Bread, Wine & Candles

Driving home from my exercise class this morning I noticed the row of trees which always signal the height of fall with their gorgeous colors, has begun to change. Fall is well and truly under wa...

https://blogs.columbian.com/loaf-of-bread-glass-of-wine/2014/10/01/fall-day-crisp-washington-apple/

It’s here–that feeling in the air, the slant of light that announces my favorite time of year–fall. I love everything about the season–pumpkin pie, red and yellow leaves, crisp air, apple...

https://blogs.columbian.com/loaf-of-bread-glass-of-wine/2014/09/24/falling-autumn-2/

You have a whole weekend with nothing to do but spend time with someone special. You plan two wonderful dinners with entrees you know will be a hit. You find the time to make a decadent dessert (...

https://blogs.columbian.com/loaf-of-bread-glass-of-wine/2014/09/17/breakfast-can-romantic/

It’s a bit gray and cloudy this morning, the kind of day that hints at the season to come. The week’s harvest moon made its appearance spectacularly as a super moon–what could be more roman...

https://blogs.columbian.com/loaf-of-bread-glass-of-wine/2014/09/10/another-romantic-season-ahead/

It’s the last full week of summer vacation for school kids, parents, and teachers. And the beginning of what is often the best month of the year in the Northwest. Ironic, isn’t it? Just when ...

https://blogs.columbian.com/loaf-of-bread-glass-of-wine/2014/08/27/winding-september/

Some summer, huh? Hottest on record in the ‘Couve not because of daytime temps but the heat at night. Maybe some cooler temps this week but… So, just in case the cool-down doesn’t get here,...

https://blogs.columbian.com/loaf-of-bread-glass-of-wine/2014/08/20/lazy-hazy-days/

It’s a bit harder this morning to get my head into a recipe for a romantic meal when it’s warm—I’m at the coast where the heat wave will be 68 degrees; the romance is the sound of the oce...

https://blogs.columbian.com/loaf-of-bread-glass-of-wine/2014/08/06/im-youre/

It’s almost the end of July already. How’s your summer been? Busy? No time to spend with your favorite person? That’s not good, is it? Because if ever a season was meant for hanging out wit...

https://blogs.columbian.com/loaf-of-bread-glass-of-wine/2014/07/30/summer-sizzle-iii/

One of my favorite summer treats is cold soup. I have recipes for fruit soup, cold potato and leek soup (vichyssoise), cucumber and lime soup, gazpacho. I love them all. And you might just see a ...

https://blogs.columbian.com/loaf-of-bread-glass-of-wine/2014/07/23/summer-heat-ii/

Of course it’s hot. What do we expect? It’s summer. And summer brings heat. It also brings memories of all those warm July and August evenings driving around in convertibles. Going to the fai...

https://blogs.columbian.com/loaf-of-bread-glass-of-wine/2014/07/16/baby-hot-outside/