Brûleéd Spiced Grapefruits with Homemade Crème Fraîche
Grapefruits aren’t on my radar most of the year. It’s like I don’t even see them. But then January comes around, bringing with it pyramids of…
Meyer Lemons Forever
I’ve met people who dislike berries, or don’t care for apples, but I don’t know a single soul who doesn’t love Meyer lemons. Intensely fragrant, just…
Crispy Moroccan Date Swirl Cookies
When I was a baking-obsessed teen, the holiday cookie recipes I yearned to make were the ones that promised thrills and surprises. I had little interest…
Oregon Snowball Cookies
Portland’s annual snow storm arrived yesterday, turning the city into a holiday postcard, while bringing school and work to a screeching halt. Though some have dubbed…
Wild About Chanterelles
One of the best things about Portland is its close proximity to nature. We can go from a forest hike to a fancy dinner in a…
It’s Not Halloween without Pumpkin Chili
For kids, Halloween is everything. It’s a holiday built around dressing up crazy and getting buckets of candy for free. They might as well rename it National…
Roasting Chiles in the Rain
Most people’s fall traditions involve pumpkins and hay rides. But for Wendi’s husband, Keith, fall means fire. Fire, as in fire-roasted New Mexican chiles, and their…
Angels and Biscuits
Of all the kitchens I’ve cooked in, this one is my favorite. It’s the kitchen at my family’s lake cabin, just north of Everett, Washington, and…
Watermelon Agua Fresca
For normal people, the months of summer are called June, July and August. But for me, and a lot of other food-lovers around these parts, summer…
Oregon Albacore
For the first half of my life, I thought albacore tuna was something you had to buy in a tin can. The cans were always the same size as…
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