A few weeks ago while planning for a work function, one of my co-workers requested I make “something yummy and pork”. I’ll admit that I was at a loss for ideas, but ultimately decided to make a taco meat version of my very simple and delicious Pozole Verde recipe. It was a hit with friends… Continue reading Carnitas Verde (aka: green piggie meat)
Category: Recipies
Tuna Tarragon Pasta Salad
Welcome to your new favorite pasta salad... I was sooooo bummed to hear about the Sweet Tomatoes restaurant chain closing down in the pandemic. I'm overall a huge buffet person (picky eaters, UNITE!), but I really loved going to Sweet Tomatoes with my mom when I was in high school and college. It was a… Continue reading Tuna Tarragon Pasta Salad
Fried Clam Strips
We have been bay clamming for a couple years now and we love it! We get loads of humongous cockels which I make into succulent chowder and tender clam strips. Many of our friends have casually mentioned that, while that's all well and good... we are missing out on the most delicious Pacific NW clam… Continue reading Fried Clam Strips
Egg Flower Soup
I'm a little under the weather this week and one of my all-time favorite "home-healing" meals is this beauty - Egg Flower Soup! I usually just pick up a vat of it at our neighborhood Chinese restaurant, but during "the quarantine times" I thought I'd give home made a try. I've made it a few… Continue reading Egg Flower Soup
Buckwheat Banana Pancakes
Buckwheat Banana Goodness Have you ever made or even eaten buckwheat pancakes? I have recently learned that not everyone has! My mom used to make them for us, but so did our Aunt Charlotte. I don't remember loving them as a kid, but as an adult...different story. I worked in a restaurant in New York… Continue reading Buckwheat Banana Pancakes
Easy Weekend Bread
My kids LOVE baking bread. It makes sense... we come from a baking family. My great-grandmother Bessie was working in a German bakery in the Yukon Territory at age 16. And everyone who knew her had a story to tell about her amazing Finnish breads and sweets! Her son (my grandpa, Howard) was famous for… Continue reading Easy Weekend Bread
Baked Ziti/Rigatoni
I went to college in New York in the 90’s. I worked in TriBeCa, lived in the Lower East Side, and went to school in Westchester County. it made for a lot of skipped meals, a few late night bodega buffets, and more than my share of Sbarros in Grand Central. I always loved Sbarros… Continue reading Baked Ziti/Rigatoni
Deviled Eggs
Pictured above are the lemon caper variation... I seriously can't believe I have been blogging this long and have never posted a recipe for deviled eggs. It's like my thing, it's what I do, it's what I'm known for at all potlucks everywhere!! Well, get ready to get your 50's housewife on and make some… Continue reading Deviled Eggs
Hungarian Mushroom Soup
Hungarian Mushroom Soup This is one of my all-time favorite recipes for fall! There used to be a vegetarian/vegan restaurant in N. Portland in the 90's called Old Wives Tales - back before they were EVERYWHERE in Portland! They made the most amazing mushroom soup. My friends and I would make the trek weekly from… Continue reading Hungarian Mushroom Soup
Carrot Curry Coconut Soup
I tasted this delicious spring soup several years ago at a wine tasting. I believe they paired it with a Pinot Gris, but I also enjoy it with a local Pinot Rose! I think I embarrassed Paul by sneaking three helpings, but I hadn't tasted these flavors together before. And I think I made a… Continue reading Carrot Curry Coconut Soup
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