Camp Cooking

How to Dutch Oven Cook like a Pro

Tournant chefs Mona Johnson and Jaret Foster share best practices for open-fire cooking with a dutch oven when you're camping, plus a recipe for clam stew.

03/29/2023 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen

Recipe

Make Café Olli’s Dungeness Crab, Green Garlic, and Meyer Lemon Pasta

The Northeast Portland bakery and pizza destination lets seasonal ingredients shine.

02/13/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton Photography by Michael Novak

Recipe

Make Shop Halo Halo’s Bright Purple Ube Crinkle Cookies

Move over, chocolate mint—purple yam jam is here, starring in this cookie recipe courtesy of a Filipino dessert pop-up in Portland.

12/01/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton Photography by Michael Novak

Recipe

Xocotl Juice and Smoothie Bar Blends Latin America and Portland

At the Portland Mercado, tropical smoothie bowls get topped with pistachio butter, and avocado toast meets beet-chipotle hummus and ground grasshoppers.

06/10/2022 By Shannon Daehnke

Recipe

Make These Sticky, Saucy Pork Ribs from Oma’s Hideaway

These Vietnamese, Chinese, Malaysian, and Lao-influenced ribs will steal the show at your next barbecue.

06/07/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Recipe

Make Tikim's Short Rib Sinigang

The short rib bones enrich the broth in this Filipino stew, giving it a palate-coating texture that takes sinigang to a whole new level.

04/26/2022 By Nori De Vega

Recipe

This Steak Salad Recipe Channels Year-Round Summer Vibes

The PNW-raised authors of recipe blog ‘The Modern Proper’ have the perfect warm-weather dish—no grill required.

04/08/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Recipe

Make Davenport Chef Kevin Gibson's Seafood Stew

Transport yourself to Catalonia with this nutty, toasty, tomatoey romesco de peix.

01/11/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Recipes

Make Khalsa Salsa’s Sweet Potato Soup with Black Bean Salsa

Try this Indian-meets-Mexican recipe from Beaverton's award-winning, family-owned salsa business.

09/27/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Recipe

Feeling Ambitious? Make Your Own Smoked Salmon & Dip

Transform fresh salmon with the help of Marshall’s Haute Sauce.

09/21/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Recipe

Make Portland Chef Sara Hauman’s Yogurt, Chevre, and White Chocolate Mousse

Top Chef Portland alum Sara Hauman's super-easy dessert recipe is sure to impress your guests at a weekend dinner party—or make it for yourself on a weeknight.

08/30/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Farm to Fork

Asian Veggies Grow at Mora Mora Farm in Gresham

Plus, a beef stir fry recipe from Richard Le of Matta.

08/26/2021 By Jade Yamazaki Stewart Photography by Michael Novak

Recipe

Make Nostrana’s Unlikely Pairing of Cantaloupe and Spaghetti

Chef Cathy Whims learned this summery recipe from her mentor, Italian cooking legend Marcella Hazan.

08/24/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Recipe

Grill Up Sibeiho's Singapore-Inspired OMG! Sambal Chicken

This super-easy, three-ingredient marinade makes a quick, flavorful weeknight dinner.

08/17/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Recipe

Make Andina Chef Alexander Diestra's Cebiche Carretillero

This Callao-style cebiche is just what you need on a warm summer night.

07/01/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Recipe

Savor Chef Jessie Aron's Pan-Roasted Walnut-Chile-Coffee-Cheddar Artichokes

Unleash Malka's summer-ready chaos on your kitchen.

06/02/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Book Review

Gregory Gourdet's New Cookbook Blends His Love of Global Flavors and Paleo Foods

Plus: a recipe for grilled carrots and a spicy pineapple turmeric smoothie.

05/11/2021 By Karen Brooks

Recipe

Cook Cannabis Dinner & Dessert

'The Art of Cooking with Cannabis' by Tracey Medeiros features cannabis recipes from across the country, including two CBD dishes created in collaboration between the Illinois Valley’s East Fork Cultivars and Portland’s House of Spain EVOO.

04/19/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Pop-Ups

Elsy Dinvil’s Creole Me Up Brings Bright Haitian Cooking to Portland

Dinvil wants to demystify Haiti and Haitian food in Portland—one jar of pickleez at a time.

04/14/2021 By Liz Crain

Recipe

Make Sesame Collective’s Smoked Eggplant Dip for a Snack, Side, or Party Dip

Ideal for work-from-home lunches and fully vaxxed get-togethers

03/26/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton