Peckerwood Manor

  Yes, you read that right. We are opening the cafe for business. We will meet here 2 or 3 nights a week and discuss food, what we ate that day, what we love to eat, diets, recipes for food and drinks, restaurants, tips, and food stories. If it has to do with food, bring it here. I have yet to iron out which days for this post would be best but feel free to add some suggestions you would love to see on these posts. If we post recipes from sites please post a photo to keep the thread colorful and appetizing. If you have a recipe you like but want to ask our opinions, that is great. We love and talk about the food here a lot, so why not get together and eat! So the questions I have for our Inaugural Post are these: Do you like to cook? What topics would you love to have on the days this is posted? Would you like to become a better cook? Top Three Ethnic Foods you love? How old were you when you started cooking? What type of diet are you on?  What would you like to see on these posts? You

Introducing the Geoduck! I love eating Geoduck. It agrees with my body, and it is quite healthy to consume. Do you know how you find Geoducks? They squirt a briney watery liquid straight out of the tip. You dig it out, and the fun begins. Some are so thick you can barely get your hand around them. Others are long and thin; some are little stubs; no two look alike for the most part.  The word Geoduck   comes from Lushootseed, a dialect of the Native American language called Salish spoken in the Washington area. It is not pronounced how it looks-Geoduck is Gooey-duck. So when you get your hand on one of these, you will know how to pronounce it correctly. Geoducks can be found in the North Pacific from coastal Alaska down to Baja, California. In China, it is considered an aphrodisiac; Korean and Japanese people consider it a delicacy, and cooks sometimes use them in various street foods in all three countries. Some restaurants in the Seattle area serve it in the States; usually, you can f