Archive for the 'Tip of My Tongue' Category

Happiness is Shared Donuts

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

There is a quote on the wall of VooDoo Doughnuts. It states that Americans consume more doughnuts during times of war than any other time. Being in a gloomy frame of mind, and feeling as though we’ve never not been at war, this was just the excuse I needed to pick up a [...]

Food Sustainability Quiz

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

Splendid Table is hosting a national food sustainability survey that delves into your choices regarding purchasing food and sustainability as a choice value.
Go take it today (it takes about 5 minutes) and help bolster their data points.

Author Michael Ruhlman in Portland

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

… on Saturday November 10th at the Wordstock Festival.
He’ll be participating on in a panel on food writing: Oregon Convention Center at 12:30 at the Borders Book Stage (Exhibit Hall A1)
Looks to be a full weekend!
Wordstock Event Details:

Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, A1, & B
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday & Sunday, November 10-11, [...]

Cookbook Author Deborah Madison in Portland

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

from the New Season’s website:
New Seasons Market is honored to host cookbook author Deborah Madison as we celebrate the 10th anniversary edition of her book “Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone,” on Thursday, Nov. 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 at our Cedar Hills Crossing store (map).
“Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone” was named the Julia Child Cookbook of [...]

The Fulfillment of an Agrarian Life? I Wish I Could Be A Farmer

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Recent thoughts rolling around my head and making me feel listless… statistics gleaned from the Fall 2007 Edible Portland article Help Wanted: Young Farmers
Like the declining bees, breaking up in colony collapse, several signs point to a shifting farm population.
Looking at farmers:
- US farmers are getting older (in fact, more than a quarter of U.S.
farmers [...]

Good for the Kitchen: Dissolvable Labels

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Stick on labels that dissolve when subjected to running water -my kitchen would benefit from these!
As I write this I have a large mason jar of chicken stock in the fridge labeled as iced coffee. Sigh- see what I mean?
Now if they only came in cute designs like my silly / cute Martha [...]

I Know My Zenger Chickens

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Every rare once in a while, Sweets and I step in as chicken babysitters. It’s really our friends who do the work, we’re just the occasional Saturday pickers backup.
The sweet sweet rewards of such chores are pictured below. Can you guess which yolk belongs to the chicken we know? Amazing color in [...]

My Figs Are Flavorless Bastards

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Sigh, I don’t think there’s really anything more to add to that title.
Has anyone else encountered this? I picked them when they were very soft to the touch- in fact some were splitting, so I don’t think ripeness was an issue. And yet, they have not one once of sweetness! And they’re [...]

Homemade Bread Challenge: Just Do It

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

Why is it, that it takes cold blustery weather to shake my attentions to making bread again? It’s not like I don’t appreciate great bread all the other weather flavors of the year.
While I love a slice of toast with my over easy breakfast year round, there is nothing like the shock of homemade [...]

Overheard

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

…at the grocery store.
Mom to daughter (who is holding a package of deli sliced Tofurkey): No honey, there are no vegetarian Germans.


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