Feast Portland's Brunch Village is always an intriguing mix of flavors. You can rely on some Portland favorites showing up, some out-of-towners, and there's free flowing champagne and a Bloody Mary bar. This year's event featured bites from some hometown favorites including Mae, Little T Baker, and Tusk, as well as Austin's Launderette and NYC's…
Been awhile since we've had a slice, hasn't it? The good news is, I'm bringing pizza and beer. You can thank Andris and his beer crust experiments on the Baking Steel Facebook page last weekend. A day later, I had a batch of dough with Silver City Red Ale doing its thing in the fridge, just waiting to become a FridayNightSlice. The first beer dough pie was a simple pepperoni and mushroom. But for you, I'm fancying it up a little. This week's FridayNightSlice features that beer dough with pancetta, swiss chard and criminis.
I'm a planner, but I just can't get behind Christmas decorations in August, not even Halloween in mid-September. I'm holding onto our short summer for dear life, even if Mother Nature has other plans (um, 85F on Sunday, high 60s and cloudy the rest of this week!). So you'll understand why I made Guinness brownies this weekend. St. Patty's is so far out, I can't even imagine it, so it's the perfect time to mix beer and chocolate.
