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After a really big mushroom; a 4 pound tomato.

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  Check out this photo, from la République des Pyrénées , the hometown newspaper in the town of Orthez where I hope some day to retire.  The summer rains that favored the growth of the really big mushroom have evidently given way to sunshine;  a resident in the nearby town of Lascar recently harvested a […]

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  Check out this photo, from la République des Pyrénées , the hometown newspaper in the town of Orthez where I hope some day to retire.  The summer rains that favored the growth of the really big mushroom have evidently given way to sunshine;  a resident in the nearby town of Lascar recently harvested a

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Cafe Presse

Eat Out on Capitol Hill to Support the Country Doctor

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What:  Eat Out on Capitol Hill to Benefit the Country Doctor When:  Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Where:  Participating restaurants on Capitol Hill including Cafe Presse Since 1968, the the Country Doctor Community Health Centers have worked to provide low cost comprehensive medical care to Seattle residents with fees based on each patients income and ability

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What:  Eat Out on Capitol Hill to Benefit the Country Doctor When:  Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Where:  Participating restaurants on Capitol Hill including Cafe Presse Since 1968, the the Country Doctor Community Health Centers have worked to provide low cost comprehensive medical care to Seattle residents with fees based on each patients income and ability

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Pantry

Pickled Asparagus

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Pickling is a great way to put aside asparagus during the spring season to be enjoyed all year long.  This recipe gives a pickle with a mild dill flavor, great in a bloody mary or on a relish plate. Note that the amount of brine below is enough to make about 4 pint jars of

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Pickling is a great way to put aside asparagus during the spring season to be enjoyed all year long.  This recipe gives a pickle with a mild dill flavor, great in a bloody mary or on a relish plate. Note that the amount of brine below is enough to make about 4 pint jars of

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Stuff

Aspargus season is only 8 months away.

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I know, it is almost September. So why am I pulling out these images of a pickling project from last May?  It seems that I am just now finding the time to write up a few notes about pickling asparagus.  I hope you will still find them interesting. Someone once suggested that it would be

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I know, it is almost September. So why am I pulling out these images of a pickling project from last May?  It seems that I am just now finding the time to write up a few notes about pickling asparagus.  I hope you will still find them interesting. Someone once suggested that it would be

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Cafe Presse

12th Avenue Street Festival Celebrates the Neighborhood

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The 12th Avenue Street Festival celebrates it’s second year this Sunday, August 14th, 2011 from 12 noon until 6pm.  The event takes place in the street on 12th Avenue between E. Madison and E. Pike streets.  There will be nearly 40 booths representing the diversity of this neighborhood including restaurants, stores, studios, non-profit groups and 

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The 12th Avenue Street Festival celebrates it’s second year this Sunday, August 14th, 2011 from 12 noon until 6pm.  The event takes place in the street on 12th Avenue between E. Madison and E. Pike streets.  There will be nearly 40 booths representing the diversity of this neighborhood including restaurants, stores, studios, non-profit groups and 

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Cafe Presse | Le Pichet

Raclette cheese is gone until Winter

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I am sorry to say that we have sold out of all the wonderful raw milk raclette cheese made by the “Les Fruitieres des Bornes” dairy in the French Savoie and that no more is currently available in Seattle.  As we would rather not offer our Raclette Savoyarde than substitute an inferior cheese, we will

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I am sorry to say that we have sold out of all the wonderful raw milk raclette cheese made by the “Les Fruitieres des Bornes” dairy in the French Savoie and that no more is currently available in Seattle.  As we would rather not offer our Raclette Savoyarde than substitute an inferior cheese, we will

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Beverages

Linden Flower Liqueur

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This macerated liqueur is made using the flowers of Linden trees, which bloom in Seattle in mid to late June.  In Provence, where lindens are thought to have soporific qualities, the collecting and drying of linden flowers for teas,  alcohols and tinctures is a cottage industry.  Because the fragrance of the flowers is subtle, I

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This macerated liqueur is made using the flowers of Linden trees, which bloom in Seattle in mid to late June.  In Provence, where lindens are thought to have soporific qualities, the collecting and drying of linden flowers for teas,  alcohols and tinctures is a cottage industry.  Because the fragrance of the flowers is subtle, I

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Stuff

Harvesting Linden Blossoms

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In the neighborhood where I live, many of the trees that line the streets are lindens.  I was not really aware of this until a day several summers ago when I was walking home from work.  It was a warm late June evening and the still air was filled with an intoxicating, sweet floral fragrance

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In the neighborhood where I live, many of the trees that line the streets are lindens.  I was not really aware of this until a day several summers ago when I was walking home from work.  It was a warm late June evening and the still air was filled with an intoxicating, sweet floral fragrance

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Wine

Photos of the Desvignes Family

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Bob Peterson is a fantastic photographer, a great friend of Le Pichet and Cafe Presse and a personal friend of mine.  He and his wife Lynn are also fellow francophiles who have traveled extensively in France for work and pleasure.  After reading the recent post about the Desvignes Morgon that we are serving at Le

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Bob Peterson is a fantastic photographer, a great friend of Le Pichet and Cafe Presse and a personal friend of mine.  He and his wife Lynn are also fellow francophiles who have traveled extensively in France for work and pleasure.  After reading the recent post about the Desvignes Morgon that we are serving at Le

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Wine

August 2011 Wine feature: Desvignes Morgon

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Wine Feature: 2009 Domaine Louis Claude Desvignes “La Voute Saint-Vincent” Morgon Currently available in limited quantities on the wine list at Le Pichet and to take home with you.  Special take-out wine prices apply to go bottle purchases,  including 10% discount on orders of 6 or more bottles with pre-order. Please call Le Pichet for

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Wine Feature: 2009 Domaine Louis Claude Desvignes “La Voute Saint-Vincent” Morgon Currently available in limited quantities on the wine list at Le Pichet and to take home with you.  Special take-out wine prices apply to go bottle purchases,  including 10% discount on orders of 6 or more bottles with pre-order. Please call Le Pichet for

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