The Companion is a lovely Fall cocktail, mixing the sweetness of pears with the tartness of lemons and a little pepper thrown in for good measure.
Summer's here and so is the heat. What better way to cool off than with a nice shrub?
![The Blinker](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2016-11/IMG_7861%20copy.jpg?itok=jj3BhvgJ)
The Blinker first appeared in Patrick Gavin Duffy's The Official Mixer's Manual (1934).
![Aliens?](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2016-11/IMG_7842%20copy.jpg?itok=p5-aAHj7)
Dominguez Canyon is part of the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area south of Grand Junction, Colorado.
![Midway, looking back at Needle Rock](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2016-10/IMG_7522.jpg?itok=9iSKvMy7)
It is a bit of a stretch to call the Young’s Peak Trail a hike. It is not very long, but that isn't the issue. It is very steep, but that isn't really a factor either.
The Scofflaw was created in Harry's Bar in Paris in 1924, mocking the silly 18th Amendment to the U.S.
We have a friend, well, truth be told we have several friends, but this particular friend comes from a family that has lived and ranched in the Roaring Fork Valley for generations.
![Salmon River](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/2016-08/IMG_6862.jpg?itok=rTArHUg4)
When we first moved to Portland we were a little dismayed that all of the campgrounds near Portland were always crowded.
Can one have too many mustards? I think not. This was simple, tasty recipe that I found somewhere on the interwebs, but I can't recall where.
I love a good ciabatta, be it roll or loaf. A roast beef sandwich on a ciabatta elevates a pedestrian sandwich to a culinary delight.
Jambalaya day is always a good day! The key, in my opinion is really good andouille sausage, and Otto's Sausage Kitchen in Portland, has really good andouille sausage.