{plums from rasmussen’s farm on the fruit loop in hood river, oregon} hey everyone! as promised, we’re doing a foodie week over here at paper, ink and passports. this week, every day at 3 pm cdt, there will be a new post about food+travel – two of the best things in the world, according to…
Category: food and drink
italy, in 2005
i had this weird mental flash earlier today that culminated in me thinking about my trip to italy in 2005 with some of my classmates. there were 40 or so of us, and we were a mix of graphic design, interior design and architecture students. we ranged in age from 19-23, the perfect age for…
tastebuds: goat cheese, mushroom and sundried tomatoes quesadilla
this meal was super easy to make, and surprisingly good. the goat cheese didn’t melt as quickly as i would have liked, but once it did it bubbled over into yummy goodness. i actually used two types of cheese: i did one with chevre, which i spread across both tortillas, and i did one with…
tastebuds: greek marinated chicken
this was my first attempt at a “real” meal (as opposed to something easy, like pizza or pasta, which is my standard go-to.) also, i’ve never made chicken before, other than to throw it in a frying pan and hope it comes out halfway decent. (i’ve never grilled anything before either, so… that should make…
tastebuds: shrimp and asparagus risotto with seared scallops
i mentioned this last week and my mouth was watering, so i figured today was a great time to break out the recipe for you. it’s originally from gourmet mag, may 2009 issue, but we’ve adapted it to a similar dish from one of our fav restaurants, pot pie. they serve seared scallops with a…
tastebuds: nachos
ok you are probably thinking to yourself “this girl has written about how to make a chicken-bacon-tomato grilled cheese sandwich, italian stew, chili… and how she’s resorting to nachos?!” but i’ll be honest: i’m tired, i’m cranky, i’m hungry, and i had nachos for dinner last night so they’re on my mind. plus, there is…
tastebuds: shrimp and feta pasta
have i done this one already? i couldn’t fine it — if you can, send me the link and i’ll merge the two! this is one of my all-time fav dishes. i was first introduced to it in greece, when my aunt cooked lunch for us the day i left town to return to glasgow. …