RECIPE

¿Por Qué No?'s Salsa Verde, Revealed

No longer an exotic ingredient, tomatillos can brighten guacamole, salsa, and just about any other dish you can think of.

05/19/2009 By Nancy Rommelmann

SAVOR

Cake Walk

Chocolate-Buttermilk Layer Cake: The recipe for this decadent chocolate-buttermilk wonder has traipsed all over Portland

05/19/2009 By Nancy Rommelmann

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Summer Sweets

With names like Sugar Buns and Silver Queen, what’s not to like about this season’s most toothsome and tender corn?

05/19/2009 By Nancy Rommelmann

RECIPE

Grill Seeker

Korean barbecue has it all: It’s salty, spicy, and, with just two minutes of cooking time, instantly gratifying with this Bulgogi dish.

05/19/2009 By Nancy Rommelmann

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Champagne of Fruits

Champagne Mangoes with Sticky Rice: Grocery-store mangoes can be stringy and flavorless, but not this bright orange, toothsome jewel.

05/19/2009 By Nancy Rommelmann

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The Licorice Myth

Bright and refreshing, Florence fennel is the subtle cousin to its stronger, anise-flavored brethren.

05/19/2009 By Nancy Rommelmann

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Fishing Whole

House-Cured Anchovies: Fresh, whole anchovies bear little resemblance to the salty, pungent ones we're used to buying in tin cans.

05/19/2009 By Nancy Rommelmann

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Tastes of Spring

One Portland chef looks to reclaim pasta primavera, using the fresh Northwest ingredients we have at our fingertips.

05/19/2009 By Lizzy Caston

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Gold Diggers

Cory Schreiber, founder of Wildwood restaurant, provided us with his take on James Beard’s Northwest razor clam chowder.

05/19/2009 By David Welch

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Number One Bun

Just in time for spring, the Vietnamese noodle dish known as bun tom thit nuong has refreshing backyard appeal.

05/19/2009 By Christina Melander

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The Good Egg

Not all eggs are created equal, unless of course they're smothered in a meaty, bacon-spiked red wine sauce.

05/19/2009 By David Welch

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Citrus Maximus

Move over, turnips, rutabagas and potatoes. It's peak season for juicy oranges, sweet mandarins and plump kumquats.

05/19/2009 By David Welch

RECIPE

Go Savory

Rhubard Recipes: Nothing against strawberry-rhubarb pie, but chef Vitaly Paley prefers to call rhubarb by any name other than sweet.

05/19/2009 By Ashley Griffin

Delectables

Smear Campaign

Chicken Liver Mousse: Just about every restaurant in town serves chicken liver pâté, but not all versions are created equal. One chef divulges his secret re...

05/19/2009 By Nancy Rommelmann

FEAST

Oil’s Well

For garnishing and dipping, it pays to invest in good olive oil reserves.

05/19/2009 By Seth Lorinczi

Article

Springing a Leek

Sometimes this sweet lily demands something more than a supporting role: Poached Leeks With Mustard Vinaigrette

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Article

My Charcuterie Amour

Move over, Oscar Mayer; there’s a new salami in town.

05/19/2009 By Seth Lorinczi

FEAST

Czech Please!

Take comfort in the manifold charms of Central European cuisine.

05/19/2009 By Seth Lorinczi

SAVOR

Roots Rock

Dig these winter vegetables for seasonal surprises.

05/19/2009 By Seth Lorinczi

RECIPE

Green Revival

Goodbye, potatoes and kale. The high season for earthy, musky fava beans is here.

05/19/2009 By Nancy Rommelmann