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Hummus, the Perfect Partner for a Handful of Sweet Beans

July 28, 2011 By Carrie 8 Comments
Lemony, garlicky hummus...

I look out at the square boxes full of bare dirt. Good dirt. Actually compost-boosted-dirt but still…bare dirt. Not a lick of green…um, except for the occasional weed that chooses to land in there. Yes, it’s true, last year those boxes had been overflowing with tomato plants, some lettuce, carrots but this year…nothing. Nada. Rien. [...]

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Filed Under: Appetizer, summer Tagged With: Appetizer, beans, garlic, lemon, summer 8 Comments

Steamed Artichokes and Short-Order Cook Sauces

July 19, 2011 By Carrie 10 Comments
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  My family is nuts for artichokes. Every year I anxiously await the moment that the DeNoble Family Farms table at our Farmers Market is covered with artichokes of all sizes. And every year I enjoy hearing again and again from the head of DeNoble Family Farm how Tillamook, Oregon deserves to be the artichoke [...]

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Filed Under: Dinner, summer, Vegetables Tagged With: artichokes 10 Comments

Scrumptious Strawberry Bites

July 11, 2011 By Carrie 5 Comments
Scrumptious Strawberry Bites

I had two days. Just two days to unpack from a week spent at the Oregon Coast with my sis, my parents, a gaggle of kids and our husbands who were arriving and departing at various times during the week. A true week at the Oregon Coast complete with sun, sand, wind, down jackets and [...]

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Filed Under: Appetizer, snack, summer Tagged With: Appetizer, goat cheese, snack, strawberries, summer 5 Comments

Strawberry Pavlova, the Perfect Dessert to Celebrate a Milestone

July 1, 2011 By Carrie 9 Comments
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  “I’m thinking of signing him up for golf camp, basketball camp, a soccer camp and maybe some swimming,” one of my well-meaning friends was saying to a group of us about a month ago. The conversation then lead to the fall, “Besides soccer, we’re putting together a flag football team if anyone wants to [...]

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Filed Under: Dessert Tagged With: eggs, strawberries 9 Comments

Letting Go with Counter-Top Salads for Dinner

June 27, 2011 By Carrie 8 Comments
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Please read my message after the story especially my gracious email subscribers. She was three years old when she performed in her first dance recital. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and The Bunny Hop. Her little feet could be heard “tap, tap, tapping” away as she practiced for her big debut. Considering that when [...]

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Filed Under: Dinner, summer Tagged With: avocado, bacon, cheese, chicken, eggs, green beans, potatoes, shallots, tomatoes, vinaigrette 8 Comments

What’s In Season? Cherries

June 22, 2011 By Carrie 6 Comments
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Well, it’s cherry season! While I’m absolutely in love with the Rainier cherry – those unique little yellow and red orbs – I’m starting to have a new crush on the super-sweet Bing Cherries coming out of Washington. Of course, right now as I’m typing this to you and need to know the exact name [...]

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Filed Under: Dessert, summer Tagged With: cherries, snack 6 Comments

Cherry Tomato and Asparagus Summer Salad on AM Northwest

June 16, 2011 By Carrie 2 Comments
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So, my dear friends, this week has been filled with milestones, celebrations and a few tears on the part of yours truly. One headed to high school, one to middle school and one leaving that sweet, sweet year of Kindergarten and as I’ve said before every first for my littlest one is a monumental last for me. [...]

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Filed Under: Dinner, Lunch, Salad Tagged With: AM Northwest, asparagus, avocado, basil, cheese, lemon, tomatoes 2 Comments

What’s In Season? Copper River Salmon

June 14, 2011 By Carrie 3 Comments
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Well, friends, it’s Salmon Season and more specifically it’s Copper River Salmon season. I’ve been in conversations where the “hype” surrounding the Copper River Salmon has been debated. Is it just a marketing ploy? Is it worth the cost? I am not a salmon expert although I grew up eating salmon the way other people [...]

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Filed Under: Dinner Tagged With: salmon, shallots, thyme, tomatoes 3 Comments

Rosemary Cheese Bites and The Winner Is….

