Nachos can be for grown ups, too 🙂
Misc
Homemade Vanilla Extract
This is a post that has been in the works for literally months! I started making homemade vanilla in November, thinking I would use it as holiday gifts. Instead, I ended up using at our PDX Food Swap last weekend! It was quite the hot commodity. I will definitely be doing more batches for upcoming […]
My Favorite Corn & Black Bean Dip/Salsa/Salad
How was everyone’s weekend? It is still unseasonably warm and sunny in Portland. Usually we have to wait until the July 4 weekend for the rain to be gone until October and for the temperatures to really reach summer levels. This year, however, we are having a warm, dry spring. I sound like I’m complaining. […]
Pickled Red Onions Redux, plus an amusing “then-and-now” look at my photography
While making holiday party food last weekend, I made a constant favorite that I posted on the blog a little more than a year ago: pickled red onions. The delicious condiment is usually served with Greek/Middle Eastern/Mediterranean style foods, but often makes its way onto pub-style burger plates, pickle appetizers and more. I decided to […]
Date Butter
We got the idea to make this fun condiment/treat when we went to a really cool pizza-making class at Lincoln (one of my favorite PDX restaurants) with Chef Jenn Louis, which was really fun and very informative and also very yummy. A few takeaways: there is a TON of olive oil in professionally-made pizzas… and […]
Cool Trick: How to Make Perfectly Flat Bacon
Why might you need perfectly flat bacon, you ask? Because it’s cool. And, well, you might want to cover it in chocolate. You might just prefer to eat it that way. And if you’re photographing it, flatter is definitely better. Even if it’s something just to spruce up your brunch party, making flat bacon is […]