If it can be said that I have a signature dish that all my friends ask me to make, it is this one. I've made this so many times, I could probably do it in my sleep at this point. It's one of my favorite recipes and if you get the hang of it, it's … Continue reading Chicken Pot Pie
As many of our more consistent readers know, I have a cat named Scrabbles. I adopted Scrabbles almost eight years ago from the excellent Oregon Humane Society. Since then he's been my best bud and has seen me through some rough times. However, he was two when I got him, and I've had him for … Continue reading New Member of the Family
Whenever we go up to Portland to visit James, we have to go to our favorite Szechuan restaurant: the Szechuan Chef. There we always get the same dish; their Szechuan Boiled Fish, which is deliciously hot and satisfying. I have been attempting to recreate it at home and now I am pretty close. I would … Continue reading Szechuan Boiled Fish (Shui Zhu Yu)
I love Teriyaki Chicken and rice bowls with broccoli. Something about it makes me feel like I am eating something healthy. You have your protein, veggie and starch all in one. You can just steam the broccoli in the microwave and toss it in at the last minute. I threw in my recipe for white … Continue reading Teriyaki Chicken with Broccoli
This recipe comes from J. Kenji Lopez-Alt. It works and is easy assuming you have an immersion blender. If you don't, run out and buy one right away; they are the best kitchen tool around. This is the best with steamed asparagus or over some delicious soft-boiled eggs. Ingredients: 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon water … Continue reading Foolproof Hollandaise Sauce
OK, so you want to have a sphincter-clenching moment without dangling off a cliff from a nylon rope as the only fail-safe between you and the valley floor? This hike, the Upper Salmonberry River Trail in the North Coast Range of Oregon is the choice for you. The whole way was greasy, creosote-slippery, mossy wet, … Continue reading Upper Salmonberry River Trail
Sorry folks, we have been busy traveling and hosting guests for the past few weeks. We went up to visit James in Portland for his birthday and my niece Robyn came down by train from Vancouver B.C. to join us for a few days. Once we returned to Medford, we were joined by John and … Continue reading Tom Yum Goong Soup
Burger Spot is a fun place to go for a burger. They always have rock music playing (not too loud) in the background. Something about the meat they use makes the burger much tastier and their french fries are really crispy. Everything is made to order so you have to wait a bit, but that … Continue reading Burger Spot: Best Burger in Medford OR
We had some shrimp left over from the night before, when Laura made Cioppino, so I thought I would make Shrimp Bisque. I wanted to get the maximum flavor from the shrimp. Researching on the internet I saw that someone used the water from cooking the shrimp as a flavor ingredient, so I tried that. … Continue reading Shrimp Bisque
Every neighborhood in Portland has the local fancy coffee shop. It's practically enshrined in law here. In my former neighborhood, the local spot is Ross Island Grocery. Despite it's name, it is a coffee shop. It just happens to have various bit of groceries as well as a coffee shop atmosphere. I haven't gotten to … Continue reading Ross Island Grocery
