My quest for pizza perfection is no secret. Tonight was a giant leap toward that goal. I’m going to apologize now, this is a long one. I mentioned awhile back having checked out Peter Reinhart’s American Pie and his quest for the perfect pizza. My perfect pizza is a super thin crispy crust with a extra browned (pre-char) pizza topping.Continue reading “I’m in Heaven…”
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Chili Lime Dressing
Salad is on this week’s dinner menu. I feel better about my slips when I know there’s a big pile of greens waiting at the end of the day. There has been a snickers bar and a bag of m&m’s thrown into the mix, but a girl’s gotta indulge now and then! I took MondayContinue reading “Chili Lime Dressing”
eat & drink and eat & drink some more
I just got scolded for going radio silent for a few days. But Brother was here and we had serious business to attend to. We had to EAT! and eat we did! Tour d’Portland commenced Friday lunch at a local landmark, Nicholas Restaurant. I knew the Mezza for 3 would be more than enough forContinue reading “eat & drink and eat & drink some more”
a sunday without the superbowl
Be forewarned… long day of fun with lots of pictures This glorious Sunday morning started with an outing to the Milwaukie Center dog park to meet new puppy Jack. what a cutie and so sweet! Coe was only interested in chasing her ball and stopped only briefly to sniff a new bootie when it ranContinue reading “a sunday without the superbowl”
deep south heads west, then far east
In our family, we don’t usually eat BBQ out because it isn’t as good as what we can make at home. As much as I would love to have a Big Green Egg, all I have is a Weber and I make it work for me. Brother Normal (I introduced you to the Normal familyContinue reading “deep south heads west, then far east”
blue cheese bacon dip
I woke up this morning at 2am. I do that every night actually. I wake up thinking about a tv show, a book, a recipe, or any random crap my brain deems I need to be reminded of. This morning I woke up thinking I bought walnuts for a recipe but never used them. WhichContinue reading “blue cheese bacon dip”
good music and pumpkin bread
I have great neighbors. They house sit, fix things and share treats. So when Mrs. Neighbor knocked on the door in the fall and gave me tickets to a series of chamber concerts I was delighted. She didn’t want them because she didn’t like chamber music. What I didn’t tell her was I don’t reallyContinue reading “good music and pumpkin bread”
punch it to me!
Since it is Friday after a long week of snow, slush, rain and mud I thought I would end the week with a cocktail to warm the cockles. I have a friend who presses fresh pear and apple cider every year. There are few things tastier than fresh pressed cider. I spruced it up withContinue reading “punch it to me!”
bacon wrapped…
Bacon wrapped around anything is pure heaven. But sitting around giggling with the girls over cocktails you can only imagine how the conversation could take a turn. I cannot put in print all the giggly bacon brashness that was bandied about. What I can share with you is my latest foray into Bacon Nirvana… ThisContinue reading “bacon wrapped…”
some bacon nuttiness
This wasn’t going to be today’s post but these people keep pestering me. It is hard work being so poopular 😉 I made bacon again recently (more to come on that little adventure) and I wanted to do something fun with it. Certainly just eating bacon is fun in its own right, but I neededContinue reading “some bacon nuttiness”
Lula Harp 