OK. I admit it. Trout croquettes sounds a lot nicer and more intriguing than saying fishcakes made from trout. But that’s basically what these are. People used to turn their noses up at fishcak...
Now that Chinese dumplings and wontons have become so mainstream America, its ripe for a regional hijacking as well. Chinese dumplings are traditionally stuffed with chicken and chives, pork and chiv...
Scandal in the valley! Indiscriminate crushes with vineyards here and yon! Wonton knowledge of a Seattle dish known to hang out near Pikes Place Market. Can Her Humpty Dumptyness be made whole again?
On cold and wet days, nothing warms you up like a bowl of creamy leak and potato soup. Plus, its hearty enough to eat as a dinner with a small salad to go along with it. Just make sure you have some ...
Two of my favorite vegetables to eat raw are carrots and sugar snap peas. When Im in search of a simple side dish thats nutritious and healthy to boot, I will lightly sauté thinly sliced carrots in s...
A good fisherman never wastes his catch. So what do you do when you go jetty fishing and end up with a kelp greenling? (A boney but tasty fish) You make an Oregon version of San Franciscos famous fis...
There are occasions when youre cooking that nothing can surpass rendered pork fat. Youll be amazed at how much more flavorful your hash browns are, or any potato for that matter, when cooked in pork ...
For $5 you can get a BLM Christmas tree cutting permit and have an adventure cutting your own tree in the Willamette National Forest.
Please enjoy this time-lapse video of Oregon as youve never seen it before.
Rockfish is one of those plentiful fish thats widely available in Oregon most of the year. Heres an easy and healthy way that you can enjoy it using a traditional Chinese cooking technique thats comm...
One of the wonderful things to share during the holidays if you’re a dinner guest is to bring a fruit pie, and nothing looks more impressive on a fruit pie than a lattice top. It’s very e...
For those of you making a mad dash to the grocery store because youve procrastinated until now to deal with your Thanksgiving dinner, this is probably too late for you, but if youre tired of yams and...
This dish combines two ingredients that are among my favorites: pork tenderloin and pineapple. Pork tenderloin is one of those unappreciated cuts of meat. And too bad too. Its easy to cook, lean and ...
On a recent Saturday, I decided to submit myself to Venti’s Beer Training for Geeks to learn more about “St. Arnold’s Divine Juice of Barley!” Venti’s Cafe and Taphouse, which recently opened its sec...
One of the perks of living in a wine-producing state with a famous wine-growing region like ours is that there are all sorts of free classes to help expand your knowledge of wine and viticulture. One...
Its fall. Chilly nights. Rainy days. Movie night at home requires a throw blanket, a warm fireplace a chick flick or buddy flick to warm the heart, and a switch from a glass of white wine or amber be...
Nowadays, you dont have to go foraging for mussels at the beach. Farm-raised mussels are so common that fresh mussels are available at most grocery stores year-round. One of my favorite ways to prepa...
If you live in a temperate climate, now is the time to cash in on the last of the summer and fall bounty. Here in the Willamette Valley it is a colorful and visual feast at all the markets.
Traditional Saltimbocca alla Romana or Vitelo Saltimbocca, as it is occasionally dubbed, is a scaloppine of veal pounded thin with a thin slice of prosciutto and sage leaves. It is often sautéed in b...
Salmon loaves have been around for a long time and if you look for recipes, most begin with 1 or 2 15½ ounce cans of salmon. Begone with the canned and in with the fresh. While meat loaf is rarely of...
“How do you like your eggs in the morning? Boiled or fried I’m satisfied as long as I get my kiss.” From a vintage Dean Martin recording. Among all of their guises, I believe that poached eggs are th...
"A culture that just uses a pig as a pile of protoplasmic inanimate structure, to be manipulated by whatever creative design the human can foist on that critter, will probably view individuals wi...
I recently decided to step outside the meatloaf box that I grew up in and lovingly reinvent it for vegetarians. Legumes and rice, especially wild rice, immediately came to my mind as a tasty and nutr...
A little rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of hundreds of people who came to satisfy their appetite for Thai food and culinary adventure Sunday at Wat Buddha Oregon, the Thai Buddhist Temple nestled ...
A caprese salad is so utterly simply that if you don’t use the best quality ingredients and tomatoes in their absolute prime, it will be ordinary at best. NOW, late summer is the ideal time when toma...
I recall a vivid memory of my cousin Vernon and I bringing home a batch of crawdads from the creek in the field near his house and handing them over to our grandmother to fry up the tails. Big, brave...
When we lived in Texas, one of the things that signaled the arrival of summer was the appearance of peaches at the farmers market. In Oregon, we look for the arrival of cherries. Sweet. Red. Juicy. F...
When confronted with a challenge of creating a “cold entree” from a group of food bloggers from around the world who use the #letslunch hashtag on Twitter, I immediately conjured up and image of an i...
When its so hot out, who wants a searing hot meal? How about something to help you chill out? For August, a group of food bloggers from around the world who use the #letslunch hashtag on Twitter deci...
There was a time when I didnt need a reason to drive to Portland for a casual visit or just to enjoy a day in our areas most accessible metropolis. Gas was cheap - well, at least it was under $2 a ga...
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