Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
Through a window, a view of Julia Child’s kitchen, on display at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. Small and homey, it’s hard to imagine an elaborate meal prepped in this space…but she did.
I’m cooking more than usual and a lot of it is comfort food. Chicken and dumplings. Risotto. Pasta. What are you doing for comfort these days?
What did I want to do for Valentine’s Day? Have scones at Murchie’s in Victoria B.C. Unpretentious and full of tasty treats Murchie’s is located in one of my favorite getaways. The big, heart-shaped macaron was a bonus.
Many people around here raise chickens. I bought a box of beautiful, pastel eggs from a neighbor yesterday. These are chickens from a big flock at The Farm, a little stand on Sequim-Dungeness Road.
The eggs were sold out the day I was there but I picked up a delicious bag of Russian fingerling potatoes. The onions looked great but I ran out of change. I’ll go back.
I went to breakfast at the Oak Table Restaurant with friends recently. Two of us had pancakes. Susan, at the left, had potato pancakes – always a treat. I had a German pancake, a treat on steroids. As you can see, it’s the size of a dinner plate, a big, delicious souffle-like dish that’s a cross between a custard and a traditional pancake. It’s served with lemon wedges, powdered sugar, and butter. More than half came home with me for a shared breakfast the next day.
Oak Table has two comfortable dining rooms, attentive service, and a menu filled with reliably good food. It’s rarely as empty as shown above. This shot was taken on a snowy day.
I’d heard of poutine but it’s not a dish that’s found on a lot of menus in the western United States. And if I was going to indulge I figured I’d try it at a decent restaurant. For me, that’s Swan’s Pub in Victoria B.C.
French fries, cheese curds, brown gravy. We shared. We didn’t need dinner after we got home that evening.
This sign is outside one of our downtown drive-through coffee vendors. CBD is one of the chemical components of marijuana. It is a legal non-intoxicant that is purported to be a cure all for a myriad of complaints. This is the first time I’ve seen it offered in coffee to go.
We’re a small town but that doesn’t mean we don’t have a small international dining district…next door to McDonald’s.
A rough count: We’ve got three Mexican, two Thai, at least four Chinese, and a couple of teriyaki restaurants. I’ve been spoiled by ethnic restaurants in California, but that’s another story.