Portland’s library system has shocked me into having to develop a note taking system. I’m not in the habit of a library having such a great resource of cookbooks available. As such, I’ve had great books leave my hands that I regrettably didn’t take adequate notes from. I’m finding such a range- some books need [...]
100 sweaty hungry bikers out in the woods. This is our captive summer audience. What would you feed them? Two years ago we made a Mediterranean camping dinner for 100. This time, I want to make it a bit simpler (less sides). Hmmmm
This weekend our household took one further step towards reducing our use of our local grocery store with the purchase of a soda siphon. We’ve been frequent purchasers of unsweetened carbonated water in citrus flavors, choosing that as our soda replacement. About a year ago I decided to not buy plastic bottles of water, picking [...]
Oregon’s weather taunts us with quick bursts of hot steamy weather, which lasts all of about two days before returning to the normal conditions of gray and drizzly. I try to make the most of these sunny bursts by declaring popsicles for dinner. A proper popsicle menu consists of an appetizer, main, and dessert course- [...]
