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What's for Dinner? v11.08 - Peak Fig: Two small plates and a pizza (with...
Our farmers’ markets here in Berkeley abound with Black Mission Figs right now, and I have been buying large batches of them on principle, knowing that it’s only this time of year when we’ll be able to...
View ArticleWhat's For Dinner? v11.09 BOOZE!
I was going to write a serious article about The Talking Cheeto’s reason for wanting to end food regulation (food contamination violations in Trump restaurants) However, we’ve had a week, have we not?...
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What's For Dinner? v11.10 - The Whole Pig!
I’m not planning or expecting the whole pig for dinner, but today I’m attending a birthday party for a friend who once served me one, which gave me a badly needed idea for this diary.For that event,...
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What's for Dinner? v11.11 Halloween Bites
When you think of foodie holidays, Halloween is probably not the one you think of first, unless you are me. For me, Halloween is one of my favorite food celebration days.A biting bagel lunchbox is a...
View ArticleWhat's For Dinner v.11.12 Cooking From Books
It’s stormin’ heavy in Portland this weekend. A good time for soups, stews and slow cookers. My building’s library is drowning in cookbooks. So, when stuck for a topic, I went looking thru them for...
View ArticleWhat's For Dinner? v.11.13 Edible Flowers
There are approximately 42 flowers you can eat. Sunflowers have been cultivated by American Indians for 3000 years for a variety of purposes. They have been used by ancient Egyptians, Romans and...
View ArticleWhat's For Dinner? v.11.14 Dias De Los Muertos
Days of the Dead in English, because this ancient festival is held on two days. It is derived from the Aztec festival of Mictlan, honoring the Aztec goddess of the underworld, Mictecacihuatl and...
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What's For Dinner? v.11.15 Shelly Beans, A Tutorial for Northern Foodies
When your green beans start getting bumpy and the seeds overgrow in the fall, don’t despair! It means that shelly bean season has finally arrived!Rattlesnake bean that looks like its ready to eat as a...
View ArticleWhat's For Dinner? v11.16 - Salmon with Sesame Butter
A few weeks ago when we talked about cookbooks I don’t think anyone mentioned The New Basics by Lukins and Rosso who also did Silver Palate Cookbook. New Basics has lots of good stuff and this is one...
View ArticleWhat's For Dinner? v.11.17 There Will Be Bugs
I have to begin with an apology. We have always tried to make this series as non-political as possible, focusing instead on enjoyment of food and community and sharing recipes and personal anecdotes...
View ArticleWhat's for Dinner? v11.18: The Quickest Pizza Evah!
I’m always looking for interesting things to make in my cast iron skillet. I’ve certainly read about making pizza in it before, but when I first ran across this idea I thought “oh, hey, that’s genius!”...
View ArticleWhat's For Dinner? v11.19 - Cabbage Noodles
Cabbage noodles is the kind of brutally simple food I’m almost ashamed to talk about here. But there’s no time for shame when you’re on deadline. I learned that from Hunter Thompson.My shame was...
View ArticleWhat's for Dinner - v.11 -20. Three-Ingredient Favorites
This is my first WFD diary and only my second diary ever, so …Peppers, Onions and BeefYou can just imagine the aroma, wisps of steam curling up off it … ripe red pepper chunks, translucent onions, bits...
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What's For Dinner? v11.21 - Breakfast!
This might not be what’s for dinner; with Christmas and New Year’s coming up you might be looking for a special-occasion breakfast/brunch dish and here are a couple of my favorites. You’ll have to plan...
View ArticleWhat's For Dinner? v.11.22 Christmas Eve Cookie Extravaganza
Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Solstice!Christmas eve always brings memories of childhood. My mother was not a baker. She preferred to work her magic on the big meal, since we usually hosted...
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What's For Dinner? v11.23 - My Notes from 2016
Taking the New Year’s Eve gig allows me to join every other lazy columnist in the world in looking back rather than creating new content. Here are the top 4 things I learned from WFD this year:List...
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What's for Dinner? v11.24: Mac-n-Cheese!
I would guess macaroni and cheese is one of the most popular comfort foods here in the US. There are so many recipes and variations it boggles the mind. The one pictured above is one I made with the...
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What's For Dinner: Pierogies
Tonight we’re going to make pierogies, little Eastern European dumplings of bliss with filling possibilities limited only by your imagination. If this diary inspires you to roll up your sleeves, start...
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What's For Dinner? v11.26 - Restaurant Favorites
It may be true that all happy families are alike, but for sure all successful restaurants are not alike. You have to start with consistently good food and competent management, and your share of luck,...
View ArticleWhat's for Dinner? v11.27: Breakfast for a Crowd
Cooking for a crowd can be stressful, especially when faced with the prospect of having to feed them all before your first cup of coffee has really kicked in. These are two recipes I love to cook any...
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