Author: Michelle

BBQ Chicken & Blue Cheese Grilled Pizza

Oh man, is it too late to post another grilled pizza? I realize it’s pretty summery, but when I left for Thailand, it was still summer. Then I came back last week [sorry, it’s taken me that long to get back into the swing of …

Turkey Ragù with Fennel and Ricotta

Things of note: 1. A Negroni Flip [think Negroni with a whole egg shaken into it] is such a good drink. 2. There has been an obscene amount of Breaking Bad watched in this house. I’m not sorry. 3. Just in time for our departure to Thailand, we’ve fallen …

Portland Burger Week

From August 5th through the 11th, the Portland Mercury [a local paper], Widmer Brothers Brewing, and Nicky Farms [a local meat farmer] teamed up with 13 bars and restaurants to put together a $5 burger that wasn’t normally on their menu. Yeah, you read that …

Crockpot Chicken Cheesesteak Sandwiches

We lost another loved one this weekend. This time from Andrew’s side of the family. His grandpa was a great man. I’m glad I had the pleasure of getting to know him over the last few years whenever we’d make it down to San Diego. …

Pad See Ew with Chicken

After gorging myself on delicious wedding eats [not mine] all weekend in Spokane. I needed something easy, light[er], and with vegetable[s]. There was a serious spread at Stella’s, where the rehearsal dinner was — a cheese plate, a mixed green salad, a delectable cassoulet, airy …

Grilled Zucchini and Poblano Quinoa

I’m hardly cooking. Well, I’m not cooking anything new or anything photo-worthy. It’s not for a lack of want. There has just been a whole lot of eating out [new favorite deli = South Paw], making scrambled eggs in the microwave, or grilling kebabs and …