Welcome to the website for Savoring Chelan: Pairing Local Wines with Regional Recipes and Savoring Leavenworth: Pairing Local Wines with Regional Recipes for Leavenworth, Peshastin and Cashmere. Both are cookbooks for their respective areas that pair locally made wines with recipes from local chefs and winemakers.  

Savoring Chelan was written to share my love of the Lake Chelan area with others drawn to the valley for its beauty, climate, food and wines. The chefs, cooks and winemakers who contributed feel the same way as I do: that the Chelan Valley is a unique place and experience that should be celebrated as such.

Chelan is not just about wine. It is also about fresh fruit, fresh fish, locally grown produce, a small-town feel and the cool, pristine lake. Remove any one of these ingredients and you would not end up with the same result.

Savoring Leavenworth was written with the same idea in mind: to offer an insider’s view of the Leavenworth area. Not only will you find recipes and wine pairings from area experts, you will also discover sources for fresh, high quality-produce and products.

Leavenworth is not simply a Bavarian village in Central Washington; just like Lake Chelan, it has its own culture and local flavor. It is a hub for enjoying local wines, fresh fruit, fresh fish, locally grown produce, a small-town feel and the beauty of a mountain setting in any season.

The purpose of Savoring Chelan and Savoring Leavenworth is to create a package that captures your time in these places: it's not quite the same, but it holds the essence of your stay. Keep it for yourself or give it away; in either case, your love of the area will be safely stored within its pages.