The first time we had this it was at a restaurant in Italy somewhere as part of an antipasti plate…I don't remember which restaurant though…all I remember is the "wow" from this crazy concoction. At first it was a little hard to figure out what it was…pear, I think. But…
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This morning we got up early and walked over to the Mercato Centrale to get some groceries. I only took one photo there (too busy shopping) where we first stopped to have a cappuccino and a quick bite for breakfast. This is definitely not a place you want to shop…
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I got these two items the other day for the Airstream…the Orb copper cocktail shaker and Orb champagne gold jigger, both from Crate & Barrel. Here's the shaker apart so you can see the details: I think they're a nice upgrade from the shaker we've had since we got our…
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Last night I made/modified a recipe I found via Pinterest, called Chicken and Asparagus Rolls, from Martha Stewart. (Me and Martha? I know! But I added BACON!!) Here's my beautiful iPhone photo: 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts salt and pepper two cloves garlic, chopped 1.2 cup grated Parmesan 1 large…
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This afternoon we took a break from work and headed south to Cottage Grove with our bikes to get in another good ride. We decided on part of the Covered Bridges Scenic Byway, starting in Cottage Grove and taking the Row River Trail out past Dorena Lake and back. ("Row"…
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We got up earlyish this morning and decided to head over to the Morning Glory Restaurant for breakfast. The place has great reviews on Yelp and it did not disappoint. Breakfast was great, and just the fuel we needed for another bike ride. Today we drove up to Central Point…
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I wanted to share this pretty cool iPhone food photo with you guys, and tell you that if you're ever in Portland and want to splurge on a spectacular meal, go check out Justin Woodward's creations at Castagna over on Hawthorne. We ordered the chef's tasting menu and it…
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Apparently, even though these are a relatively "new" oyster they've been around a few years and we're slightly late to the party, but whatever, we're here now and we'd like some of that there champagne punch, please! These are called Shigoku oysters, and they come from Taylor Shellfish Farms in…
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I took a quick photo of our dinner last night to post with this recipe, but the photo is really terrible. iPhone photos at night of food just really aren't very appetizing, so I'm going to borrow this photo from allrecipes.com where I looked up the basic ingredients people used…
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Last night we made spicy steamed clams (using the clams we picked up in Newport on our way back from the Oregon Coast Aquarium). They were delicious. Here's the recipe if you're interested: Spicy Steamed Clams 3 lbs. fresh clams 3 Tbsp. olive oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 tsp. red…
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