June 11, 2011 By Carrie 3 Comments
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So, my dear friends, I have a bonus post for you this week…weekend…whatever you want to call it. Katie Goodman, who is the author of the beautiful blog, GoodLife Eats, asked if I would do a guest post for her while she was taking some time off to spend with her sweet hubby. Of course, [...]

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Filed Under: Appetizer, snack Tagged With: cheese, rosemary 3 Comments

A Heartfelt Thank You, A Giveaway and Some Chili-Rubbed Pork Chops

June 8, 2011 By Carrie 28 Comments
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I pulled the car to a halt in front of the mailboxes. With half my body out the window, I hoisted the usual haul of catalogs, coupons and bills onto my lap. Methodically, I sifted through the stack on the very, off-chance that there would be something unexpected in the pile. Caught between a Pottery [...]

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Filed Under: Dinner, summer Tagged With: cherries, cilantro, lime, peppers, pineapple, pork 28 Comments

Chicken Marinara or Dinner from a Bottle and a Bag

June 2, 2011 By Carrie 12 Comments
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It’s 6:00 a.m., the radio is blaring but I’m not budging. Gone are the mornings when I gleefully arose, tiptoed downstairs through the dark house and pedaled my legs around the elliptical for a half hour like a gerbil in a habitrail while watching french films. This particular morning, I barely exert the energy to [...]

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Filed Under: Dinner Tagged With: cheese, chicken, parmesan, tomatoes 12 Comments

What’s In Season? Strawberries by the Flat

May 31, 2011 By Carrie 6 Comments
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Yes, yes, I realize that I brought your attention to the fact that strawberries were appearing at our local farmers market a week or so ago but let’s be real….it’s not possible to go to the farmers market every weekend…especially when I have no less than 5 lacrosse games staring me in the face. (And [...]

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A Bowl of Potato Corn Chowder and Pondering What Not to Wear

May 26, 2011 By Carrie 11 Comments
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I had known about this trip for months. Five months to be exact. Five months to pack, go to the grocery store, make carpool arrangements, buy Birthday presents. Five months to figure out why the fan on my laptop runs continuously when I use it. But here it was t-minus three days and I had yet [...]

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Filed Under: Dinner, Lunch Tagged With: bacon, corn, garlic, leeks, parmesan, parsley, potatoes, soup, thyme 11 Comments

Hey Ding a Ding…It’s Spring!

May 24, 2011 By Carrie 1 Comment
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In the spring time, the only pretty ring time, When birds do sing, hey ding a ding;Sweet lovers love the spring. William Shakespeare No visit to the farmers market was to be had this weekend. Instead, a trip across the country and back. More to come on that. I left when the leaves on the trees [...]

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What’s In Season?

May 16, 2011 By Carrie 10 Comments
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Only a quick trip to the Farmers Market was to be had this weekend…in-between dropping kids off at Lacrosse games and then, returning to watch said Lacrosse games. I made the rounds, enjoyed the sights, the sounds, the smells. I saw pints of snow peas with their feathery little blossoms still lying about. I saw [...]

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Filed Under: what's in season? Tagged With: snow peas, strawberries 10 Comments

Strawberries in a Salad and Siblings Who Skip

May 13, 2011 By Carrie 7 Comments
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It snowed last year too: I made a snowman and my brother knocked it down and I knocked my brother down and then we had tea.  -Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet “Mom, it’s so embarrassing! Do you know what he does all day at school?” “No, please tell me.” “He skips.” “Well, he’s in kindergarten.” “Well, [...]

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Filed Under: Dinner, Lunch, Salad, spring Tagged With: goat cheese, hazelnuts, strawberries, vinaigrette 7 Comments

This Week at the Farmers Market….

May 9, 2011 By Carrie 2 Comments
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Oh, the Fleur-de-Lis….such a regal flower. It is said to signify perfection, light, and life. Leeks…those slender stalks from the Allium family…the perfect “happy medium” between an onion and a clove of garlic. Beets of all shapes, sizes and colors.  I had a quick conversation with the owner of one of my favorite Portland Farmers [...]

