By mlb, on January 31st, 2010%
Here is a recipe that certainly will work outdoors on a grill but also worked quite well in the oven. I found these little 6 X 6 inch or so cedar grilling planks at Sur la Table for $10 and impulse-bought them. Then I on-purpose bought some salmon.
I soaked my plank for about an hour and a half. If it was going on a charcoal grill the fish *, I would have soaked it for at least two hours. I let the plank heat up in the oven for about 5 minutes, before placing the salmon on it. I don’t actually know how much flavor the cedar imparted on the salmon, but wow, did it smell good while in the oven. These planks were officially, single serving . . . → Read More: Cedar-Plank Salmon
By mlb, on October 12th, 2008%
So, jwa and I did the Great Columbia Crossing 10k in Astoria on Sunday. He ran and I walked it. He did the 6.2 miles in 49 minutes and 49 seconds. So awesome! Meanwhile, I walked the 6.2 miles in 1 hour and 40 minutes. Not too bad. My goal was to come in at or under 2 hours. Woo! We figured out that he ran at about 7.7 miles per hour and I was doing about 3.8 miles per hour walking. Not too bad. Especially since this is the first time either of us has done anything like this before.
We drove up there Saturday, scanning the radio, while jwa sang along with a lot of the songs we recognized on the radio in the style of the . . . → Read More: Astoria & the Great Columbia Crossing
By mlb, on September 11th, 2008%
Blue Heron taking off in Yachats, OR
We went to the coast last weekend to celebrate jwa’s birthday and here are some pictures. That’s about it. More food coming soon!
Heron before flight. We happened upon him just hanging out in the river bank. As more people started walking by he took off, flying a few yards away to a less congested spot.
We stayed in Yachats at the Shamrock Lodgettes (silly name) in one of the spa cottages. It was nice. Dinner was at Yachats River House (tasty) and the next morning we started a leisurely drive home along the coast from Yachats to Cannon Beach, then cutting inland on 26. But not before…Breakfast!
Egg, sausage and pesto panini sandwich from the Green Salmon Coffee House. But, it gets better…
Here’s the . . . → Read More: September Visit to the Coast
By mlb, on August 14th, 2007%
Bricks of Port Townsend.
So the new job and early hour (I get up at 6:00 now!), have kept me from getting a new post together. But, I have a good feeling about tonight. In the meantime, here are some pictures of our meal at the Silverwater Cafe in Port Townsend.
Crab Shooter — crab leg meat, creamy crab bisque and sambuka-infused cream, all in a shot glass.
Lavender pepper crusted ahi tuna.
Post-dinner tea infusing.
Dahlia in . . . → Read More: In the Meantime…
