Pacific Northwest Love and Ale Pie

Now this one is going to be a bit of a stretch for the average American family, but I implore you to try it. Britain is known for its meat pies, and we are also frugal people who eat offal or 'variety meat'. Steak and kidney pie is one such example where the two converge. …

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What’s for dinner, moms?

Lark, Hart and I were out picking berries yet again last night. We had a delicious dessert on Monday - which we have posted about as a guest on this blog. Head on over there today to check it out. Blackberry-Cherry Cobbler

​Pacific Northwest Fish and Chips

We took to the barbecue for this one. It has been pleasant (if a little warm) weather recently, so outdoor cooking is great for keeping the house cooler. I grew up in coastal England in Plymouth. I would go into town pretty much every weekend and some week days. One of my favorite spots to …

​Cascadia Mushrooms

Mushrooms are a somewhat undesirable ingredient to many. I know lots of people are used to sliced white button mushrooms which cook up like little brown slugs. Is it because they're a fungus? Is it because of the cooked texture and appearance of the typical mushroom available in stores? Whatever it is, branching out and …

Pacific Northwest Ploughman’s Lunch

This was a meal reinvented after the second world war by the big people in British cheese as a way to encourage consumption of their dairy products after rationing had ceased. Bread and cheese based meals had always been popular in the UK for long before the guises of the "Ploughman's lunch". I remember whenever …

​Scotch eggs

This is another Daddy Alsum favorite. He has been intermittently pestering me to try and make these at home for the 4 years we have been married. Apparently, these were originally served warm with gravy (back in the 1800s), but I have only ever eaten them as a cold snack. They are a great addition …

​Oak Meadows Farm

Even though we were a little disappointed that they had stopped active production of quail eggs, that is where the disappointment ended on our visit to the farm. We drove past it at first because we weren't sure if it was a home or a farm. Turns out, it must be both. David Whittaker came …