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May 6, 2014July 13, 2020

I still can’t believe Genoa is closing…

Genoa Restaurant 2832 Southeast Belmont St Portland, OR 97214 OpenTable reservations -- although, you may be out of luck at this point. Well, in going through my archive, I've discovered that this is the 2nd time we've gone to Genoa for a wedding anniversary! Also, that I really like my new camera. We were on …

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April 17, 2014July 13, 2020

Baking Spotlight: Lemon Curd Thumbprint Coconut Macaroons

When you find yourself with a bag of sweetened and flaked coconut in your cabinet, there’s only one appropriate response—coconut macaroons! Historically, these little cookies first made an appearance in an Italian monastery and today, are sometimes upstaged by the showier and trendier French macaron, which is an entirely different little cookie that uses almond …

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April 13, 2014July 13, 2020

Project Grace Pop-up: Campania Dinner

Project Grace Friday nights at Trinket 2035 SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd. Portland, OR 97214 503-805-1342 for reservations (or OpenTable) Apparently, the last pop-up at Trinket is 4/18/2014 and the menu region is Sicily. Menu details are on Project Grace's facebook page. Late last month we went to Project Grace for dinner. This is a …

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April 10, 2014July 13, 2020

FFwD: Quiche Maraichère

This week's French Fridays with Dorie is for Quiche MaraichÃ¨re, which is basically a vegetable-filled quiche, but with the cheese on top. The recipe can be found online here, but of course, it's also in Around My French Table. My tart crust was my favorite whole wheat crust and although it shrank quite a bit …

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April 7, 2014July 13, 2020

Harissa-Stewed Butternut Squash

For Christmas, I received the Toro Bravo cookbook and although there are many pages ear-marked, this is the first recipe I've made from it. And I have to say, although I deviated a bit from the recipe (and took some shortcuts), this was delicious! I did add some yellow bell pepper and (full disclosure) I …

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