Sitting at my colorful kitchen table and sorting through the past months on my flickr, it settles in that I’ve been both traveling a bunch and sticking to something of a budget while I’ve actually been home. I credit my lack of a day job (accompanied by a return of sanity) and the 100 Days … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Lents International Farmers Market
My market haul from this morning….
Therefore, there is a grand week ahead. Black, orange and yellow hot peppers to pickle, long beans and white eggplant for a spicy Thai curry, adorable fresh chickpeas for Indian, just-as-fresh prunes for special snacking, sweet corn for roasting, gorgeous red tomatoes, mint, basil and garlic for everything and anything else. As if that could … Continue reading »
100 Days Homemade, Part VI: Days 54-65
Oh my, I have entered into the big 3-0 birthday week, and what doesn’t that have one thinking about? I did get a stunning set of fancy French skillets from my younger sister as an early gift, which of course, gets me thinking that my little sister is older than I am, but I digress … Continue reading »
Spicy Thai Basil Noodles with Soft Tofu, Peanuts & Garlic Scapes
It’s time for my warm weather motto: I may hate the heat, but I heart farmers markets. I also heart venturing into other neighborhoods and secretly pretending that I live in them. The day will come that I move out of my dear Division St. apartment. That day could bring me further-out southeast into a … Continue reading »
Rice Noodlin’ with a visit to JC Rice Noodle Shop
Maybe, just maybe, I’ve become obsessed with rice noodles. Look, I like noodles in my life, and lately they’ve been of the rice variety. Recently, my fixation was over yellow curry noodles. Things got even better with a curious stop at JC Rice Noodle Shop & Restaurant on SE Foster. I was in the area for … Continue reading »
Khao Soi Yellow Curry Noodles with Tofu
Khao Soi Yellow Curry Noodles with Tofu and assorted vegetables Adapted from the Thai-Burmese style recipe on Veggie Belly and various others, based on my available ingredients and whim. Inspired by the notion of cauliflower + curry, a field trip in deep SE Portland to the Lents International Farmers Market for produce, great pour over-style Ethiopian … Continue reading »