by messienessie_62pahm | Jun 15, 2012 | Grilling, Holiday Fare, Live, World Cuisine
With Father’s Day just around the corner dads all over the nation are prepping their grills for the second most notable BBQ day of the year (the first being 4th of July.) If the dads in your life want to spend the day at the grill, I say more power to ’em...
by messienessie_62pahm | Jun 7, 2012 | Healthful Eats, Live, World Cuisine
After my last post, many of my readers voiced that they had never had or heard of Injera bread. This was so exciting to me (I love introducing folks to new things and Ethiopian food is one of my favs.) If you like Indian food, Arabic food or are the least bit...
by messienessie_62pahm | Jun 4, 2012 | Breads and Rolls (NOT GF), Holiday Fare, Live, World Cuisine
Here in Portlandia, a city resplendent with good food, we have our choice of tasty Ethiopian restaurants. In fact, we have so many that I choose a different one, depending on the item on the menu I’m most craving and who does that item best. If I want...
by messienessie_62pahm | May 7, 2012 | Chocolate and Cocoa, Live, World Cuisine
As our journey into the world of cocoa continues, you have to know what’s coming next. I mean, how could I explore cocoa — with a fully stocked spice company, like Savory Spice Shop backing me up and NOT make Mole? I’d have to be stupid or crazy and...