Thank you for this beautiful world. Forgive us if we do not love it enough.
—Garrison Keillor
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK | Spring break escape to southern California
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LATE SUMMER BOUNTY | Confit byaldi, with eggplant, zucchini, tomato and yellow squash; on a bed of tomato and bell pepper piperade.
FRESH STRAWBERRIES | They’ve arrived to the Willamette Valley a bit late this year, but it’s worth it.
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—Sallie Ford - I Swear
SALLIE FORD AND THE SOUND OUTSIDE | I first heard this band on OPB Sunday night while driving back from Portland. Its gritty and a throwback the swing era — love it. Could definitely dance to it!
Evergreens are everywhere — gargantuan and piney and so very, very pointy. The tree line has jags, edges. It looks as if it’s serrated.
— Frank Bruni, on the Pacific Northwest
WEEK TWO OF CSA | These baby artichokes were lovely to photograph. However, I have little desire to eat artichokes, and failed at following Anne Burrell’s recipe for braising them. They were bitter and tough. When will it be Brussels sprouts season? :-/ For more details, read my blog What’s in that Box?.
