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WHIDBEY RECIPES: Trick or tax treat?
No ghoulish masks, no rattling skeletons, no mysterious moans and groans, no tombstones, smashed pumpkins or witches on…
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WHIDBEY RECIPES: Fall fell fast this year
Did fall come sneaking around the corner far too fast and with little warning? It seems to me…
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WHIDBEY RECIPES: Looking back at second chances
At a recent luncheon with friends, the conversation turned to “things I wish I’d done differently.” This was…
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WHIDBEY RECIPES: Zucchini, we hardly knew you
Every year, at about this time, you can expect the inevitable zucchini column. For reasons unclear to me,…
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WHIDBEY RECIPES: Teachers help shape the people we become
If I were to ask you what you consider to be the most important job in the country,…
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WHIDBEY RECIPES: Another bag lady in trouble
The first time I went to Vienna, more than 20 years ago, I went with my stepdaughter, who…
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WHIDBEY RECIPES: Nothing can compare to our small Island County fair
When the weather cooperates, there is nothing more fun than a small county fair. I’ve been going to…
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WHIDBEY?RECIPES: Olympics-inspired Asian-style recipes
It gets harder and harder to find good news these days. From e-coli outbreaks, bear attacks, murder trials,…
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WHIDBEY RECIPES: Finicky eaters become boring
One of our neighbors was chatting over the back fence about friends who were coming for dinner. She…
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WHIDBEY RECIPES: Column reunites long-lost friends
One thing I’ve learned over the years of writing this column is that I never know where my…
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WHIDBEY RECIPES: Stay out of the rhubarb
When was the last time you found yourself in the middle of a rhubarb?