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I buy it at a specialty food shop that caters to a lot of local chefs

picnic this Friday with friends, our contribution will be: chicken salad with grapes in endive leaves roasted potato and green bean salad chocolate cream cheese cupcakes

Thanks, that is exactly the kind of info I was looking for!

I really want to make the salmon rillettes, any tips or observations ReallyNice! ?

That is awesome, it's been about 3 years since I've been to Rovers also but we talk about it often. I hope we can go back soon! I love that damn scrambled egg.

Dave, I am absolutely making that casserole next week! Do you use sweet onions like Vidalias (or Walla Walla sweets in my area)?

1 gallon of milk yeilds about 1/2 lb. of cheese. I think this week we may try a nice ricotta cheese cake

there's some info in this thread too: Willamette Wineries Know what I like about wine??? It's like fashion, everyone has different tastes. I think that is awesome and lets lots of winemakers make what they love. Lesson- don't just take other's opinions, get out there and try a bunch! Cheers!

They are not open for lunch unfortunately Via Trib hours are Wed-Sat 5pm-2am

1 gallon of whole milk and a pinch of salt heat to 185F, 1/4 c. cold water and 1 tsp citric acid dissolved. When the milk hits 185F stir in the dissolved acid and skim off any foam that rises. Turn off heat and let sit for 10 mins. Pour into a strainer lined with cheesecloth and let drain. viola!

first homemade ricotta dish- whipped with sugar, honey and a bit of vanilla. served with fresh blueberries

this bread is so good! we grilled some last night and topped it with sliced heirloom tomatoes basil and EVOO, this morning toasted and slathered with butter. the rest will go towards blts this weekend, yum!

Tonight dinner outside again, yeah!!! started with Lillet Blanc, melon with Salumi proscuitto, a chevrot and some rosemary flatbread next up was grilled Mahi marinated with sesame oil, lemon, garlic, ginger, cilantro, etc. with cilantro lime butter, salad with avacodo and grilled Summer Corn bread with sliced red and green striped heirloom tomatoes with garden basil, salt and EVOO desset was homemade ricotta whipped with honey and vanilla and topped with fresh blueberries Bethel Heights chardonnay with dinner

Agree with Duck and Rex but we actually like the Torii Mor wines quite a bit. The attitude?? not always so great, but the wines age really nicely IMHO If you do decide on a b&b we have stayed at Youngberg Inn 5 times now and wouldn't stay anywhere else. They are wonderful and it is an amazing inn on a working farm/vineyard. Their wine is only ok though

Don't forget this one on salad nicoise

The Harvest Vine has a communal table for 12 and they take reservations now- that would be a fun place for a small party

It's fairly new - I posted when they opened, but haven't been in. It was The Garlic Tree. ← I went for lunch recently with seawakim's husband. Good stuff including a salad of panko coated/fried avocado w/crab meat. I've been meaning to post a review....elsewhere... Whoops! This is tighe posting as 'scrat'. Damned computer crash.... ← I knew that Dave had been there, he told me about it! I didn't know you had the scoop too!

is 94 Stewart Cafe new or have I just never noticed it? Just west of 1st on Stewart before you get down into the market.

As in 'Scene and been Seen'

And the one on Roosevelt is indeed WingZONE (imposters!)

I just printed off this recipe this morning from epicurious Zucchini Melon Salad

The north Willamette is our favorite area to go and do a bit of wine tasting! This is a great site listing the wineries, hours, facilities and maps Yamhill County If you want to stay within a relatively close driving distance to Portland I would suggest making appts. at Chehalem, Owen Roe, Lange, Domaine Drouhin. open to the public all the time (i think) Ponzi, Erath, Argyle, Sokol Blossor Most of the wineries have small vineyards but buy from a collection of growers so I'm not aware of vineyard tours. Jim at JKCarriere has a beautiful small farm and is quite generous about showing folks around- you'd need to call for an appt. I've always done it on my own but Grape Escape (listed on that website) is one I see out and about a lot. Cheers!

ok, not a picnic but the camping paella did happen and it was yummy! There are so many great ideas here, our first picnic is next weekend!

Icon grill has family favorites in a nicer setting. Also Etta's seafood has a wide variety of menu items including noodle dishes.

email from Tom Douglas newletter today says that the bread of the month is Summer Corn!!!