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Almond cake

This is part of the Freezer Clear Out Project. Items from the freezer: butter and almond meal. There is FIVE POUNDS of almond meal in my freezer. Donna Hay magazines often have recipes that use almond meal to make cakes and baked items moist, but most use a quarter cup here, half a cup there. [...]

Minty peas and lettuce

This is part of project Freezer Clear Out Today’s freezer item is peas. I think I first bought them as some veg for roast dinners and for risotto with truffle oil and peas. I made those dishes ages ago and the peas have been languishing in the freezer since. Traditional peas and lettuce probably has [...]

Baked beans – tinned style

Several food interests have recently collided to become breakfast synergy. It started with sausages. I’ve been making sausages with some friends this past year. It’s mostly experimental recipes using chicken and pork. They’ve been great to store in the freezer and pull out for a fast meal, provided I remember to move them into the [...]

Union Ale Brewing Company

Envision a group of Santa Barbara natives as a brewery and what you get in Union Ale. By that, I mean this is a place that seems to be built on a good foundation and privilege, but always feels a need to find itself. Unfortunately, this business can’t take off to Bali for a year, [...]

The Palms

Where the Carp elite greet in boofy hair for meaty treats. There is something special about the Palms that residents of this area fiercely hold dear to their hearts. There was a time that the Palms was the best Carpinteria would muster up by way of a fancy dining experience. And by that, I mean [...]

Arturo’s Taqueria

This was a fun adventure down Milpas. The parking lot is shared with the batting cage business. Tacos are in the $2-3 range and they make their own tortillas. We ordered the chilequiles and posole, on a Saturday afternoon, and watched kids and adults swing away at the cages, some a bit more wildly than [...]

Kobachi Izakaya Dining

Oh woe is me. I ate at Kobachi and didn’t have my camera with me. I assumed I’d be eating off the menu with my friend Cynthia, but we arrived at opening and it wasn’t busy, so I thought I’d try to ask for omakase and they did it. It’s hard to even remember what [...]

Biwa – Portland

When Chris and Anne heard we were izakaya fans, they insisted we sample the fare at Biwa. And we tried. The first time was the night the kitchen god was testing our mettle. It was raining, Anne was hangry after a long frustrating day, her umbrella broke, and the Biwa was totally full. But we [...]

Screen Door – Portland

Ooooof. I could not turn down the opportunity to try the chicken and waffle. Oooof. Four fried chicken breasts on a waffle. Oooof. I ate one. I gave away the second at the table. The third was breakfast at the airport. The fourth was lunch at the airport, wedged into a small loaf of sourdough [...]

Tabla – Portland

Some friends who are #1 fans of food brought us here for dinner on a Saturday night. We also got the prix fixe with assorted supplements. Damn. It was my best meal in Portland. Tabla brought out the subtle purity of its ingredients and the wines paired well. On the chalkboard near the front door [...]

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