in a pickle
Pickle is such a great word. I love its air of transformation, its fortitude. It defies the odds. A pickle …
Monthly Archives: March 2008
when life gives you cabbage…
My first college roommate was a kooky vegetarian save the world hippy-type who is now a kooky vegetarian save the …
penance
Bok choy stirfry for lunch. And dinner. No oil. No spicy pickled radish. No meat. Just some dark soy and …
while the cat’s away, the mouse will eat garlic chicken
When I eat garlic, it lingers on my breath for days. For some reason, I am extra sensitive to its …
dandelion dyed eggs
Retrogrouch is away at a conference and I’m enjoying the quiet house. Didn’t do a thing for Easter, even make …
jefferson street grill?
What happened to the Jefferson St. Grill on Jefferson and W. 19th, and even more importantly, what will happen with …
dining with Porkchop and Meatball
Not pictured: Meatball
couscous for the slow cooker, in desperation
I make couscous frequently. It’s one of our favorite meals. It can be vegetarian or carnivorous, depending on what’s at …
wearing o’ the green — wasabi tasting
Yeah, I know, wrong culture. But a wasabi taste-test is just what the day needs, in the face of all …
hazelnut punitions for naughty oregonians
I’m fond of a good sadomasochism joke; it’s no lie. And visual puns all the better. But when it involves …
