Dinners Resume (Life before and after VVC2013)
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Dinners Resume (Life before and after VVC2013)

After the first Con in 2011, I returned to my delusional day job and vowed that if I could help put together something so seemingly epic, I wouldn’t be in the same place next time around, grumbling and devoting so much time to things that didn’t matter to me. I’m definitely not Continue reading »

DIY French Press Cacao Nib Cold Brew (Hey Summer, You’re Welcome)
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DIY French Press Cacao Nib Cold Brew (Hey Summer, You’re Welcome)

Cold brew has become one of the savings graces of warmer days in my life, and it’s ridiculously easy to make at home. You’re essentially extracting the coffee into more of a concentrate (which is why you’re typically see cold brew priced higher than coffee). The method I used comes from Cook’s illustrated’s Dan Souza, and is available on the website of America’s Test Kitchen. As if you could have any doubts now. I’ve combined a couple of steps, based on how I’ve been making at home the past two summers, and throw in the addition of rich cacao nibs, ripped off from my dear from Tom (who rules!). Continue reading »

Two Weeks, Behind the Scone: Recent Cooking, Bagels, Scones, Reading & Curries
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Two Weeks, Behind the Scone: Recent Cooking, Bagels, Scones, Reading & Curries

I’ve been perusing Serious Eats (and wishing they’d read my mind and hand over my own vegan column already, jeez) quite a bit lately, and had to borrow one of their regular features as a title here, and hand it over to the past two weeks in my culinary life.  As I’m a bit nutty … Continue reading »

Same City Field Trip: Portland’s Better Living Show & Vegan Village
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Same City Field Trip: Portland’s Better Living Show & Vegan Village

What better time to start putting together a recap about a visit to the Better Living Home and Garden Show than a Boltbus with shaky but semi-reliant WiFi out-of-town? I’m now back home and just last night, started a batch of chocolate liqueur using the organic Frontier Co-op cacao nibs I picked up at the show (yeah, samples!). … Continue reading »

Opening Day Visit: Portland Farmers Market
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Opening Day Visit: Portland Farmers Market

That may be the scene of late Saturday afternoon, but the morning offered a slightly damp yet rain-free and welcoming trip to the first Portland Farmers Market of the season. I usually have something of a dramatic countdown in place, but a stop by the albeit smaller but year-round farmers market at Peoples Coop a … Continue reading »

Breakfast at Sconey’s
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Breakfast at Sconey’s

Here’s a little story from the early morning pages…..of dear J. Legume expressing her silly concern of not waking up to homemade breakfast often enough, my flabbergasted reaction, and her brunchy dreams surely coming true with spicy scrambled tofu, diner-style potatoes, and the fluffiest biscuits I’ve made at home yet (and like every other vegan … Continue reading »