Posted in things to do in oregon, tagged falls, swimming holes, water on August 28, 2013| Leave a Comment »
About 45 minutes from Portland.The water is cold and you have to be either Swiss born or wearing a rubber suit to be able to go in!
But if you are brave it’s a great spot for a few hours to land and go in and out of the murky green water!
Posted in Recipes, tagged butter, peaches, pie dough, raspberries on August 17, 2013| Leave a Comment »
sliced peaches, raspberries, handmade butter pie dough, dotted with butter cubes
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fresh out of the oven
sweet and flavorpacked
Posted in back yard, food, parties, tagged bbq, cherry pie, corn, developers, ribs on August 12, 2013| 1 Comment »
Fellini wondering when all will be ready to eat
John basting his pork ribs that he smoked all day
His secret sauce
shucking the corn
yes there are bugs so we know it’s organic
grilling the corn
Soaked in water then grilled
Fellini wondering when it will be ready to eat
and the feast is ready!
beans, ribs, shoulder,corn,collard greens, cherry pie, tomato salad,watermelon
Posted in restaurants, tagged block + tackle, seafood on August 4, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Portland has a new seafood restaurant, Block & Tackle, on Division Street near 34th av ofcourse, where every famous chef (well almost) wants to open an establishment
Block & Tackle promised a lot…but alas, still no whole grilled fish!!!!!
the chef de cuisine hard at work in the open kitchen
Confit market fish, olive oil, orange zest, garlic, calabrian chili — .10
very tasty, appetizer size
Salt & pepper calamari, leek, fresno chili, sweet chili sauce — .11
The calamari were delicious although not very crunchy
throwing on a corn cob, to be slathered with aeoli
Clams & chorizo, saffron white wine broth — .13
The clams were excellent!
Grilled octopus salad, harissa aioli, chick peas, olives, piquillo pepper, frisee, sherry vinaigrette — .15
The octopus was bland and the proportions tiny, no Charred flavor which we love and did not get
Grilled oysters, lime-chili butter, cilantro — .10
Nice appetizer to have with a shot of vodka!
Posted in Flowers, photography, tagged wild flowers on August 2, 2013| Leave a Comment »
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