Made this last night. Tarragon and chicken taste great together. To make crème fraîche just mix equal parts heavy cream and buttermilk. Ingredients: 2 large chicken thighs (we used boneless, skinless thighs) Salt and pepper 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 shallot, finely diced 1 garlic clove, grated or minced 1 teaspoon chopped tarragon, plus whole … Continue reading French Chicken Tarragon with Farfalle
Saw this recipe in NYT Cooking and thought we would give it a try. We had it as a side dish to some grilled shrimp. Ingredients: Kosher Salt and Black Pepper 1 cup orzo 1 pound asparagus, trimmed and thinly sliced on a diagonal 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon lemon zest 3 … Continue reading Lemony Orzo With Asparagus and Garlic Bread Crumbs
We always try to keep some frozen Pacific Cod in the freezer. We get ours from Costco. It is one of our favorite types of fish; always clean and mild and useful in many dishes. Last night I made Cod Cakes, which are pretty much like Crab Cakes except you use Cod instead of Crab. … Continue reading Cod Cakes
Trader Joe's sells a package of delicious cooked beets. We normally like to serve them in a salad of arugula with goat cheese and toasted pine nuts. Yesterday though I wanted to try making Borscht. Some recipes call for adding meat (usually beef) or sausage, but I thought I would try keeping it simple and … Continue reading Borscht
This has quickly become a great bit of comfort food for me in quarantine. It's fast, fun, very tasty diner staple that can be thrown together quickly but is also a great way to learn basic sauce making techniques. Also, for starters, I use Pillsbury biscuits in a tube. I can make homemade biscuits and … Continue reading Biscuits and Gravy
Weather has turned rainy and cooler here in Southern Oregon, plus we recently watched a fun YouTube video of the chefs from Bon Appetit taking riffs on boxed Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. See the link here. I was not into the "bright orange" cheese powder thing, plus we had quite a bit of cheese we … Continue reading Macaroni and Cheese with Crispy Fried Onions
Many people have noticed that I reference LARP a lot. I also reference "My LARP" as in the LARP that I write. So I think maybe I should write a bit about it so everyone knows just exactly what I am talking about. I also quickly realized that this would take up more than just … Continue reading What is LARP?
We three, me, Laura, and James, took a beautiful hike a few days ago while James was down visiting from Portland. The trail is southeast of Ashland, OR off of highway 66. It is a 3 mile loop that circumnavigates Green Spring Mountain. 3 miles is a nice easy distance and the trail is relatively … Continue reading Green Spring Mountain Loop Trail
I've written a lot about various breakfasts and brunches all over Portland. While this only makes sense because this is a very breakfast food focused town I don't want people to think that I'm tucking into a plate of biscuits and gravy and washing it down with a Bloody Mary every morning. As appealing as … Continue reading My Typical Breakfast
I used to go to The Living Room very often in order to do work and writing. Just a bit of general relief from the condo to clear my head and change my surroundings. But, it does close a 5pm which is a little early for me sometimes. But luckily Sellwood has a few more … Continue reading Tea Chai Te
