Guinness, Beef and Root Vegetable Stew
There’s a saying: “Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day.” Or, to be more precise, nobody turns down an excuse to drink lots of Guinness and whisky…
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…
Carnitas Tacos
Taco. Just hearing the staccato drumbeat of the word turns most of us into Pavlov’s dog. If we had tails, we’d be wagging them. But when I was…
Best Corn Tortillas
Although pretty much everything tastes better when it’s homemade, we can all agree it’s just not practical to make everything from scratch. But corn tortillas…
Weeknight Moroccan Chicken
The flavors of Moroccan food always seem to be a bit on the fence — a little sweet, a little savory. But that’s exactly why it’s so…
Easy Thai Coconut Curry Soup
If you want to avoid the take-out trap, you need a few aces up your sleeve, those dishes you know you always have the ingredients for,…
Lamb and Spinach Stuffed Phyllo
My kids would turn up their noses at a lamb burger. But wrap that ground lamb in a pastry shell? Suddenly dinner isn’t anything to whine about any…
Fast and Flavorful Weeknight Fish
Sometimes my friends and I play the game “If I was rich, I’d …” you know, sail around the world on a yacht, hire a live-in chef…
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