behind the blog
Meet Jen
Lover of Adventure, Food, and The Great Outdoors.
Here at NorthWest French, I will be taking my love of my home in the beautiful Pacific Northwest and fusing it together with my love of France and its many regions, exploring the regional similarities through cooking, gardening, and many points of interest, both here on Whidbey Island, and abroad
Where To?
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Chai Apple Pie
Fall is in the air, and my Gravenstein apples are ready! I look forward to this time of year, when Whidbey Island has morning fog that burns off to reveal absolutely perfect afternoon weather. The late summer…
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Lard and Butter Pie Crust – A Flakey, Tender Classic
Everyone needs to have a “go-to” recipe for pastry dough in their back pocket. This one will become yours. Making a pie crust from scratch has such stigma attached to it. So many people feel intimidated when…
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Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta
This Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta can be made one of two ways. Super Quick and Easy – ready in under 30 minutes, or completely from scratch, which takes a little more time, but is absolutely delicious. During…
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Homemade Einkorn Pasta
When we discovered Einkorn flour and, and its many benefits, I set about altering my staple recipes away from standard all purpose flour and adjusting them for Einkorn. In some recipes, it is a simple 1:1 swap….
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Blackberry Sponge Cake
My blackberry bushes are absolutely loaded, and therefore, I just have to continue the theme of blackberries. In addition to Old Fashioned Blackberry Cobbler, Blackberry Chicken, and Blackberry Crumble Pie, let me introduce you to one of…
















