From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite…Our nest had been empty for about two weeks when I learned the wisdom of cooking no more than could be eaten in one sitting. That included some of our favorite pasta dishes. I hate waste and am not fond of reheated noodles, so you can imagine the bemusement [...]
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite…Our nest had been empty for about two weeks when I learned the wisdom of cooking no more than could be eaten in one sitting. That included some of our favorite pasta dishes. I hate waste and am not fond of reheated noodles, so you can imagine the bemusement [...]
Photo courtesy of James Tourtellotte The American flag flies precariously out of an office window at the New York Customhouse at the World Trade 6 building at ground zero. Photo courtesy of James Tourtellotte Construction workers painted “Gods House” on the exterior wall of the U.S. Customhouse at 6 World Trade Center to direct construction [...]
Photo courtesy of James Tourtellotte The American flag flies precariously out of an office window at the New York Customhouse at the World Trade 6 building at ground zero. Photo courtesy of James Tourtellotte Construction workers painted “Gods House” on the exterior wall of the U.S. Customhouse at 6 World Trade Center to direct construction [...]
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite…We do our green market loop every weekend when farm stands are open. The trail begins in the produce section of our Saturday Market and then heads past the city limits to farms, where we can actually measure the growth of food from one week to the next. The [...]
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite…We do our green market loop every weekend when farm stands are open. The trail begins in the produce section of our Saturday Market and then heads past the city limits to farms, where we can actually measure the growth of food from one week to the next. The [...]
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite…There are unmistakable signs of fall in the Oregon air. We’ve had our first persistent rain and night’s have become decidedly cooler. Both are sure indications that it’s time to pull comforters from storage and rotate menus for cooler days. Today’s “ish” dish is perfect for these cooler evenings. [...]
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite…While it is something I normally purchase, I made our salsa verde this summer. I wanted to control the heat the sauce contained for the young among us, and the only way that could be done was to make it myself. I found a recipe that that could be [...]
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite…Tucked into that corner of the world occupied by crisps, cobblers and grunts, is yet another treasure called a buckle. The buckle is a rich butter cake that’s topped with fruit. It gets its name because the surface of the cake appears to buckle as the cake batter rises [...]
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite…We all lose our heads from time to time, but not with the same finality as Madame du Barry lost hers. While not a royal, the comtesse, once mistress to King Louis the XVth , was guillotined following the false testimony of her chef who detested her imperious behavior. [...]