Sopa De Tortilla (weeknight gringo version)
January 6th 2016
Hola! Well I am still recovering from the "Holidays"....they should call it the "un-Holidays" because holidays are supposed to be fun and restful. I can't complain for the most part but there is always something or someone that makes things more ...Continue Reading
Chicken Gumbo China Nite Style
December 12th 2015
As a young child I remember one thing about Sunday nights in my hometown....Chicken Gumbo was the soup du jour at China Nite. It was my favorite thing in the whole world, and once I saw what a traditional gumbo actually ...Continue Reading
Grilled tofu + Nuac cham
December 5th 2015
We have a few different tofu factories here in Portland, they are both really good and many a trendy restaurant offer them as an option, many times as one of my all time favorite Japanese dishes, Agedashi tofu. Agedashi is fried ...Continue Reading
Lighter Corn chowder
November 20th 2015
Lighten up!Chocolate drizzled pistachio and cherry baklava
November 6th 2015
Today I have teamed up with Chocoley Chocolate to bring you a delicious recipe, right in time for the holidays. I don't fancy myself a baker whatsoever, but I do make a mean Baklava! I did a rolled version today, ...Continue Reading
Funeral potatoes...modernized.
October 20th 2015
Updated Funeral potatoesAutism Awareness Pop up in O-town
October 16th 2015
WOW! What a week it has been! After several months of planning...then replanning, finding a space, getting plane tickets, shopping, and finally preparing, our dinner was a success! I'm not going to tell you it was easy, because it wasn't, but ...Continue Reading
Oven "fried" chicken sliders
September 30th 2015
Personal morality and business just don't mix....it's honestly way too subjective, and limiting your clientele based on dogma is really selling the business owner short. I have patronized businesses that probably don't agree with me politically, socially, or religiously. I try ...Continue Reading
"Chi-town" style Italian beef for slackers.
September 19th 2015
Fall is drifting in as Summer exits stage left, and it's a stunning change for sure. If you are hoping for a post about pumpkin spice flavored things, or to see a picture of a set of hands and canvas aproned ...Continue Reading
Hatch sofrito rice with pork and pintos
September 17th 2015
I have great memories of spending time with my grandmother Marion. She was always glamorous, impeccably dressed, and a 40's era independant woman. She was never big into cooking, as she grew up in a very traditional, Mormon family where roles ...Continue Reading