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Filed Under: what's in season? Tagged With: beets, farmer's markets, leeks 2 Comments

Chickpeas, Asparagus and a Splash of Lemon Salad So Good You Might Weep

May 4, 2011 By Carrie 8 Comments
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Yes, it’s true. “I’m a weeper. I weep.” (To borrow a line from one of my favorite movies, The Holiday, which does indeed make me weep.) Just this morning I started weeping while making the kids’ lunches. One may have thought it was because if I have to make one more school lunch I may [...]

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Filed Under: Dinner, Lunch, Salad Tagged With: AM Northwest, asparagus, beans, garlic, herbs, lemon, lettuce, parmesan 8 Comments

What’s In Season?

May 2, 2011 By Carrie Leave a Comment
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ASPARAGUS I have been waiting for what seems an eternity for these little green shoots. Covered them lightly with olive oil, sprinkled with kosher salt and pepper, put in the oven at 425 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Can’t get enough. GREEN GARLIC All I keep hearing about is green garlic this and green garlic that. [...]

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Tis the Season for Herbs

April 26, 2011 By Carrie Leave a Comment
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“There’s a few things I’ve learned in life: always throw salt over your left shoulder, keep rosemary by your garden gate, plant lavender for good luck, and fall in love whenever you can.” – William Shakespeare Ever since I started having herbs in my garden it has made all the difference in my cooking. Being [...]

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Filed Under: spring, what's in season? Tagged With: basil, cilantro, herbs, oregano, parsley, rosemary, thyme Leave a Comment

Apple and Rhubarb Baked in a Pie

April 19, 2011 By Carrie 4 Comments
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It was during my third hour of weeding that I said to myself, “And I thought this was a good idea because…why?” Not the weeding. No. That was simply part of “the sickness” as the Rooster refers to it. That along with deciding now would be a good time to take down the cat house [...]

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Dessert Tagged With: apples, cinnamon, rhubarb 4 Comments

Tis the Season

April 13, 2011 By Carrie 5 Comments
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The cherry trees in Portland right now are stunning. I’ve been cutting branches from the trees in my yard (and my neighbor’s…with her consent, of course,) putting them in vases and scattering them around the house. They are so lovely, they definitely help make up for our cold, gray weather. I realize that my posts [...]

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Filed Under: spring, what's in season? Tagged With: carrots, radishes, rapini 5 Comments

Peas and Carrots, Carrots and Peas Spring Soup

March 30, 2011 By Carrie 4 Comments
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I sit here in the shadows just out of sight like my mother did before me. There but not there. Still needed but not seen. Watching you with your friends. Linking hands with these friends as you jump unabashedly into the water. Holding handstand competitions. Saddling up to these friends on the chair lift. Laughing [...]

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Filed Under: Dinner, Lunch, spring Tagged With: bacon, basil, carrots, chives, garlic, herbs, leeks, parmesan, potatoes, soup 4 Comments

Tiny Bits of Hope Wrapped Up in Goat Cheese Love

March 16, 2011 By Carrie 5 Comments
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Yes, it’s absolutely true that it rains here. I mean really rains. As in November through May you can expect a 50% chance rain on any given day which is most days. Half the year. Half the year with gray skies, wet shoes and saturated, moss-filled lawns. There’s a large percentage of us who welcome [...]

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Filed Under: Appetizer, snack Tagged With: basil, chives, cucumber, garlic, goat cheese, rosemary 5 Comments

Garlic Shrimp with Spaghetti…An Easy Dish Yet a Privilege to Prepare

March 10, 2011 By Carrie 12 Comments
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As we slowly pulled into the lot the first thing I noticed was the police car. It could have been a coincidence. Just a routine drive through the neighborhood most likely but my heart sank a bit as I thought to myself, “Please keep them safe. Please let them be treated kindly.” We climbed the [...]

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Filed Under: Dinner Tagged With: garlic, lemon, pasta, shrimp 12 Comments
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