Mixed Greens Blog

Mixed Greens Blog
Living Sustainably in the Pacific Northwest

28
July
2010

Tuna & Bean Italian Summer Salad (3)

I knew that I liked both tuna and beans. Separately. But epiphanies happen and in Venice last spring we had tuna and cannellini beans together in a salad for lunch. Loved it. Insalata di tonno e fagioli. My Italian Connection again. Our friend Mac made it for our lunch one day just before we headed [...]

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In The Garden »

Boozy Mint Muddling
(3)

Okay you muddlers, May is the beginning of mint season here in the Pacific Northwest. Kentucky Derby Day, the first Saturday in May, can be a little early especially if it’s been cool but we can usually scrounge up enough for a couple of juleps. In case you’re wondering, a muddler is the tool a [...]

Local Living »

Travel bug bites, volcanic ash stings, we hit the road
(9)

Volcanoes blow, plans change, an officious French Air France agent, Marie, pulled strings and somehow we got to Italy and back as planned, with Paris for a few days at the end. You return reflecting about it all, knowing that travel is not an especially sustainable act, and you want to feel that it means [...]

Local Vendors »

Giving Thanks
(4)

There’s a tradition in my family of going around the table on Thanksgiving giving each person a turn to speak about what they are most grateful for. Since we’ve invited you to our virtual kitchen table, I thought I’d start things off by expressing some of the many things I’m thankful for. Please feel free [...]

Season's Eatings »

He Loves His Fish & Spinach & Sautéed Lemon
(1)

Fish and spinach and a sautéed lemon are an awesome trio and I’m here to tell you about their delicious culinary song.
Of all the good food we ate on our recent trip to Italy, my husband proclaims this meal we cooked ourselves his favorite. Because we had such amazing seasonal food everywhere we went, I was [...]