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A spirited celebration of regional food and culinary craft, season by season. Original recipes by SMS Bradley, author of the award winning cookbook, Pacific Northwest Palate: Four Seasons of Great Cooking.

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Blueberry, Lime & Rose Petal Cheesecake

Jul 6, 2009
Long, long ago, in a far, far away land (okay, it was Phinney Ridge near the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle), I was the co-owner of a cheesecake business called the Uncommon Cheesecake. My partner and I baked the most extraordinary cheesecakes I have e...

Spring Rhubarb & Apple Crisp with Toasted Hazelnut Streusel

Nov 30, 1999
If there is a vegetable/fruit harbinger of spring in the Pacific Northwest, it is definitely rhubarb. Graceful, firm stalks of crimson red begin to appear in Northwest farmers markets in February, long before spring actually arrives.

Cornmeal, Black Pepper & Rosemary Butter Cookies

Dec 13, 2009
After several weeks of nearly non-stop, high-intensity cookie baking, I present you with the final cookie of this year’s Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Starry Night bake-a-thon. TA DA! In the kick off post, I set the stage for this completely...

Brown Butter, Toasted Almond & Toffee Shortbread

Dec 12, 2009
Well, folks, we are almost to the end of LunaCafe’s second annual Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Starry Night bake-a-thon. After this post, only one more cookie, and then it’s time to put away all the cutters, stencils, sprinkles, and other...

Garam Masala & Candied Ginger Cookies

Dec 10, 2009
If you have been following along on this year’s Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Starry Night bake-a-thon, you know this is my year for putting tradition aside and pushing the holiday cookie flavor envelope. Perhaps this particular cookie pushes the...

Trim the Christmas Tree & Eat It Too Cookies

Dec 10, 2009
That’s right! You can eat the tree! Over the past year, I encountered a fair number of Northwest restaurant dishes and cocktails featuring Clear Creek Distillery’s Douglas Fir Eau de Vie. This pale green brandy is an infusion of hand-picked spring...

Heavenly Brown Butter, Lavender & Lime Cookies

Dec 9, 2009
If you have been reading this blog over the 15 months of its existence, you probably know by know that I am very fond of two flavors to an inordinate degree: lavender and lime. You may even remember the Blueberry Lavender Limeade I created this past...

Blueberry, Lime & Rose Petal Cheesecake


Spring Rhubarb & Apple Crisp with Toasted Hazelnut Streusel





Bob T.
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  great site. Love your recipes
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  Pictures! They always bring sites to life! This site is well organized and the recipes look spectacular! http://weighttipsx.blogspot.co...
Posted 9/7/09 8:09 AM


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  great
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Dana Z.
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  Stunning blog with much thought and love put into every single bite. Susan is truly as artist and a supreme foodie that provides thought provoking ideas and tummy growling dishes that would make James Beard proud. Bravo!
Posted 3/13/09 2:03 AM