Well, we thought we had the start of a warm and sunny spring – but alas, the rain is back. My red rainboots got a good workout today. Truly, it’s a good thing. Too little rain this spring in Portland would mean a much, much drier and less fertile gardening season. And the plants are […]
Broccoli Rabe
Slow Cooked Pork & Grits with Fried Plantains

This weekend I jokingly told my in-laws that they could fill my Christmas stocking with [dry] grits. Now that they live in the south, they have full access to the good stuff. It was a joke. Buuuuut it actually sounds like a pretty good idea. The more I think about it, the more stockpiling sounds […]