Tinctures, Homemade Bitters, Cheese-Making & Project Catch-Up

Posted on February 12, 2013 by jess sconé • 11 Comments

A note for those who came here via the PPK 100 of 2012 – Thanks for stopping by! The following is an account of how to make your own bitters via individual tinctures. If you’re looking to make your own syrups for drinks, per #52, check out my Rhubarb & Rangpur Lime syrup and Hot Chili, Lime & Sea Salt … Continue reading »

classy / italian / noodles / olive oil love / pasta / pea shoots / recipes / sun-dried tomatoes / wine

The night the pea shoots came to dinner

Posted on May 4, 2012 by jess sconé • 3 Comments

Pea shoots are wonderful. The flavor is just so damn…fresh. I picked up a bunch from my weekly trip the farmers market last weekend, and while my first thought was to serve them fresh with lemon juice on top of beet burgers, I ended up sauteing them, yet again, and the result was lovely. It was one … Continue reading »

fake cheese / italian / recipes / pasta / noodles / nuts / FarMar

Pasta at Heart

Posted on July 14, 2011 by jess sconé • 9 Comments

White pasta fans, you’re in luck. I’ve spent much of the past 2 days on the phone with my sister, who just returned from a 3 week vacation in Italy. She spent her days working on small farms and her evenings sipping red wine. I’m so proud, and my kitchen has been thinking of her … Continue reading »

Bob's Burgers / chickpeas / dinner / italian / kale / pasta / pesto / pop culture / tv / veganomicon

Pesto-stuffed Chickpea Cutlet Balls & Television

Posted on March 30, 2011 by jess sconé • 4 Comments

So, I’m a television fanatic. It hails back to my days of sharing a bedroom with my younger siblings and quietly watching The X-Files while sitting a foot away from the television screen (seeing both films on opening day), and evolved into obsession via the same small television set with the first episode of Buffy … Continue reading »

dinner / fancy / italian / pasta / urban vegan

Orecchiette con broccolini

Posted on March 14, 2011 by jess sconé • 4 Comments

I picked up a bag of Italian orecchiette last week at Barbur World Foods as part of my dramatic & ongoing hidden gem investigation with one intention – making this traditional recipe once again from The Urban Vegan. It’s a classy weeknight meal with plenty of thinly sliced garlic sauteed in olive oil (you better … Continue reading »

booze / dinner / greens / italian / pasta / portland / veganomicon

The MoFo Farewell, alla Vodka

Posted on November 30, 2010 by jess sconé • 14 Comments

Happy last day of MoFo! I haven’t quite been keeping to my proposed theme and daily posting as much as I intended, but I like to think that posting elsewhere (and co- planning a vegan bloggers conference, zomg!!!) has helped make up for it a tiny bit. That, and getting wrapped up on the MoFo … Continue reading »

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Jess Sconé: native New Yorker turned long-time Portlander, writer, reader, event planner, mixologist, coffee shop dweller, casual cook, etc.

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