Indian Pickles

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

If I haven't mentioned achar before in another post, I'll take this opportunity to proclaim Achar Pachranga from Pachranga Foods as one of the best spicy oil pickles on the market. I'm especially fond of the lotus root and Indian gooseberries in their signature blend. You can put the stuff ...

If I Were a Vegan…

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

  ... I'd probably enjoy this simple miracle of ingredient cross-utilization on a fairly regular basis. It is, quite obviously, an uncomplicated salad of carrot julienne, cremini mushrooms and basil chiffonade with an impromptu strawberry walnut dijon vinaigrette and cracked pepper.

Ramstek na Dalmatinski

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

They don't call it food porn for nothing. Want the recipe? I seasoned this 16-ounce (0.5 kg) ribeye with olive oil, sea salt, cracked black pepper and chopped rosemary. I didn't feel like building a fire to grill it, so I seared each side in a white-hot cast iron skillet. Upon ...

The Super Boss Burger

Friday, June 13th, 2008

They didn't tell me that this cheeseburger came with a fried egg, bacon and ham on it. I'll write more about it as soon as I finish metabolizing the bastard sometime next week.

overheard at portland starbuck’s

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

I was trying to drink the pathetic excuse for a wet macchiato from the Starbuck's unit upon whose patio I'd perched this morgen. A man passed by with a woman I assume to have been his wife, a woman with whom he appeared to have come walking from a morgen ...