Vietnamese Elk Pho!!!

“Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.” ~ Ludwig van Beethoven Vietnamese Pho.  I can’t figure out if it is pronounced fuh, foe, foo.  I swear, I say it one way and get corrected to another.  I say it the other way, and get corrected back.  My mind starts boggling into fee-fi-fo-fum.  So, […]

Humpy Fishing in the San Juan Islands

“The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope.” ~John Buchan No story is more circular than that of the salmon. Salmon begin their life in the freshwater streams that flow from high, crisp mountain tops to the vast ocean. After […]

A Desert Girl Heads to the Pacific Northwest!

“Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring…’How to Build a Boat.’” ~ Steven Wright Finally, at long last, vacation has arrived! I am so excited to be heading to the San Juan Islands for eight days of fishing, crabbing, whale watching, and strolling the streets of […]

Grilled Orange and Herb Trout!

“In the hands of an able cook, fish can become an inexhaustible source of perpetual delight.” ~ Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Trout has never been my favorite food. Growing up, when people said something was “fishy” and they didn’t like it, my mind immediately would picture trout. I have tried trout in restaurants a few times, and […]