For those of you in the PNW you know that when the sun shines, you get in it and enjoy it before it’s gone. That is precisely what we did this weekend. We sat on the deck pretty much all weekend soaking in the beautiful sun and views. There really isn’t a more beautiful place to be on a sunny day, than Seattle. We walked along Lake Washington, swam the dogs and just stared at the lake from our deck. I’ve never been good at capturing the view we have from our house. Whenever I take a photo it just seems lame. I’d rather just enjoy it in person, as my photos will never do justice. I did try though… and if you look REALLY hard, you can see Mt. Baker in the background.
We also discovered sage leaf tempura. Oh dear. It’s so good. I have a ridiculous amount of gorgeous sage right now and found this recipe in my cookbook In Season by Sarah Raven.
Sage Leaf Tempura
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
Plenty of sea salt and pepper
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups iced sparkling water or cold beer
Peanut oil for frying
30 to 40 sage leaves, depending on size and variety
Sift the flour into a bowl with the salt and pepper and make a well in the center. Add the eggs and, with a balloon whisk, mix in the beer to make a not too smooth batter. Keep the batter in the fridge until you need it. Heat up your oil to about 350, dip your sage leaves in your batter and start frying! Cook until golden and fish them out with tongs, dry them on paper towels and sprinkle with salt. Oh, and eat them!!
And, of course we had to grill garden burgers. Because getting the grill out for the first time just calls for it.
Then some ball throwing and a nice, long neighborhood walk topped off the day. Pretty perfect.
Oh, the colors in Seattle in the Spring! Pretty incredible. Today is another beauty, but it’s back to the studio for me.
