Tag Archive for 'good-food'

a full house

26May08

last monday our good friends gabriel & jaclyn arrived in portland. they are in the middle of a grand road trip to alaska and are stopping in portland via the “long route.” first they stopped in denver to stay with a friend, then los angeles to go sailing for a few days with [...]

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intro to garde manger

21May08

as i said before, garde manger is mainly just a fancy word for the cold kitchen, however that is not how it is literally translated. that said, intro to garde manger was a great class. we learned the basic components of salads, appetizers, and hors d’oeuvre.

overall it was a fun class with a [...]

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another cycle down

25Jan08

don’t worry, i’m still here.
things have been quite busy with this last class. culinary skills 2 has been a whirlwind of cooking methods, stocks, sauces, and all sorts of dicin’ fun. this week has been all sorts of crazy with written tests, knife tests, product identification tests, and food prep up the wazoo.
today [...]

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another beautiful weekend

28Oct07

we got a few extra hours of sleep friday, which was needed. since the weather was nice we decided to check out forest park, a local hiking park. it is only about 6 miles from downtown and provides a semi scenic drive and beautiful wooded surroundings. it was a nice little hike. [...]

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