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…At some point during your time in the beautiful Northwest, you’ll be headed off to Anacortes, WA to ride the ferries. On your way to/from the ferry docks, take the time to stop at the WSU Discovery Garden in Mount Vernon. About an equal distance from the freeway to the ferry docks (20 minutes) or  Continue Reading »

…Summer is here! One of the signatures of summer cooking includes easy recipes and lots of tin foil. Who doesn’t love using shiny tin foil? But, is it your go-to tool for everyday cooking? It could be. Author Marilyn Haugen provides us with the perfect cookbook for one meal foil packet meals… Published on PNWtourist.com

…there’s one more treat in store. The Albany Historic Carousel and Museum. Located at 503 First Ave, this is a 10 year grass roots community project come to fruition.

Think 52 newly created, locally sponsored and crafted, personalized animals mounted on a 1909 Dentzel Carousel Corporation mechanism, housed in a mammoth thoughtfully planned museum. Breathtaking.

It seems I have found “great” with Joan Nathan’s King Solomon’s Table. Nathan is a James Beard Award–winning author and authority on Jewish food. This cookbook (her 11th) explores the origins and evolution of Jewish cuisine around the world.

It’s the newest trend in surviving the ravaging effects of travel: face sheet masks… Published on FoodWineTravelChix.com