Parents know that cooking for young kids can be a pain. Non-parents: now you know. Shan and I try to keep the boys out of a chicken finger or mac n’ cheese routine, but shuffling new dishes into the rotation can be a challenge. Expanding the palette — and palate — is a cyclone of experimentation,… [Continue Reading]
Chicken Wing Dip
This is a favorite of the household, and may be the one dish for which we have code words. Its street name is “Cee-Dub” (as in “C.W.D.”) If I mention to Shan that I’m thinking about picking up “fixin’s” on the way home, she knows what’s up. A while ago, our intake was getting to… [Continue Reading]
Chorizo and Chicken Risotto with Roasted Tomatoes
I enjoy finding ways to get fresh chorizo into my diet. I love the spice, the texture, and the flavor that creeps, seeps and blesses whatever is lucky enough to be cooking in the same pan. More than a superstar, it’s also a selfless partner. And so I thought chorizo would make a great ensemble player… [Continue Reading]
Screen Door: Fried Chicken Cathead Biscuit Sandwich
Where: Screen Door, 2337 E Burnside St., Portland, OR 97214 Price: $10.95 I am not a big breakfast guy. I like to sleep in as late as I can, and I wake up slowly and with little grace. During the week, this usually results in rushed mornings to get out the door for work, and… [Continue Reading]
Pies n’ Thighs: Chicken Biscuit
Flaky biscuits, a couple of tablespoons of sweet butter, fried chicken and hot sauce. As a sandwich? Um…HELLS YEAH! Shan and I took the boys into the City today, mainly to get the chicken biscuit from the Pies n’ Thighs booth at Madison Square Park. Today is the last day the booths are open, and… [Continue Reading]