Posts in French cuisine
The Most Incredible Addition to My Friends and Family Art Collection
The Most Incredible Addition to My Friends and Family Art Collection

Here’s the most incredible story about how a painting of Richard Olney’s came to live at my house.

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Bandol, Cookbooks, Cuisine et Vins de France, Domain Tempier, French cuisine, La Revue du Vin de France, Lulu Peyraud, Provence cookbooks, Richard Olney, family art collectionKaren TripsonRichard Olney, James Baldwin, Beauford Delaney, Simple French food, The Good Cook Series, Provence: The Beautiful Cookbook, A Provencal Table The Exuberant Food and Wine from the Domaine Tempier Vineyard, Domaine Tempier
San Diego and Armchair Travelers
San Diego and Armchair Travelers

Vacation in San Diego and a presentation on romance for armchair travelers

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Basque, Basque Cuisine, bistro, French cuisine, karen Tripson, Laguna, Laguna Beach, landscape design, Womens University ClubKaren Tripsonsan diego, la jolla, laguna woods, Beau Hotel, Nonna Restaurant, Little Italy, Balboa Park, Park Bistro, Animal restaurant, Mabel's Gone Fishing, Northpark, The cooking Class series, the cooking class in Saint Sebastian, the cooking class in Budapest, the cooking class in kuala lumpur, The Cooking Class in Saint Remy de Provence, The cooking class in San Remy, Basque
Portland OR 2024
Portland OR 2024

Portland OR is my favorite get-away weekend in the Pacific Northwest. It’s the closest to Seattle at three hours. The coast or the San Juans are more scenic but lack a variety of dining choices—and take longer to get there, sometimes much longer. See what I enjoyed at Urdaneta, St. Jacks, Bluto’s and the Phuket Cafe.

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Basque Cuisine, Portland Oregon, restaurant review, Greek cuisine, French cuisine, Spanish cuisine, Thai cuisine, Japanese Garden PDXKaren TripsonPDX, blutos PDX, St Jacks PDX, urdaneta PDX, Phuket Cafe PDX, portland art museum