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Greek Roasted Potatoes

If you’re a fan of lemony Greek potatoes you have to try this out and take a go at one of the two ‘adjustments’ er, hacks I’ve listed.     The beauty of addictive Greek potatoes lies in the lemon, garlic, and herbs the potatoes absorb while roasting. I’ve tried several recipes found while searching […]

· Kevin
Food

White bean, arugula, and parm pizza

    Want a ‘light’ pizza? Try this white bean and arugula salad pizza. Mine is a riff of Bryan Gardner’s recipe posted in NYTimes Cooking. I make my own crust, but it will work fine with a good quality store bought. Don’t go for those so-called pizza doughs in a tube. Just don’t. You […]

· Kevin
Dining

Fast Food Chicken Sandwich: Burger King

Our local Burger King always has a long cue of cars lined up at the drive through. So, one day, middle of the week, I decided to get ahead of the inevitable crowds and struck out early to snag the next contestant in our Fast Food Chicken Sandwich comparisons. This photo is of a recently […]

· Kevin
Dining

Willamette OR 2021 – Juanita’s Cafe y Neveria

Delicious lunch in simple surroundings in Dayton before starting out on tastings. Carnitas Quesadilla (half eaten in this shot) with perfectly crispy and flavorful carnitas and cheesy. Taco bowl with Chili Verde layered with grains also great. Give this place a try.

· Kevin
Food

Gravlax

Gravlax is actually pretty easy to make. The basic recipe includes applying a dry brine with herbal elements to some fish protein. In this case, salmon, but it could just as well be another firm, meaty fish such as haddock or halibut. Most brines are made of some combination of salt and sugar rubbed on […]

· Kevin
Food

Patatas Bravas

November 16, 2018 Oceania Cruise line is well-known for its culinary prowess in the dining room. What you might not know is that they started the at-sea culinary class revolution, which is now in full swing on the high seas with most cruises in the luxury category offering several options for learning about local cuisine […]

· Steven
Food

Old San Juan Food Tour

San Juan, Puerto Rico Saturday, November 24, 2018 Land ho! It's been 8 days since we left our last port of call in Spain, at Málaga. We were to have had two more stops in The Canaries. But, due to weather, and trying to out-run an enormous storm in the North Atlantic, we were not […]

· Steven
Food

Barcelona – La Boqueria

Barcelona, Spain Saturday, November 10, 2018 La Boqueria (Mercat de la Boqueria) This is one of the big things we were looking to do in Barcelona – aside from the Sagrada Família and the Modernist architecture, of course – was La Boqueria. Located off famous La Rambla, this massive food market had something for everyone. […]

· Steven
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Wild Mushroom Tarte

For this recipe, check with your local wild mushroom seller to find out what varieties would go best with the tarragon. We’ve made this a number of times using whatever varieties were availabe at the time: lobster, cauliflower, white and red chantrelles which, in the Pacific Northwest, are available in late summer into fall. We […]

· Steven
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Snowy Day Chuck Roast

  What’s better than a slow cooked beef roast packed with flavor? Have this on a wintry day, or any day, you’re craving comfort food without the fuss. Copyright       www.foodfriendstravel.com

· Kevin
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Albondigas (Spanish Meatballs)

Our Superbowl Snacks February 3, 2019   Our God Daughter, Megan, came over during the Superbowl so we needed a few snacks to have on-hand. Still being inspired by our trip to Spain, we decided to stick with the tapas style goodies. However, not ones to be confined to convention, we’ve adapted and combined several […]

· Kevin
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Prime Rib Revisited

Christmas Day, 2017 You all may remember our couple of posts from last year here and the one where we sous-vide our prime rib which I thought turned out great, Kevin was a little less pleased than I. So this year we got back to basics by slow roasting. Both, the sous vide and the roasting […]

· Steven