Living local in Eugene, OR
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 4th, 2010
The OHW team ventured out once again this weekend to the Small Farmers Project, this time to secure a flat of the long-awaited black cap heirloom raspberries. Coincidentally today, Eugene’s Register Guard newspaper ran a full feature on the farm and their special berries.
We also purchased 2 more flats of strawberries, since the last batch [...]
Posted in Eugene/Southern Willamette Valley, Markets & farms, Uncategorized on Jun 20th, 2010
Although we’ve had lousy weather for a good month here - a true damper on the area’s strawberries crops - there are still some good ones to be found.
Out of all the food preserving Amy has accomplished the past couple of years, my personal favorite - and there’ve been many great ones - is a [...]
Posted in Ramblings, Uncategorized on Jun 6th, 2010
First, a disclosure: this is not a dish out of the OurHomeWorks kitchen.
It is a creation by my two talented sisters during a recent family gathering in Minnesota, and the first paella produced from this pan. My role, beyond taking these pictures, was strictly charcoal production on a standard Weber grill and shuttling heavy and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 9th, 2010
The place Our Home Works calls home has moved. About 6 months ago we packed up and carted our belongings about one mile across town. We were not looking to move at the particular time, but an opportunity presented itself that we could not resist.
We also added staff. Just 6 weeks after our move, our [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 21st, 2009
A short mountain of green beans were transformed tonight - with the aid of fresh dill, garlic and salt - into a friend-favorite known as Dilly Beans.
Beans were sourced from Thistledown Farm.
The stack netted 7 widemouth pints worth.
Posted in Appetizer - dips, Eugene/Southern Willamette Valley, Garden, Recipes, Specialty stores, Uncategorized on Aug 16th, 2009
Buying a plant start of an unknown vegetable variety can be risky business. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. This is a story about a winner.
Coming off of a successful tomatillo experience in 2008, we decided to expand our horizons this year. A few months ago we drove down to Territorial Seed Company in Cottage [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 10th, 2009
My co-author and I reached a major milestone in our partnership over the weekend. 10 years ago, we went on what we consider our first date. I am a nostalgia and tradition guy, so I proposed we repeat elements from that initial connection - the basics being a movie and dinner. The 1999 inaugural date [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 26th, 2009
Dena of Dena’s Recipe Exchange. Thank you to everyone who participated. It was fun for me to read your emails and spring dish ideas. And for those that didn’t win, I highly recommend that you get yourself a copy of Eating Close to Home. They can be purchased locally at Tsunami, Capellas, and Provisions or [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 24th, 2009
I am headed to Portland tomorrow afternoon for Organicology, which runs from Thursday through Saturday. Organicology, organized by Oregon Tilth, Organically Grown Company, Organic Seed Alliance, and Food Trade Sustainability Leadership Association, is billed as a high energy networking event for all aspects of the organics trade industry. The schedule is packed with incredible education [...]
