Do you know the potters in your kitchen?
This is the weekend to meet the people who should be making what you eat off of.
Under one roof you will find more pottery than you can shake a stick at, all made by Oregon ceramicists.
Do you shop at Portland farmers’ markets? Are you interested in [...]
Everyday I read about more riots over food shortages. I chew my nails watching depressing Washington Post exposés on our wasteful farm subsidies programs.
I remind myself that I buy from farmers markets not out of elitism, but out of hopeful pragmatism.
I remind myself that a simple cookie can be just that- a simple [...]
Are you like me and in a rental?
Are you stuck with details in your home that you can’t easily change?
I admit, I’ve been trying to not obsess over the tiles in my kitchen over the last year. They’re a random mix of green and white. I don’t do random, and I [...]
Pecans deserve a fair shake in our kitchens.
Often overshadowed by the similar looking walnut, and disguised in overly sweet Thanksgiving pies, pecans rarely have the opportunity to stand on their own flavor. Taking a moment to sample a raw pecan may surprise you with the nuances discovered within.
Lightly smoky in flavor with a [...]
I’m enthralled with this website, For You.
I just paid him $30 to go give away $30 worth of cookies to people on the street.
“If you give me $30 I will buy $30 worth of cookies and give them away to people I find in the street. I will send you an email with [...]
“It’s difficult to find flowers downtown at this hour, so I brought you donuts.”
now you know why I call him Sweets
Donut 03
by wetwater
My silly, easy way to warm up single plates supper quick?
Turn the plate upside down on top of my toaster and set it to toast.
The radiant heat from the toaster coils rise up and warms the plate just perfectly for one plate. I just started doing this to warm up [...]
When this girl gets smoking, all food items become suspect. This is the maxim I’ve been developing with my new smoker. The smoker has several shelves of space within, so it only makes sense to fill it up when ever I smoke something.
Perusing the food blogs Ideas in Food and 101 Cookbooks have helped [...]
