on our recent trip home we were lucky enough to see something quite rare. lets start from the beginning. . .
around 6 years ago, deeann and her family went to hawaii. they brought home a pineapple from that trip, twisted the top off, ate the fruit and decided to plant the top. [...]
Archive for the 'things that make me say "yum"' Category
pineapple grows in iowa?
23Apr08spring beer & wine fest
22Mar08today we took the max line over for a taste of some delicious beers and wines and the spring beer & wine festival. breweries and wineries from california, oregon, and washington joined forces along with a good handful of some local portland restaurants to fork out some good eats and tasty drinks at the [...]
another cycle done
08Mar08meat & seafood identification & fabrication. good times.
we started with seafood, filleting salmon, halibut, shucking oysters, and making calimari. then we moved on to poultry, breaking down everything from chicken, duck, squab, and other wild birds. after the birds we moved to the beef, pork, and lamb, fabricating cuts from the sides [...]
chef brian malarky
10Feb08yesterday chef brian malarky came to wci to do a demo of his seafood sausage. this is the dish that won him the second round of top chef, season 3 on bravo. top chef is
a new reality competition series celebrating the culinary arts with a fascinating window into the competitive, pressurized environment of [...]
pumpkins are fun
01Nov07this is what we spent yesterday doing.
we also roasted 3 pumpkins to make some yum pumpkin stuff. haven’t decided yet what we’re going to make but i’m sure deeann has a few ideas. more to come.
mmmmmmm
24Oct07my beer, wine, and cheese consumption has nearly doubled.
however, i’m still running and working out daily. thankfully there is a small workout facility in the apartment building.
alaska v1.0 - anchorage
03Aug07the first part of our trip to alaska was our short stay at the arctic adventure hostel in anchorage. we met some amazing people from around the world that i hope we run into again sometime down the road. the stay at the hostel was great. joe was a very helpful host [...]
