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
Easily one of my favorite German meals. Weiner Schnitzel is the national food of Austria and is served in many small restaurants all over Germany and Austria. In those parts of the world it's just about always made with veal. But in the US people have some major, and reasonable, ethical problems with veal. So … Continue reading Weiner Schnitzel
I love potato salad. It's easily one of my favorite sides for all sorts of main entrees. Especially BBQ and other meat dishes where it's full rich texture and hits of vinegar and salt set off meat very well. It's a natural with lot's of German food, which is some of my favorite to cook … Continue reading Austrian Potato Salad
