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Laurelhurst Market Restaurant Review Portland OR

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Laurelhurst Market

A week before our trip to Portland the newest Bon Appetit magazine arrived at our house with an article on their 10 best new restaurants in America. The Laurelhurst Market made their list, their specialty is beef and we were going to Portland so it made our list. Sunday night... more

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Chez Machin Creperie Review – Portland Oregon

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La Rurale Crepe

Chez Machin. We decided to give it a try for a late lunch. We had traveled around town, tried out the Portland MAX light rail transit system, visited the Portland Saturday Market and were ready to see if Portland would do anything unique with a crepe. Well we were not... more

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Equipment Review – Garlic Peeler

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Garlic peeler

The most common method for peeling a garlic is placing a garlic clove flat side down on a hard surface like a cutting board. The next step is to grab your chef knife and place it flat side down on the clove with it closer to the handle than the... more

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Equipment Review – Champagne Saver

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Champagne Saver and Pourer

Champagne lovers have a reason to rejoice over this Champagne Saver & Pourer from Vacu Vin. I picked this up as a stocking stuffer for the sous chef over the holidays. We have only one true champagne drinker in our house. This often lead to a good portion of the... more

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Equipment Review – Muffin Tins

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Wilton Avanti Everglide Metal-Safe Non-Stick 12 Cup Muffin Pan

It was time to replace our standard muffin tins. The existing muffin tins were functional but were looking, well let’s just say not very pretty and a little rusty. I guess if we were using muffin wraps or cups they would still work fine. However we typically bake our muffins... more

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