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    salmon in Seattle part II

    Tuesday morning I visited Trident Seafoods here on the Seattle waterfront and had the opportunity to tour their beautiful test kitchen. They have racks and racks of meticulously organized spices and ...

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    salmon in Seattle

    Sunday night through most of Monday I travelled an unnecessarily high amount of hours from Hawaii to San Francisco to Klamath Falls, Oregon to Portland to Seattle.The three stops were due to a cancel...

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    cherry, walnut, and mango tuna salad sandwich

    Today Im in beautiful Kirkland, WA outside of Seattle for a meeting of the National Fisheries Institute executive committee. Yesterday we went on a breathtaking boat ride on Lake Washington to a dinne...

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    tortilla-chip-crusted calamari with chili-yogurt sauce

    Sunday night I got around to making Mark Bittmans tortilla-chip-crusted calamari with chili-yogurt sauce from this scrumptious Seafood Made Light article.It was a little challenging finding the calama...

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    sushi and soba noodle soup

    Friday night Lloyd and I went to dinner and a movie, both of which were out of our comfort zone but paid off in the end. Dinner was at Sunrise Restaurant a true hole-in-the-wall. Were all about no-fr...

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    fish tacos and coleslaw raita with mint

    When my in-laws were here last week, we got a mouthwatering take-out spread from India Caf, and Ive been inspired by Indian flavors ever since. Unfortunately, I havent invested in many of the signatur...

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    big kahuna fish breakfast

    We spent the Fourth of July weekend with Lloyds family on the Kona side of the Big Island. I love Kona for so many reasons the black lava rocky coastlines, the cozy mountain coffee farms, the abunda...

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    baby shower sushi

    Tuesday night I co-hosted a baby shower for my fabulous friend Sarah. Sarah, her husband Luke, and their five-year-old daughter Elena will be welcoming a lucky new baby in November. Sarah is one of th...

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    oven-baked salmon with roasted potatoes and beets and sauted kale

    My parents-in-law are coming in to town tomorrow through the Fourth of July weekend to welcome Lloyd home from Afghanistan. We also have a handful of backed-up birthdays and other holidays to celebrat...

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    seared scallops with white beans and bacon

    We love our bi-weekly Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box.If you dont enjoy cooking greens (kale/chard/collards) you might not be such a fan, though, because we get two overflowing bags per box....