An unexpected gift

we had intended to bring you a recipe for cranberry-pistachio cookies today.

However, we are sitting in a hotel room in Longview, Washington as I type this. We had two wonderful days in Portland, teaching cooking classes at Bob’s Red Mill. (They sold out so fast, as soon as they were announced, that we didn’t have a chance to tell you about them here.) After the last class, the three of us went to the Hawthorne Fish House and ate gluten-free fish and chips with two of Danny’s best friends from high school.It was a lovely evening. we left Portland to make it home at a reasonable hour.

and so, we are here. Away from the computer and the recipe I was going to give you.

Tomorrow.

While we were eating fish and chips, we received this news: The New York Times named our cookbook one of the best of the year.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/dining/08books.html?src=twrhp&scp=1&sq=Best%20cookbooks&st=cse

We honestly don’t know what to say, other than thank you. Danny and I are in happy, happy shock. Thank you to everyone who has bought the book so far. We feel honored that all those years of work brought us here.

Even if here is a cheap hotel room in Longview that smells of stale smoke.

See you tomorrow with cookies.

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