Author Archives: drfugawe

About drfugawe

I'm a guy with enough time to do as I please, and that my resources allow. The problem(s) are: I have 100s of interests; I have a short attention span; I have instant expectations; I'm lazy; and I'm broke. But I'm OK with all that, 'cause otherwise I'd be so busy, I'd be dead in a year.

Thank You, Dear Readers

Posted on May 27, 2013 by drfugawe

OK­, I’ve been putting this off long enough. My ride on the merry-go-round of blogging is coming to an end – I’ve felt it slowing down for some time now – and just like the kid on his favorite wooden … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings and Mutterings | 18 Comments

The Whole Leek, and Nothing But the Leek

Posted on April 21, 2013 by drfugawe

I’m a slow learner. I realize now that my mother was well aware of this, and it must have been difficult for her, from a frustration end I mean. Were my education to begin today, I’d probably be labeled with … Continue reading →

Posted in Braising, Food, Garden | Tagged , , , | 14 Comments

At Last, The Salmon Post

Posted on April 1, 2013 by drfugawe

I’ve never done a post on salmon and I don’t know why – it’s something we make sure we never buy frozen (or previously frozen and thawed), and we avoid farm raised in lieu of better tasting wild fish. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing, Food, Oregon | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

A Lifetime of Muffin Evolution

Posted on March 23, 2013 by drfugawe

It has occurred to me recently -again- that we as Americans do not have much of an understanding of history – at least not in the European sense, and certainly not at all from the Asian perspective. We tend to … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Comfort Food, Food, Our Favorite Dishes | Tagged , , , , , , | 24 Comments

If That’s a Dandelion, Then it Must Be Spring

Posted on March 13, 2013 by drfugawe

I have a small stack of brand new cookbooks next to my corner in the living room (you know, big comfy chair, and all my ‘control’ devices close at hand). These were given to me at Christmas time by my … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Foods of the World | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments