Our seasons here in Oregon are in the process of changing, and even more than I, the plants in my garden can sense that change. But I’m teaching myself a few new garden skills that I hope will short-circuit this annual shutdown of the seasonal garden – I’m doing some “winter” garden plantings, in [...]
Archive for September, 2009
But I Really Liked Summer!
Posted in Food, Garden, tagged Asian greens, bok choy, Komatsuma, pork belly, pork shoulder, Twice Cooked Pork, winter garden on September 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
‘Shroom’n Season Nears
Posted in Oregon, mushrooms, tagged BLM, chanterelle, chanterelle affinity, Douglas Fir, Evergreen Huckleberry, forest, forest road, forest road signs, Mahonia, mushhump, white chanterelle, yellow chanterelle on September 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s true that the Pacific Northwest is a mushroom wonderland, but mercifully, the many varieties are spread throughout the year well – but my favorite season for mushrooming hereabouts is the fall. It’s not because autumn brings my favorite mushrooms, because there are probably 6 or more that I appreciate finding more than chanterelles, [...]
America’s Food Secrets – White Trash Cooking
Posted in America's Food Secrets, Braising, Food, tagged America's Food Secrets, Earnest Matthew Mickler, Harper Lee, Jonathan Williams, recipe, stewed cabbage, The Jargon Society, white trash, White Trash Cooking on September 9, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I never remember thinking that my father was a fool – in my mind is an image of a simple man whose wisdom went beyond his education and status in life – and I took to heart many of the things he said to me. He once said – upon hearing me repeat a Polish [...]
Lov’in Leftover Liver
Posted in Food, Our Favorite Dishes, tagged calves liver, Irina Smith and Ann Hazen, Kalbsleber mit Wien, leftover liver, liver, liver with wine sauce, The Original Philadelphia Neighborhood Cookbook on September 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
My love of food and eating is such that one of my biggest frustrations is the thought of wasting a meal experience – to me, the opportunity of having a wonderful meal is a joy, and frankly, one of the few meaningful life joys left to me these days – so I do all I [...]
What’s Our Next Pizza?
Posted in Foods of the World, tagged Copeland Marks, ethnic foods, Malays, Malaysia, Roti Canai, The Exotic Kitchens of Malaysia on September 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I’m sure I’m not alone in my interest -as a foodie- in the ethnic restaurants of America. The U.S. has always been a melting pot of ethnic foods and tastes right from its earliest western European roots, which it very soon moved to rebel against, as with all things British – but what to [...]
