I am a food journalist living in rural Oregon. Inspired by the the landscape, culture and people who produce our food, I write cooking, travel and lifestyle articles and essays.

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From Rural Eating Blog

Spring Salad

Your Best Vinaigrette

In celebration of the abundance of greens–and dear, old friends–I made this raspberry-walnut oil salad dressing for the first time in decades.

Lemon-Raspberry Birthday Cake

Milestones

Yesterday, Cece turned 5. I turned on my email auto-responder to spend the day immersed in her world. We made cakes and she taught me stuff.

Vietnamese Chicken Salad

One Chicken, Three Meals

Poaching is so simple, a quite method that feels like coaxing the food into a state of being cooked. And you’re rewarded with chicken salad like this.

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