appetizer Archives - Fresh From Oregon

Bring in the New Year with Homemade Pierogies

In my family we celebrate the New Year with pork & sauerkraut with potato cheese pierogies. I have been told this is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania tradition where I am from. My dad’s side of the family is also from Poland and I believe this love for the pierogies is deep in my roots. When my […]

Fresh Dungeness Crab Salad with Grilled Asparagus

With fresh asparagus coming into season and Dungeness crab still in season in Oregon I made a Fresh From Oregon crab salad with a lemon vinaigrette. The best way to serve asparagus on a salad is grilled with olive oil and seasoned with a little salt and pepper. This will make two nice size salads. […]

The little Italian pasta …. Orzo with Lemon Greek Chicken Thighs

So what is orzo if you go to Wikipedia this is what they say: Orzo (from Latin hordeum, sometimes called Italian rice) is Italian and means “barley”[1], from which orzo was originally made. However, in common usage in the United States, orzo is understood to mean rice-shaped pasta, slightly smaller than a pine nut. It […]

Portland Farmers Winter Market

What is the best way to know what is fresh in Oregon this week? Just head down to the Portland Farmers Winter Market at Shemanski Park. That is what my husband and I did this past Saturday. The winter market is open every Saturday from January 5th through February 23 from 10:00 am to 2:00 […]

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