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
Yesterday was cold and rainy. Just the kind of weather for some good comfort food and what could be more comforting to my German wife Laura than some nice Pork Schnitzel (Schweineschnitzel.) "Wienerschnitzel” is actually a geographically protected term in Germany and Austria and can only be made with veal and Laura will not eat veal. I … Continue reading Pork Schnitzel
We love it here in Medford Oregon. Beautiful scenery, friendly people, low cost of living, but a culinary destination it is not. We have had a hard time finding good restaurants and specialty food purveyors. Coming from food Meccas like Boston, Santa Barbara and having spent significant time in Portland, we are, shall we say, … Continue reading R & D Sandwich Factory
A few days ago, while on my Korean food kick, among other banchan items, I decided to make scallion pancakes (Pajeon). Made with flour, eggs, water and scallions, it is fried crisp and sliced into wedges. Well, I made mine and they tasted bad. Turns out the flour I used was years old. Flour, even … Continue reading Flour
When we were first married we took a road trip to Wisconsin to meet Laura's relatives. We drove out in our used Honda Accord. We got near Mankato MN and the car started pouring smoke out of the exhaust. We went, "Oh shit!" and tried to find a Honda dealer to diagnose and fix what … Continue reading Limberger Cheese
When I first moved to Oregon I lived way outside of Portland in a town called Tigard. It's a really featureless place really and there's not a lot there to make it stand out. It did however, have one of my favorite spots to grab a quick and inexpensive bite to eat. The local H … Continue reading My Favorite Asian Food is a Super Market
I suppose all of us, as we were growing up, had likes and severe dislikes of food. For me, breakfast was a non-issue, cereal. Who doesn't like surgery bowls of corn flakes, especially if you had a banana. Lunch, a no brainer, bologna sandwich. My bologna has a first name it's Oscar, my bologna has … Continue reading Stressless Dining with Children
