If you have never tried fresh garlic scapes, you are missing something very tasty! This time of year, garlic growers cut out the flowering stem from the growing garlic plants. And those stems are what we call garlic scales. Left on the plant, they would […]
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Tasty Tuesday … Roasted Beet Borscht with Mashed Potatoes
Yes, I know it’s spring, but I also know that it’s still raining here! A lot actually! All this weather reminded me of earlier this year, when we had snow, ice, rain and of course, the flu! We had been stuck on our hill for […]
Tasty Tuesday … Delectable Sesame Roasted Vegetables with Tofu
Last week we went on a short get-away to Southern Oregon. It’s a beautiful, but rather long drive. We had fun exploring small towns, ate some great food and visited one of my favorite parks, Lithia Park, in Ashland. Then we came home and it was back […]
Tasty Tuesday … Springtime Shepard’s Pie
Local asparagus is in season, and it has been fantastic so far. Almost every time I visit the grocery store, I’ve picked up a giant bunch of these succulent bright green spears. I don’t peel asparagus because I’m not one to make a big fuss […]
Tasty Tuesday … South of the Border Grits and Greens
A couple of weeks ago, I met my friend Marlene at the mall for a cup of coffee. After coffee and conversation, we walked a few laps around the mall and then headed straight to the bookstore. We both love books, and it’s always fun to browse […]
Tasty Tuesday … The endlessly adaptable Salad Mix
After running a few errands the other day I came home, made myself a cup of coffee and went outside to drink in some long overdo sunshine along with my java. The warmth and glow of this strange golden object in the sky felt glorious […]
Tasty Tuesday … and the flu
After the holidays I’d been feeling tired and a bit of track. I figured that that, and the severely cold weather which is unusual for us here in Portland, must be to blame. Just as I was starting to get my energy back, I suddenly felt […]
Tasty Tuesday … Red Lentil and Kale Soup in Golden Turmeric Broth
Christmas is behind us, except for those who are busy returning and exchanging gifts, or shopping all the After-Christmas-Sales. I’m not one of them, so I stayed home today. I very much appreciated the peace and quiet after all the frantic holiday craziness out in the world […]
Tasty Tuesday … German Black Forest Cherry Torte
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you most likely know that I grew up in Germany’s Black Forest. My dad and I had birthdays one day apart, and sometimes celebrated on the day in between. On those special occasions, my mom would buy […]
Tasty Tuesday … Potage Celeste
Late last week, the weather forecast in Portland was predicting snow and freezing rain for a couple of days. This corner of Oregon gets plenty of rain all winter long, but for snow to make it to the valley floor, everything has to line up […]
Tasty Tuesday … German Potato Pancakes with homemade Apple Sauce
Growing up, Fridays generally meant potato pancakes for lunch. My mom sure could make delicious “Kartoffelpuffer”, or “Pflinsen”,as they were known in our dialect. Hey, try to quickly say that five times in a row! 😉 By the time we’d get home from school, she had […]
Tasty Tuesday … Jeweled Stuffed Winter Squash
For the last few days I’ve been glued to my computer. Every year, I make calendars from my travels near and far for friends and family. It’s something I love doing despite all the time it takes to sort through a year’s worth of photographs, […]
Tasty Tuesday … Roasted Tomato Soup with Black Garlic
On my last trip to the grocery store, I came across Black Garlic. I’ve read about it before, but had never actually bought any. This time however, I decided to change that! Once at home, I did a little more research, and discovered that Black […]
Tasty Tuesday … My favorite Swiss Cheese Fondue
Cold winds are howling through the Columbia River Gorge. Darkness envelopes neighborhoods by the late afternoon. The fire in the fire place is crackling. Spiced cider or perhaps some Glühwein is simmering on the stove. Friends are arriving for an evening of conversation and dinner. […]
Tasty Tuesday … Miso Vegetable Ramen
In our house, we consider this time of year Soup Season! I always find it soothing to have a pot of soup simmering on the stove when the weather turns unpleasant outside. This October brought us the second wettest month in record-keeping history here in […]
Tasty Tuesday … Vegan Autumn Shepherd’s Pie
The weather has been chilly and very rainy here in the Pacific Northwest this month. Rain is good and we do need it. But when I think that this is just beginning of the wet season, I sure wish I had a fast-forward button to […]
Tasty Tuesday … Spicy Squash and Vegetable Soup
A few weeks ago, we were invited to attend a farm dinner hosted by Ryan and Allison of Dirt Rich Farm. Needless to say, it was a wonderful gathering of interesting people in a gorgeous country setting. Of course there also was a lot of […]
Tasty Tuesday … Roasted Fall Vegetable Lasagna
We had some friends over for dinner the other day. I’d been thinking about what to cook that night for several days before. Then I came across a super sale for chanterelle mushrooms at the grocery store. As I was winding my way through the produce department, […]
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