Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Seattle Sunday

  
I heart Seattle.  The dreary weather invites me into their coffee culture and every visit tempts me to stay a while with delicious food and some of my favorite people in life.  This was a quick weekend getaway, but of course there was time to find a few new treats...

above: Ballard Coffee Works, cafe au lait

Dim sum on a Sunday morning has never done me wrong, and Din Tai Fung was no exception.   I filled myself with bite-sized morsels of dumpling goodness and walked out of there a better (or at least happier) person.

busy, busy...

 juicy pork and crab dumplings, fresh noodles with minced pork sauce

 shrimp and pork shao mai

very large shave ice with condensed milk, azuki beans, taro, boba, fruit jellies, mochi balls, and custard

We walked off brunch in the charming neighborhood of Ballard and visited their Sunday Farmers Market.  In contrast to the sunny, warm, and very "summer" weather still hanging out in San Diego, it was noticeably autumn at the market.  Balding trees wore leaves in all the same colors as the squash, boots and scarves strolled along the streets, and a patient dog shivered outside of a boutique store.  It was the one time I thought it would have been acceptable for a dog to wear a sweater.

One of the coolest things at the market: different varieties of garlic!

My present from the market: excellent handmade fleur de sel caramels, made just 2 days beforehand.
So soft and buttery... a little piece of Seattle in my San Diego pantry.




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