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.

Dry Rubbed ribs

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I dry rubbed this slab last night and it is going to be amazing tonight when P grills it. I'm not a big griller. I love how things taste after they've been grilled, but I just don't have the finesse it takes to grill. Okay fine, I don't have the patience. At least in the oven I have to go through some effort if I want to burn my finger tasting the yumminess. When its on the grill, there isn't much effort but just as much ouch. So I'm staying away from grilling. 

My dry rub was pretty simple: Chili Powder, Lawrys Seasoning Salt, Dry Parsley, and Salt and Pepper. We picked up two of these monsters from Gardners and its great because even though we can throw down, this is at least 4 night worth of din din. 

Keep an eye out for my follow up post for pictures of the finished product! 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 :-)