It may seem like this recipe is a bit too simple to deserve official recipe status. Well let me ask you this, have you ever made it before? Of course people don’t generally cook a leek as a single ingredient, however this simple preparation may just be one of the healthiest recipes you could ever make. Read more…
Braising meat is nearly foolproof and you end up with a succulent gourmet meal. Short ribs, like so many other grainy meats, were once the cheap cuts but have now become more popular as slow-cooking and braising have caught on. Read more…
If you are looking for an interesting way to recycle your Thanksgiving leftovers, look no further. How many dried out turkey sandwiches can you eat anyway? This recipe looks a little different than the usual tamale, however Turkey and Pumpkin along with epazote, clove… well heck, this entire list of ingredients used here are native to North America and were commonly utilized by the ancient peoples of Mexico. Read more…
This recipe cheats the fall season a little by using summer garden vegetables that have their days numbered but are still around, barely. If there are two vegetables that are here and then gone completely until the next season it’s tomatoes and peppers. You simply cannot get them fresh and they also won’t survive being shipped so when they are gone they are gone. Read more…
Traditional Chinese restaurants used to be a staple in the Portland area and other cities on west coast. It’s sad to see that they have had a major decline since my childhood. Some remain but the proud Chinese traditional restaurants of the past seem to be harder and harder to find. Every Chinese restaurant has an egg drop soup and they range from forgettable to fit for a king. Read more…
Making tea out of your fresh garden herbs is so easy you will wonder why it took you so long to start doing it, I did at least. Any fresh herb can be dried and made into tea. You can make tea from just one herb variety or combine several to make a more complex tasting herbal tea.
This quick drying method is fast, simple and works the same for any fresh herb you have on hand. Rather than let the leaves slowly air dry (which does work) using the oven on low heat quickly achieves the same result. Read more…
Oregon Grape may just be the most underused yet widely available foraging opportunity out there. Oregon Grape grows all over the northwest and beyond, it’s also an especially popular landscaping plant. Read more…
If I could only eat two categories of foods, they would be fish and vegetables. Cod is a mellow tasting fish, ready to be prepared with other ingredients and it really shines when fried up with only butter cooked up hot and fast. Read more…
When the milk solids are removed from butter what’s left is just the healthy fat and this is a tremendous cooking fat. The butter can now be heated to high temps without being damaged. Read more…
Eating something a little different can be exciting. Maybe you have not tried it before or are not sure if you want to eat it altogether. We are not generally grossed out by a chicken breast or a slice of ham but those pieces are only part of the animal. Read more…
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