shopping in the snow
We were caught in the blizzard of the year yesterday in Portland. Eugene didn’t see one frozen crystal, but PDX …
Monthly Archives: December 2009
dark days challenge #6: oregon crab soup
Keeping with the soupy theme of my Dark Days weekly local food posts, I thought I’d show off my adaptation …
christmas at culinaria eugenius
…is not that big a deal. We don’t have kids and love spending time at home, relaxing, for the holiday …
dark days challenge #5: popover for some vegetarian caldo verde soup
I’m really into soup this year. I fell off the soup bandwagon a couple of years ago during a manic …
oregon hazelnut recall, ouch
This couldn’t be timed more poorly, with holiday baking and all, but it looks like salmonella was found at one …
pnw cookbook reviews 2009
I had the great pleasure of reviewing new Pacific Northwest cookbooks for the Eugene Weekly‘s annual Procrastinators’ Gift Guide, out …
arirang kimchi
Grading’s done, yay! So now it’s time for the honored yearly holiday tradition, celebrated by academics worldwide…the Writing of the …
dark days challenge #4: latkes and grading
For my fourth Dark Days Wintery Eatin’ Local Challenge, I faced the last week of classes and grading woes. Teaching …
frozen leaves-stuffed meatloaf-breaking pipes-end of quarter blues
Water pipes are freezing and breaking all over Eugene. We’ve been ok, but I’m sure my winter vegetables and spring …
holiday gifts 2009, the purchasing version
I’ve done the whole homemade gifts in a jar thing — now it’s time for some brutal, aggressive commercialism! With …
