I am a retired registered dietitian nutritionist who lives in Seattle, Washington with my husband, Bruce. I was born and raised in Seattle with a few relocations out-of-state here and there but always returned to my home. Our last move was to Idaho in 1998 where we lived on a "mini farm" and I started this blog fourteen years ago. I was often emphasizing our backyard chickens that we raised for 17 years that came with the house when we moved in.
I worked as a clinical dietitian at two local hospitals, one with in-patients and the other in home care. I worked as a dietitian for 30 years in the hospital setting and out-patient setting including a private practice in Seattle counseling patients before moving to Idaho. We moved back to Seattle in 2015 and couldn't be happier being home again. But our farm life in Idaho was quite the trip for this city girl. I often made cream pies with our dairy goats' milk
and I did lots of canning and preserving from our two gardens and fruit tree orchard.
Anybody want an Idaho potato?
Our son, Nick and his wife, Sachiyo, live in Japan with our two precious grandchildren. We all visit often so it doesn't actually seem that far away.
When we visit Japan, we love to feast on all the Japanese food that Japan has to offer. Much of it Nick and Sachiyo prepare for us at their home.
This blog is mostly about recipes I share with family and who have taste-tested them all to approve posting on this blog. Many don't make the cut but when they do, I post them. When we are not cooking or eating, we like to travel and dive into new dishes so I will post those, as well. I hope you enjoy my stories and family adventures with food and find some recipes you can also share with your family.
This blog is mostly about recipes I share with family and who have taste-tested them all to approve posting on this blog. Many don't make the cut but when they do, I post them. When we are not cooking or eating, we like to travel and dive into new dishes so I will post those, as well. I hope you enjoy my stories and family adventures with food and find some recipes you can also share with your family.