Shirley in her kitchen
I was at the doctor recently for my annual check up.
“Your diastolic reading is a little borderline high,” she said. “Do you eat a lot of salt?”
“Not really,” I said. “I don’t eat much processed food.” More
Shirley’s Mint & Chip
02 Jul 2013 13 Comments
in Food, Recipes Tags: Berthillon, Gelateria Nico, ice cream, McConnell's Ice Cream, mint and chip, Nat Parker, Salt & Straw, Shirley Parker, Topanga, Williams-Sonoma
Skinny Girls Roadshow: LIVE from Portland — Pride of Place
07 Aug 2012 7 Comments
in Markets & Stores, On the Road Tags: Columbia Gorge, Full Sail Ale, Joel Gott, Lake Oswego, morels, New Seasons, Oregon, Portland, Salt & Straw, Zupan's
I enjoy blogging from places other than home. Not merely getting ideas while I’m traveling, but actually writing while I’m there, letting place influence my musings much the way terroir does a grape.
Bounty of the Northwest — French-style farm butter, heritage pig bacon, Sunset Bay cheese, hazelnuts, local charcuterie, fava beans, tomahawk ribeye and wild mushrooms
My blog buddy, Rachel, has a lovely blog about her experiment to eat only food grown or sourced near to her home in Delaware. An admirable pursuit, and one I enjoy reading about and make some effort to emulate at home. It’s much easier, however, when I am traveling, particularly if I have access to a kitchen. More
