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Feast Portland: Tix Available for Friday’s Grand Tasting

Is anyone ever really ready for summer to be over? Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer is nearly here, but the thing is, as long as the weather holds out, why let the party end? Why not take a half day on Friday, 9/16? Get a ticket for Feast Portland’s Friday Grand Tasting and…

August 30, 2016

Red Chile Mango Pork Chops with Peach Salsa

The grill was once my husband's domain. I blame the fact that the button for the starter on our gas grill broke a couple of years ago and I really didn't want to risk sticking the lighter into the slot to start it. Maybe it *was* dangerous, but it was also a convenient excuse to not…

August 30, 2016

Cooking Pizza Recipes

Friday Night Slice: Peter Piper’s Pizza

I've been a little chile obsessed this week, so there's no better way to wrap up than with a red Anaheim, jalapeño and green pepper pizza. Pick a peck of peppers at your grocery or farmers market this weekend and you too, can have the Peter Piper pizza. As usual my keys to a good…

August 26, 2016

Cooking Recipes Side Dishes

Hatch Chile Time: Cheesy Green Chile Polenta

We're right in the sweet spot of chile season. We're a couple of weeks in on Hatch chile roasting; Anaheims, poblanos, jalapenos and serranos are plentiful at the farmers market, and we're eating chile every way possible. It's funny though, spicy food isn't really part of Seattle's DNA, and yet all the supermarkets only got…

August 25, 2016

Cooking Main Course Recipes

GINGER MISO CHICKEN BURGERS

Summer may be winding down, but grilling season is far from over. I've been obsessed with burgers and really, anything on a bun lately. While nothing beats a classic beef hamburger, my a-ha this year is that chicken thighs actually make a better burger than turkey. And if you're willing to go an extra step, grind your…

August 19, 2016

Cooking Main Course Recipes

I Love the 80s: American Goulash

It's a little surprising that the wave of nostalgia that’s overtaking books and tv and toys in the last few years hasn’t made it’s way to food. Stranger Things and Strawberry Shortcake dolls and totally misguided live action remakes of 80s cartoons like Jem and the Holograms have captured our collective imagination (more or less), but that longing…

August 13, 2016

Main Course Recipes

Hatch Chile Time: Red Hatch Chile Chicken Burgers

When it comes to chiles, “Red or Green?” doesn’t have to black and white. There’s really no bad answer. With Hatch Chile season just getting underway, green will be your first thought. Roasters are being fired up across the country and it’s time to order up a case of fresh green chiles to squirrel away…

August 10, 2016

Book Reviews

IT ENDS WITH US by Colleen Hoover | Spot Review

Stunning. The signs are all there to see, but if you’re not looking, you might not notice until you’re in too deep. **ARC provided by publisher for review ** Colleen Hoover’s latest, It Ends With Us, is breathtaking, intensely personal, and brave. Other books in her catalog haven’t been afraid to take on some…

August 2, 2016

Baking Book Reviews Cooking

CITY BAKER’S GUIDE TO COUNTRY LIVING | Book Review

City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller **ARC provided by the publisher for review** 4 stars! Save your fork, there’s pie! Louise Miller’s City Baker’s Guide satisfies like the best apple pie – sweet and a little spicy, but not cloying. It’s about creating family where you find it and finding your place in the world. Oh,…

July 30, 2016

Beverages Events Wine

Feast Portland 2016: 3 New Events Just Added!

The countdown to Feast Portland 2016 is on! If you lagged on getting tickets this year, or can't get away on Thursday or Friday, you're in luck. Three new events were just added on Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18. Tickets are available at www.feastportland.com. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17: Cocktail Crawl: Drink Like a Pro Join Bon…

July 29, 2016