I'm starting to understand why my grandma used to make dinner so early. I'd come home from school and she'd already be cooking by 3 p.m. It wasn't because she was cooking anything that complex or time consuming, half the time it was because it was just nice not to start cooking at 5 or…
During Hatch Chile season, it's the fresh chiles that get everyone all excited. There's nothing quite like the smell of chiles roasting on a warm summer day. But while green chile powder has probably been available in New Mexico and Colorado for ages, I got my hands on some for the first time, courtesy of…
Feast Portland, the can't miss food event in the Pacific Northwest, is right around the corner! Tickets are still available for select packages and individual events during the festival, September 14-17.
For a look at last year's highlights, check out our 10 best bites from Feast Portland 2016.
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Israeli-spiced tomatoes with yogurt and chickpeas from Joshua McFadden's Six Seasons cookbook.
I first cooked from Six Seasons, Josh McFadden's vegetable-centric cookbook, before it came out in May. Spring took its time getting here in the Pacific Northwest and I only had a chance to cook a few recipes before summer came on full force. I'm…
I've made a good number of salads this summer, some simple, some complex. This grilled radicchio and corn number falls somewhere in the middle and it might be my favorite one so far. It features a roasted cherry tomato vinaigrette and creamy fresh mozzarella along with the grilled veg. The recipe is adapted from Around…
Hello! My Name is Tasty reveals the secrets to the recipes that make Portland's Tasty n Sons and Tasty n Alder brunch powerhouses. Chef John Gorham and co-author Liz Crain are holding nothing back, allowing home cooks to make a little of the magic behind Tasty's global diner fare. 4 stars
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In Hate to Want You, Olivia Kane and Nicholas Chandler’s families have been intertwined for generations. Their grandfathers started a grocery store together and then a series of tragedies put the store solely in the hands of Chandlers. More importantly, it drove a wedge between sweethearts Olivia and Nicholas. But the spark, make that inferno,…
If you've been hearing the rumblings about a new collaboration for Ivy Years and Brooklyn Bruisers author Sarina Bowen, the official word is here. Sarina and Sarah Mayberry announced their first book, TEMPORARY, is due out September 12. Along with the news, we've got the cover reveal, and the opportunity to win an ARC.
TEMPORARY is the…
It's National Watermelon Day and we're in the midst of a heatwave. Other than a cold slice of watermelon, the thing I'll be looking forward to at the end of the day is a watermelon cocktail. This riff on the Americano combines Campari, sweet vermouth, bottled watermelon juice and Dry Sparkling Watermelon. Proportions are dialed back…
Say hello (hellllooooo) to the cover of Helena Hunting's upcoming release, Hooking Up. The standalone rom-com from the New York Times bestselling author of the Pucked series, follows Amelie Whitfield on what should be one of the best days of her life, her wedding day. Her new husband it seems, is a little less than committed.…
