Feed Me Portland!

  Finding the translation for Pho Cuon has been a top priority the last few days. I have the basics down:Pho- soup with rice noodlesPho Bo- soup with beefPho ga- soup with chickenPho Ca- Soup with FishPho Cuon- ?????Three Vietnamese dictionaries had no mention of this word, yet the area around my hotel was filled with [..

A common site in Hanoi: fruit stand on a bike.   

A three hour drive through rice fields in Vietnam brought us to our destination- a Catholic Orphanage. Our focus on this trip was to play with children, hold babies and  visit the orphanage director. The focus  for our new friends at the orphanage was to celebrate International Women’s Day. After at tour and a chanc

Low on money in Vietnam, I walked down to the food stand a few strides outside of my house. I stocked up on the orignal version of cup-o-soup. The noodles were the same, the salty seasoning was the same, but inside was a genius invention that I have not seen anywhere in the states. [...]

  On my own in Hanoi today, I took a walk around charming Truc Bach Lake. The shops in this area are quaint and seem to specialize in Pho Cuon, which I have not figured out the translation. After the walk, I settled into a cafe for tea and a snack. I ordered a pot [...]

Fresh spring rolls are a popular item in many Vietnamese restaurants. Vegetables, shrimp and chicken are wrapped in delicate rice paper rolls. The dipping sauce was delicious, a light sweet and spicy sauce complemented the flavor of the rolls. Here is a recipe from epicuious for the dipping sauce. Dipping Sauce 1/2 cup fr

Up Next: Culinary Therapy on the streets in Vietnam.Vietnam may be best known for their Pho and Spring rolls, but there are many more culinary delights available from street vendors. I am looking forward to duck intestines, monkey on a stick, frogs, bugs, and an array of small animals.I received this cookbook for Christmas

I can’t do anything except for cook. I can’t explain why, but it makes me happy to work with food. It’s a kind of therapy. I don’t know why people spend so much money on the psychiatrist!Not everybody has that feeling about cooking, I know, but I think everyone feels better being in a [...]

When living in Guadalajara, my sister asked me what I would like for Christmas. I said I would like anything culinary. She bought me three of her favorites in Mexico: Maseca, a tortilla press, and a tortilla warmer. The maseca (Corn flour) was a bit of an intimidating item, because all of the instructions were [...]

“Let’s stay the night in Vegas.” This was the suggestion from my husband, on the plane from Chicago to Portland. We were about to have a one hour layover in Vegas, and he wanted to make it 24 hours. Once we landed, we had 45 mintues to make it happen. He was online finding a [...]