Living local in Eugene, OR
Posted in Salads, Vegetables - cool weather on Mar 16th, 2009
Inspired by the stir fried corn recipe posted last week on Culinaria Eugenius, I decided to work on our corn stash with this salad. To use local ingredients and what we had in our refrigerator, I adapted the recipe from Blue Ginger and substituted crab for lobster and leeks for fennel. I am sure any [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Dark Days Challenge on Dec 17th, 2008
Baked eggs, or eggs en cocotte, are a new dish for us. For some reason, I avoided French egg dishes because I thought they would be overly complex or fussy. Nothing could farther from reality with eggs en cocotte. They also make an attractive presentation, so would be a great breakfast/brunch to serve to company. [...]
Posted in Appetizer - dips, Dark Days Challenge on Dec 14th, 2008
Another awesome recipe from my awesome sister-in-law, Amy. It is week 2 of dungeness crab season and I returned to Newman’s to pick up 2 crabs for this delicious recipe. Instead of shelling them by myself, I recruited Matt to help me after work on Friday. He is a champion crab sheller (see exhibit below). [...]
Posted in Dark Days Challenge, Holidays, Soups on Dec 7th, 2008
This week marked the start of dungeness crab season. Growing up on the east coast, I had many a crab cake made with the Maryland blue crab. I had no idea what I was missing. This rendition of dungeness crab was no exception.
This recipe really lets the crab steal the show. Although it is a [...]
