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I knew tuna melts provided a certain amount of room for variation and creative touches, and have been delighted to hear just how creative tuna melt fans who I've been chatting with lately can get with their favorite sandwich--from furikake to pickled asparagus. Link in the bio to my latest on Substack. #tunamelt #seafood #seafoodsavvy #homecooking #comfortfood #tuna

A last little bit of the last-minute-decision blackberry cake I made before folks came over yesterday. It's a @kingarthurbaking recipe they call "Late Summer Berry Torte" which has me contemplating cake-torte-buckle-etc dessert nomenclature. Whatever you call it, 'twas super quick to make and will be in regular rotation through fruit season. #homecooking #berries #summertime

Trying to not count my figs (or this year's batch of black currant jam) before they're hatched. But I'm pretty thrilled with how well the driveway garden is looking right now! #summertime #eatwhatyougrow #drivewaygarden #figs #blackcurrants

Two days in a row, tuna melt for lunch. It may not exactly be tuna melt weather but both sure tasted good. Fueling my writing on the topic, and about seafood comfort food in general a bit too, for my next newsletter. Not on the list yet? The link is in the bio. Other tuna melt fans out there, just curious how you prefer to make yours. Seasonings, type of cheese, celery? onion? Endless variability. #tunamelt #homecooking #comfortfood #seafood #seafoodsavvy

Making a generous batch of lemon verbena syrup to have chilled and ready for summer sipping--to drizzle in soda water, tonic, maybe even a G&T!! #summertime #drivewaygarden #lemonverbena

Before.......and after. In the cool-ish morning, I cooked apricots picked up at the market yesterday. Added an orange lingering in the fruit basket. That's going to be a treat on toast for the coming weeks. Also simmered some soaked chickpeas in prep for dinner salad tonight. 'Tis the season. #homecooking #apricots #summertime #itshotoutside

Dinner last night: halibut en papillote with carrots, radishes, thyme. Working on recipes I'll be teaching next month at @sunvalleyculinary. One class cooking fish, another focused on the South of France, plus a food trivia night!! Always a fun time down in Sun Valley. #seafood #seafoodsavvy #halibut #homecooking #sunvalley #sunvalleyculinary

Scenes from a morning walk. #westseattle #lincolnparkseattle #loverock #walking #lifeinseattle