I visited Maui in May and have put together a quick list highlighting my favorite restaurants from the trip.  Some of these are well known in Maui, others are off the beaten path, but either way they are worth visiting next time you're in Maui. Colleen’s at the Cannery Cannery Marketplace 810 [...]

Until last weekend, I had never been to a distillery but fortunately that all changed once I visited the Dry Fly Distillery in Spokane, WA.  It turns out that Dry Fly is Washington's first micro-distillery and was started by two Entrepreneurs Don and Kent. Dry Fly is located near downtown Spokane, and they are a craft distillery creating their [...]

Makes 20 Mini Pita Pizzas These Pita Pizza Bites are simple yet delicious and will round out your Superbowl menu perfectly.  These bite size pizzas have prosciutto, fresh mozzarella and a homemade tomato sauce.  Enjoy! Ingredients 20 mini pitas about 4 large fresh mozzarella balls, sliced into 5 slices 1/2 cup Parmesan, [...]

Butterflying a chicken breast is a great technique for making a nice pocket to stuff the chicken breast or for reducing the size of the chicken breast allowing it to cook quicker. Start with a long, sharp knife.  I use a slicing knife. Press your hand on the top of the breast  and with a sweeping slicing motion begin to cut into the [...]

This past weekend my husband and I traveled to Spokane, WA to visit our family, as we do several times throughout the year.  Most trips consist of good ole’ home cooking, but this trip came with an exciting new culinary experience. The name itself, Sante′ Restaurant and Chareuterie, immediately spiked my culinary interest.  From the [...]

I've walked by Frank’s Champagne Parlor and Oyster Bar a few times always wondering what it was like.  From the out side it looked like a throw back to  the 40s white leather bar chairs old time writing, and a curtain covering the bottom fourth of the window. The mystique and the name “champagne parlor” …..I was excited [...]

Whether you want to go for a day or a long weekend, San Juan Island offers a wide variety of places to fill your senses.  I've put together some of my favorite places to go, from restaurants to wine tasting with a little history thrown in, San Juan Island is a perfect place to relax and enjoy a weekend "Island Style". Roche [...]

Duck Soup Inn 50 Duck Soup Ln Friday Harbor, WA 98250-6929 (360) 378-4878 When approaching the Duck Soup Inn, keep your eyes peeled because the one small sign at the end of the drive way passes quickly. Once you turn into the drive way the trees and grasses open up to a small pond and a quaint little cabin. Right away this sets the [...]

I have been blessed and traveled to some spectacular food destinations, but not until now will New York City be checked off on my list. Every time I have flown through New York I have secretly wished we would have to have an over-night delay, just so I can get a nibble at what the Big Apple has to offer. Not even a small nibble was in my [...]

This past weekend I visited several wineries near Zillah, WA and I've noted some of my favorites below. Silver Lake Winery They have BBQs every Saturday and Sunday through the Summer with live music, BBQ and great wine.  And to top things off, they were having a 25% off sale when we visited! Silver Lake at Roza Hills is the [...]