Ace DuMond's Seattle visit

Last month, Ace DuMond flew to Seattle and stayed at the home of his twin brother Mark and sister-in-law Sheri'.

Longtime friends Twyla and Klaus came up from the Portland area and spent the night. The next morning the DuMonds prepared the classic eggs florentine, with Ace buzzing up his perfect rendition of fabulous hollandaise.

Here are some pics from the visit:

2wyla's Taco Salad

Last month, Ace DuMond came to Seattle to spend some quality time with his twin brother Mark and his family. In a wonderful turn of events, Ace's longtime friends Klaus and Twyla traveled up from Portland to see Ace and share some wonderful food and wine with the DuMond clan.

Ace scribbled down the following recipe based on his memory of a memorable dish from Twyla.

1/2 cup onion
1 tsp. salt
1/4 cup vinegar (1/2 balsamic, 1/2 cider)
1/3 cup ketchup
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 clove garlic
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup mayo

Put all above ingredients in a blender and buzz until smooth.

Pour onto a bed of greens, topped with white beans, black beans, garbanzo beans, kidney beans, tomato, olives, and garnish with cilantro, lime, sour cream and salsa. Eat with chips and seasoned burger for meat eaters.

A full year of recipes, family and love

It's been more than a year since we started this site, and almost a hundred posts later, most of them recipes from all over the world, we'd have to say this is a success!

It all started in early October 2008 at the home of John and Connie Bucy near Wilder, Idaho. Many family members gathered there for a weekend retreat. Several toasts were offered up for Ace DuMond, who'd been fighting health problems for the past couple of years.

Good news: Ace is still with us as we publish this column.

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this site over the past year. It lives on!