If you drink as much sparkling water as I do, you may have become very tired of lugging 2 liter bottles home from the store, and recycling an unending stream of bottles and cans. After some research, I settled on following this very well detailed set of instructions from The Taste of Artisan – scroll… Continue reading Building a Seltzer Kegerator
Baked Spätzle with Fonduta and Green Pea Pesto
Recently I made a terrible mistake. I had seen a recipe in the April edition of Food & Wine Magazine that I thought would be fun (and delicious) to make. Now, I consider myself fairly adept in the kitchen. I can roll with the punches, I can make substitutions, and I can multitask. I glanced… Continue reading Baked Spätzle with Fonduta and Green Pea Pesto
Steamed Bao Buns
Do as I say, not as I do. The pulled pork in this photo is not the best filling for this dish. The un-photographed pork belly was superior in every way and will be a future post. That disclaimer out of the way, these steamed buns are fantastic and very simple to make. My… Continue reading Steamed Bao Buns
Beginnings Are Difficult…
.. but you have to start somewhere. I’m Beth, I live in Portland, Oregon and I love food, drink, and cats. An amuse-bouche – I enjoyed a meal at the Oregon Culinary Institute recently and for my main course ordered Pork Squared (Pan Roasted Pork Belly, Creamy Polenta, Frisée, Pickled Onions, Chicharron). It was unctuous and the… Continue reading Beginnings Are Difficult…