Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler Pie with Brown Sugar Ice Cream

Divine summer on a plate!  My whole body is smiling after baking and devouring this French-inspired American dessert.  Finding the recipe was one of those serendipitous travel moments when I was kicking around Brooklyn and passed Sweet Melissa Patisserie.  In the window were obligatory, lovely, although not particularly fresh-looking, cakes, tarts, cookies, and rolls, but [...]

Taste of NY-Brooklyn to Berkshires-Veal Loin

A busy week in NYC has inspired me to get back to sharing food adventures & recipes.  My best friend from high school is a Manhatten lawyer who escapes to 19 acres in the Berkshires on weekends with her husband, a retired lawyer, foodie-New York style–no microwave, no packaged or canned or prefrozen food in [...]

Fresh Rhubarb Chutney & Pork Loin

  May means the opening of our local farmer’s market and the beginning of fabulous meals planned the French way–built around whatever local ingredients look freshest and best.  Today’s inspiration came from juicy ripe rhubarb which makes me crave either a galette or a sweet/savory sauce with pork.  With several pounds of gorgeous rhubarb in my [...]

Curry, Chickpeas and Carrots

A few weeks ago we went to Ken’s Artisan Pizza, one of Portland’s best pizzarias made famous by reviews the New York Times and the defunct Gourmet magazine.  My overall take – it was pretty expensive and the pizza was a little overcooked for my taste, but I can definitely see why there is a [...]

Mushroom Massacre

It was another cookbook recipe testing night at our house so the usual Oregon group–momchef, CGO (chief GOpher) Jamie and CFP (chief food photographer) Shelby-convened to finalize Ravioli with Mushroom-Shallot Sauce.  Makes my mouth water just looking at the pictures because the flavor is one that would send a zagat rating soaring. However, as often happens with our [...]

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