think globally, eat globally, throw functionally
It seems like every time I travel internationally I find some delicious snack food that local folks don't really even think about, but is maybe the best recipe to bring back from that place. In Catalonia, that was obviously pan con tomate; in Paris it was shredded carrot salad; in…
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Every year for the Leikam Hanukkah Craft Market I make a few new things to have them available for holiday sales. All of these will be available for purchase this Sunday (Nov 2). First, pictured above, is two new Sluggakiahs, for those who want a more Pacific Northwest note to…
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Join us for the 5th annual Hanukkah Craft Market at Leikam Brewing! This year, we're ready to kick off your holiday shopping at the beginning of the season: Sunday, November 2 1 to 6pm 5812 E. Burnside, Portland Facebook Event We will have 10 artists and crafters for your Hanukkah…
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It's the end of summer, and if you're gardening you have an excess of home-grown tomatoes still to use before they get mushy. Even if you don't have a garden, local tomatoes should be plentiful and cheap at you nearest farmer's market. If you also happen to have some all-butter…
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In honor of BridgetownBites Salad Week and the fact that my porch thermometer reported 100F today (it's still 88F at 7pm), I thought I'd make two salads for dinner, neither requiring any heating at all, just cutting, washing, and marinating. Each also requires one obscure ingredient, but hopefully you can…
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In late May I found out that I needed to make five dozen custom tiki cups for an event in mid-July. I've never made a tiki cup before, although I'd thought about it, so I wasn't at all set up to create any, let alone more than 50 in about…
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