Before we get to the nitty gritty of pan-roasting corn, let’s just say that I was hoping to have a soup recipe for you, but “my best people” thought it was a girly soup.
You know, the kind that ladies-who-lunch sip on, cooing how delicious it is? Well, it is delicious, and if I’m honest, it [...]
Entries from August 2009
August 28, 2009
How to Pan Roast Corn
August 23, 2009
Crazy for Zucchini
Something about zucchini drives me crazy.
It has nothing to do with the fact that it seems to multiply like crazy.
Put a couple of zucchini in the crisper drawer and the next day, you’ve got twice as many as you started with. Or it seems that way.
That’s not what makes me cuckoo.
What makes me crazy is [...]
August 18, 2009
Heirloom Tomato Napoleon
Nothing says summer quite like a vine-ripened, juicy tomato.
Maybe that’s why Away to Garden’s Margaret Roach selected the tomato as the final theme in the four-week Summer Fest 2009.
Ms. Roach created Summer Fest 2009 as a way to “cross-pollinate” blogs. Along with her co-creators, she wrote weekly posts around themes, and invited the whole community [...]
August 16, 2009
Portland Eats – Byways Cafe
On a sunny, summer Sunday morning, there is no line in front of Portland’s Byways Cafe. Apparently, Portland likes to sleep in on Sunday because just the day before, the line snaked around the corner.
As we wait for the door to open, a couple of ladies arrive, pushing their mother in a wheelchair.
“It’s Mom’s day [...]
August 11, 2009
Sesame Soy Glazed Green Beans
I better just say this straight out: my recipe for week three of Summer Fest 2009 isn’t a 5 minute, less-than-3 ingredients recipe. But if you’ve been coming here a while, you know that’s generally not my style.
You’re going to have to use your knife skills. And dirty up a couple pots.
But if you love [...]
August 5, 2009
Nectarine Blueberry Crostata
Summer Fest 2009 is a multi-week, “cross-pollination” of blogs, created by Margaret Roach from Away To Garden. She enlisted the help of several top food bloggers with the goal of sharing recipes and tips.
The best part is that everyone can participate in the fun, just by leaving comments, and if you’ve written about the [...]
August 3, 2009
Easy, Buttery Pie Dough
You know I’m not a baker. I think I’ve mentioned that before. Well, pie dough used to be one of those “baker” things that freaked me out. It doesn’t anymore because I figured out that using my food processor removes my biggest fear — overworking the dough. Now, there are gazillions of pie dough recipes [...]
