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Sammich Ashland
A while back, I shared a recipe for olive oil poached albacore tuna, which was inspired by a local restaurant, Sammich. Two months after my post, I received an unexpected e-mail from one of the owners of Sammich, asking if … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Kids, Lunch, Restaurants
Tagged Ashland, Ashland Oregon, Ashland restaurants, best Oregon restaurants, Chandra Corwin, Fry Family Farms, Fry Family Farms Oregon, house cured meats, La Baguette Ashland, local ingredients, lunch in Ashland, Melissa McMillan, restaurants, Sammich, Sammich Ashland, sandwiches
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Day to Day Life: Weeks Forty + Forty-One
Last week was a little crazy. Then Sunday came and I was not feeling well, so this type of post didn’t happen. I was going to forego a Day to Day post for last week (week 40) all together, but … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day, Kids, Life, Photography, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged Ashland High School, ashland high school water polo, Ashland Oregon, Blue Toba Ashland, Blue Toba food truck, Burrito Vaquero, chocolate zucchini muffin, day to day life, Eugene Oregon, everyday life, food trucks Southern Oregon, Old Dirty Bastard, photographs, photography, photos, southern Oregon, travel, Voodoo Doughnuts, water polo
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Day to Day Life: Week Twenty-Nine
The last week looked a little like this: I’m glad I cleaned out our refrigerator before going out of town. So many condiments and hot sauces, still. And squash. Brunch. A dinner to use up dairy and picked produce in … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day, Kids, Life, Photography, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged Ashland Oregon, bay area SF, Ensarro Oakland, Ethiopian food Oakland, everyday life, Giants baseball, Lake Shasta, life, northern california, photo journal, photos, Plate and Vine Concord, road trip, Sacred Seeds Festival, SF Giants, Six Flags Vallejo, summer traveling, travel, traveling, Water World Concord
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Mahi Mahi “Burgers” with Slaw
When people ask me if I miss home after finding out I’m from Kauai, my answer rarely fluctuates. Yes, I miss parts of the place I spent more than half of my life thus far. One thing I especially miss … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Life, Lunch, Restaurants, Seafood
Tagged coleslaw, Dave's Killer Blues Buns, Dave's Killer Bread, fish burger, fish sandwich, halibut, halibut sandwich, homemade restaurant meals, mahi mahi, mahi mahi burger, mahi mahi sandwich, Paia Fish Market, Paia Fish Market coleslaw, Paia fish sandwhich
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The Art of a Homemade Veggie Burrito
A few years back, my husband wrote an article for the local paper, rating various taco trucks and hole in the wall taquerias around the Rogue Valley. Being a vegetarian, his firsthand experience was strictly set on the veggie burrito … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Kids, Life, Lunch, Restaurants, Travel, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, cheese, Don Pancho tortillas, Frontera, Frontera salsa, hole in the wall, homemade burrito, Los Arcos Medford, Medford mexican food, Mexican food, rice, Rogue Valley taquerias, sour cream, Tacopancho Medford, Tacos Michoacan Talent Oregon, vegetarian burrito, vegetarian mexican food, veggie burrito
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Vegetarian Thai Green Curry with Tofu
While we live in excellent walking distance to all the restaurants in downtown Ashland, I often prefer making a home cooked meal. The cost is usually significantly lower and often brings a greater guarantee that both my family and myself … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Lunch, Restaurants, Sauces, Vegetarian
Tagged Anya's Ashland, Anya's Thai Bistro, Ashland Oregon, baby corn, bamboo shoots, carrot, coconut milk, fish sauce, garlic, green curry, kaffir lime, lime, mori-nu tofu, red pepper, thai curry, thai green curry, Thai Kitchen, tofu curry, tomato, vegetarian
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Summer Traveling
We recently went on a family trip to the Bay Area. Long before I met Craig, he and Vincent spent a lot of time around San Francisco. Part of what’s included in those experiences is a vast number of favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Kids, Life, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged AT&T Park, Berkeley, Bobby G.'s Pizza, Cholita Linda, Claremont Resort and Spa, Dream Fluff Donuts, Emeryville, Ethiopian Restaurant, Genji Sushi, Golden Boy Pizza, Golden Gate Bakery, La Familia Taqueria, Mission District SF, North Beach, Rotten City Pizza, San Francisco, SF Giants, Taqueria Cancun, The Bread Garden Bakery, The Bread Workshop
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Old Oakland and New Food
Somehow it has become the middle of June and I’m not entirely sure where time has gone, yet again. We’ve had two birthdays (my 27th, Silas’s 7th), the end of the school year, an 8th grade graduation, a trip to … Continue reading
Notes from Chicago
Growing up on a little island off in the sea, I’ve always preferred smaller towns to overly busy cities. There are upsides and downsides to living in an area where you know everyone walking downtown or in the grocery store. … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged AWP, Blues, Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago, Eddie Shaw and the Wolf Gang, Kimpton, Music, The Mac and Cheese Store
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Vegetarian Red Beans and Rice
A couple summers ago, Craig and I met up with his dad and stepmother in Atlanta, Georgia. From there we traveled through Alabama and Mississippi, into Louisiana, en route to Texas, before Craig and I headed back to Oregon. Not … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Lunch, Restaurants, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, bell peppers, celery, garlic, herbs, onion, paprika, rice, Tofurky, Worcestershire
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Julie Hashimoto-McCreery
