Cheers to beautiful Portland night and a yummy meal.

The weather has been perfect recently. High 70's low 80's with a nice night time breeze. We found Watermelon last weekend at our weekly trip to Krugers and It has been the most delicious addition to the yumminess I have been cooking. If you haven't checked out a Krugers Farmers Market yet, I would highly recommend sampling their food. Everything is fresh and local. Nothing against the Farmers Markets we have all around town, but Krugers feels like home.

We actually stumbled upon their Hawthorne location about two months ago while on a run. The run was killer. We did 6 miles from PSU to Hawthorne and like 33rd and back. In case you were wondering, we haven't done that since. Who would have thought Hawthorne was up hill both ways??

When we ran past this place, both P and I did a double take. There is a cute little fish market that shares the same land with them, and its fun to go in and shop for the local yummies. Watermelon and a fresh chicken salad sounds like a great meal. Nom.

African Peanut Stew

I can't remember the first time I made this, but I remember the last time I did! They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, and I have definitely cooked my way through P's and I like to thank this dish for that.

This stew is comforting, succulent, filling, romantic, non-shareable, and most of all delicious. I found the recipe here. It is definitely not meant for a hot night, so with the recent weather we've had, I would recommend waiting until one of our wet Fall Portland nights. 


Here's my version:




Mine is a little thicker and spicier than the recipe, but that's how I like it :-)