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The Evergreen State is tucked into the upper left-hand corner of the United States, just below British Columbia, Canada, in the Pacific Northwest. To the south, the mighty Columbia River defines a long stretch of Washington’s boundary with Oregon. From the Pacific Ocean, the Puget Sound carves into the state, setting off the lush, rain-forested Olympic Peninsula. Native cultures once thrived in this verdant, remarkably fertile country, making the most of the abundant seafood, wildlife, and foraged foods. Today, wild salmon, oysters, geoduck clams, crabs, and cod are just some of the treasures pulled from Washington’s waters. Moving inland from the coast across the Cascade mountains, the scene suddenly shifts from moist and evergreen to sun-baked prairie land. Out on the eastern side of Washington, you find the apple, plum, pear, and cherry orchards, the sweet Walla Walla onions, raspberries, and Washington’s remarkable wine country. Washington is second only to California in wine production. It is number one in hops, apples, hazelnuts, pears, sweet cherries, and lentil production, as well as the soft winter wheat prized for pastries and pastas.
 

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Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA
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I have 3 grown children and 1 teenager still at home. I am a very picky eater(all my life) but my kids and my boyfriend are not. needless to say hotdogs for dinner does not work! So I change recipes and experiment alot.

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Mom's Traditional Creamed Onions

Reviewed on Jan. 4, 2009 by sueon
This was excellent!! The last time I had creamed onions, they were frozen! This was way better and much tastier. Here is what I did: Bring the water to a boil, and drop your onions in, skins and all, let them boil for 1-2 min., drain them. Then, you cut them, by doing it this way, it is much easier. Far as the white sauce goes, equal amounts of butter and flour, combine the milk with the cooking water. I did it a cup at a time. 1 C. of cooking water mixed with 1 C. of milk, pour that in gradually. The spices I used were salt and pepper to taste, and Paprika. On any spice, you can always add more of it at the end, so go sparingly while in the pan. Paprika is a great spice, a nice hint of color, and a great taste too. My husband and I loved this dish, he's never had them before and he enjoyed this. Will definitely be making this again. Thanks Ibby! Really enjoyed it.
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Cathy's Banana Bread

Reviewed on Jan. 4, 2009 by April D.
Super yummy, dense and spongy. I wanted a recipe that used sour cream and gave this a try and it was a hit. I made it in a hurry so perhaps that's why mine didn't rise much but that didn't matter. My hubby gave it his seal of approval saying that it was "pretty damn tasty!" this bread wasn't dry at all, really moist and dense and delish.
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Bar-B-Que Sauce

Reviewed on Jan. 4, 2009 by Larissa
This was good! My family liked it and my husband said it tasted like Tony Roma's bbq sauc. I left out the hot pepper and used actual mustard and white vinegar. I like my bbq sauce more sweet and this was really tangy. But I liked it and won't buy bbq sauce anymore!
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