When we moved to Oregon about 10 years ago, one of the allures of Salem was that we were still within distance of hearing the siren calls of Portland. So we imagined ourselves spending occasional weekends in the Rose City whenever we tired of our provincial roost. One of those places we hung out at […]
”Tonight: Pinot Noir Braised Duck Legs with Roasted Pears and Onions” I wrote in my status quote on Facebook. Friends as far away as Texas declared they could be here by dinner time. Jane Owen, oboist with the Fort Worth Symphony and frequent spokesperson for the duck in Peter and the Wolf, sounded ready to […]
Vic and I consider ourselves crab experts having lived on both east and west coasts as well as near the Gulf Coast of Texas. So, which crabs are the best – the large Dungeness crabs from the cold waters of the Pacific or the smaller blue crabs from the Atlantic or Gulf coasts? To settle […]
