For some reason, I got on a kick with Polish food. I started by reminiscing about our trip to Poland and wrote recently about the Goulash we had there. This got me looking up other Polish food recipes, such as Pierogi, Borscht, and Cabbage Rolls. Cabbage rolls are one of my favorite meals. For some … Continue reading Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls
There isn't really a question of what the absolute best pizza in Portland is. The answer is Apizza Scholls in the NE. It's a special place that makes some of the best pizza I, and many others, have ever tasted. It's a great place but it's also sort of a victim of it's own success. … Continue reading East Glisan Pizza
One place I learned about in the South West neighborhood I currently live, before I even moved there, was Bamboo Grove. One of the few Hawaiian food places in town. I wrote about 808 grinds a while ago. While for my money I like them a lot. Bamboo Grove is within spitting distance so I … Continue reading Bamboo Grove
This is a house we own in Wisconsin, just got off the phone with Kevin, caretaker when we're not there. Kevin called to make us aware of the fact that he's running out of places to move the snow, the roof should also be shoveled but there's no place to put the snow. Just looked … Continue reading Snow and Ice
James, Jim, and I went to Scotland for three weeks back in August 1998, so that would make James fifteen at the time. As in all of our travels we planned how we would get there and how we would get back but nothing in between. We flew on Air Canada and I frankly don't … Continue reading Scotland (First Blog)
Laura was over in Europe for some business reason and we decided it would be cool to meet up in Munich so I could join her for the remainder of her trip. I had never been out of the US before (well not really true, I had gone to Mexico with my parents and I … Continue reading My First Trip to Germany
Made this for Jim the other evening. There is a great deal of mystique in the public mind about the complexity of dishes and excellent creations in French restaurants. However, there are numerous dishes and creations that do not require long-simmering sauces, complicated series of steps, and great demand made on the cook/chef. This menu … Continue reading Steak au Poivre, Pommes de Terre Duchesse & Carottes Vichy
I know it's late for this, but honestly the holidays get just way too busy for me to make everyone's gifts. Yes, you read that correctly, I'm a Chef so I cook and make homemade treats. I usually hold off a bit before making what I've become known for among my friends. A while ago … Continue reading Belated Holiday Gifts
Portland is known for it's coffee. Walking downtown you'll find a great coffee shop on just about every block. The famous one is Stumptown of course. But many others are out there where you can just sit down, write on you laptop and relax. But, if you can't relax because you have stuff to do, … Continue reading Black Rock Coffee
The other day we were in Trader Joes and saw they had this bratwurst. It is made in Germany, so we thought it should be good. It was excellent. Highly recommend it. How we make it is we boil it in beer, with some sliced onions and a nob of butter. Then on to the … Continue reading Austrian Potato Salad
