from a few days on the Canal du Midi, a few more to go. Stretches of lovely scenery motoring along slowly, punctuated by the focused attention needed going through the locks. We've been through 2 or 3 triples, three locks in immediate succession. Getting better at rope-tossing. Still working on my finesse of gracefully flipping the rope off the bollard...have done it a few times!
Some scenes from a few days on the Canal du Midi, a few more to go. Stretches of lovely scenery motoring along slowly, punctuated by the focused attention needed going through the locks. We've been through 2 or 3 triples, three locks in immediate succession. Getting better at rope-tossing. Still working on my finesse of gracefully flipping the rope off the bollard...have done it a few times!
Some scenes from a few days on the Canal du Midi, a few more to go. Stretches of lovely scenery motoring along slowly, punctuated by the focused attention needed going through the locks. We've been through 2 or 3 triples, three locks in immediate succession. Getting better at rope-tossing. Still working on my finesse of gracefully flipping the rope off the bollard...have done it a few times!
Some scenes from a few days on the Canal du Midi, a few more to go. Stretches of lovely scenery motoring along slowly, punctuated by the focused attention needed going through the locks. We've been through 2 or 3 triples, three locks in immediate succession. Getting better at rope-tossing. Still working on my finesse of gracefully flipping the rope off the bollard...have done it a few times!
Some scenes from a few days on the Canal du Midi, a few more to go. Stretches of lovely scenery motoring along slowly, punctuated by the focused attention needed going through the locks. We've been through 2 or 3 triples, three locks in immediate succession. Getting better at rope-tossing. Still working on my finesse of gracefully flipping the rope off the bollard...have done it a few times!
Some scenes from a few days on the Canal du Midi, a few more to go. Stretches of lovely scenery motoring along slowly, punctuated by the focused attention needed going through the locks. We've been through 2 or 3 triples, three locks in immediate succession. Getting better at rope-tossing. Still working on my finesse of gracefully flipping the rope off the bollard...have done it a few times!
Some scenes from a few days on the Canal du Midi, a few more to go. Stretches of lovely scenery motoring along slowly, punctuated by the focused attention needed going through the locks. We've been through 2 or 3 triples, three locks in immediate succession. Getting better at rope-tossing. Still working on my finesse of gracefully flipping the rope off the bollard...have done it a few times!
Some scenes from a few days on the Canal du Midi, a few more to go. Stretches of lovely scenery motoring along slowly, punctuated by the focused attention needed going through the locks. We've been through 2 or 3 triples, three locks in immediate succession. Getting better at rope-tossing. Still working on my finesse of gracefully flipping the rope off the bollard...have done it a few times!
Some scenes from a few days on the Canal du Midi, a few more to go. Stretches of lovely scenery motoring along slowly, punctuated by the focused attention needed going through the locks. We've been through 2 or 3 triples, three locks in immediate succession. Getting better at rope-tossing. Still working on my finesse of gracefully flipping the rope off the bollard...have done it a few times!
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Some scenes from a few days on the Canal du Midi, a few more to go. Stretches of lovely scenery motoring along slowly, punctuated by the focused attention needed going through the locks. We've been through 2 or 3 triples, three locks in immediate succession. Getting better at rope-tossing. Still working on my finesse of gracefully flipping the rope off the bollard...have done it a few times!
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Who knows this castle??
Who knows this castle??
Who knows this castle??
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Who knows this castle??
4 days ago
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Scenes from a week in the southwest of France, Toulouse to Bram to Canal du Midi. Glorious!!
Scenes from a week in the southwest of France, Toulouse to Bram to Canal du Midi. Glorious!!
Scenes from a week in the southwest of France, Toulouse to Bram to Canal du Midi. Glorious!!
Scenes from a week in the southwest of France, Toulouse to Bram to Canal du Midi. Glorious!!
Scenes from a week in the southwest of France, Toulouse to Bram to Canal du Midi. Glorious!!
Scenes from a week in the southwest of France, Toulouse to Bram to Canal du Midi. Glorious!!
Scenes from a week in the southwest of France, Toulouse to Bram to Canal du Midi. Glorious!!
Scenes from a week in the southwest of France, Toulouse to Bram to Canal du Midi. Glorious!!
Scenes from a week in the southwest of France, Toulouse to Bram to Canal du Midi. Glorious!!
Scenes from a week in the southwest of France, Toulouse to Bram to Canal du Midi. Glorious!!
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Scenes from a week in the southwest of France, Toulouse to Bram to Canal du Midi. Glorious!!
5 days ago
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Quick and easy dinner last night. Shrimp from the freezer, half a bunch of kale and small eggplant in the fridge, half of that onion and extra-flavorful CSA garlic. Seasoned with Aleppo pepper. Super tasty. #seafood #homecooking #wingingit #seafoodsavvy #shrimp
Quick and easy dinner last night. Shrimp from the freezer, half a bunch of kale and small eggplant in the fridge, half of that onion and extra-flavorful CSA garlic. Seasoned with Aleppo pepper. Super tasty. #seafood #homecooking #wingingit #seafoodsavvy #shrimp
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Quick and easy dinner last night. Shrimp from the freezer, half a bunch of kale and small eggplant in the fridge, half of that onion and extra-flavorful CSA garlic. Seasoned with Aleppo pepper. Super tasty. #seafood #homecooking #wingingit #seafoodsavvy #shrimp
4 weeks ago
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Leaping forward but only a couple decades, this copyright 1988. Man I love this man's music, and his poetry. #tomwaits #piano
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Leaping forward but only a couple decades, this copyright 1988. Man I love this man's music, and his poetry. #tomwaits #piano
1 month ago
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It's been a long time since I sat down to play. Rustiness can be really frustrating. Pulling out this oldie, pub date 1969, took things on a nostalgic turn. It's fascinating that things I haven't played for ages, but once upon a time played maybe hundreds of times, make me feel like I know what I'm doing. Need to make more time for sitting at the piano. And will play a little Tom Waits before dinner.
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It's been a long time since I sat down to play. Rustiness can be really frustrating. Pulling out this oldie, pub date 1969, took things on a nostalgic turn. It's fascinating that things I haven't played for ages, but once upon a time played maybe hundreds of times, make me feel like I know what I'm doing. Need to make more time for sitting at the piano. And will play a little Tom Waits before dinner.
1 month ago
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A little nibble and sip until my dinner date shows up, at one of my happiest happy places in town. Luques olives, radishes anchoïade, Sancerre rose. Parfait, merci @lecavisteseattle #lavieaseattle #lavieestbelle #winebar #alwaysroséseason #happyplace #alafrancaise
A little nibble and sip until my dinner date shows up, at one of my happiest happy places in town. Luques olives, radishes anchoïade, Sancerre rose. Parfait, merci @lecavisteseattle #lavieaseattle #lavieestbelle #winebar #alwaysroséseason #happyplace #alafrancaise
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A little nibble and sip until my dinner date shows up, at one of my happiest happy places in town. Luques olives, radishes anchoïade, Sancerre rose. Parfait, merci @lecavisteseattle #lavieaseattle #lavieestbelle #winebar #alwaysroséseason #happyplace #alafrancaise
1 month ago
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Any other pencil fans out there? There are a lot of things I love about our 1950s house, been here almost 25 years. One among them is this old-school *actual*-school pencil sharpener. I love pencil-sharpening day. #pencils #smallpleasures #oldschool
Any other pencil fans out there? There are a lot of things I love about our 1950s house, been here almost 25 years. One among them is this old-school *actual*-school pencil sharpener. I love pencil-sharpening day. #pencils #smallpleasures #oldschool
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Any other pencil fans out there? There are a lot of things I love about our 1950s house, been here almost 25 years. One among them is this old-school *actual*-school pencil sharpener. I love pencil-sharpening day. #pencils #smallpleasures #oldschool
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