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General Food Writing Archive

More general food writing from your hosts about their lives, growing up, what food means to them, etc. Brace yourself for trips down memory lane from a variety of authors, some silly, some sentimental.

Dessert Tank, Don’t Desert Me!

By PDX Food Dude Last Update November 3, 2020 3 Comments

Ken's Artisan Bakery Portland

I have a dinner tank and a dessert tank Note: I think most of us are pretty stressed this evening, and going through old posts today, I thought I'd republish this one from 2005. It just makes me happy remembering this life, and the days when I tended to regularly write stories like this.When I was growing up, the nightly family dinner was a fairly formal occasion. We'd sit … [Read more...] about Dessert Tank, Don’t Desert Me!

Remembering Food …

By David Jenkins Last Update July 21, 2020 18 Comments

Man writing image

David Jenkins is no longer with us, but his spirit is in this website through the stories he told us over the years. I was cleaning out old posts today and thought I would repost this one from April 2013.I grew up in a family that was not sophisticated about food. We were not sophisticated about many things ... the red Nash Rambler with Bible verses painted on both sides, … [Read more...] about Remembering Food …

Memories – Making Mayonnaise From Scratch

By PDX Food Dude Last Update June 21, 2017

Making Mayonnaise from Scratch

How to make mayonnaise from scratch - and stories It's been a long time since I first wrote this post, but it still gets people wandering by every day to read it, so I'm putting it on top of the pile again.My first summer in Waxahachie was in 1962. I took the plane trip alone, and that by itself was enough to make the whole summer worthwhile. In those days, the … [Read more...] about Memories – Making Mayonnaise From Scratch

This is Russ’s chair – a Dog Story

By PDX Food Dude Last Update September 27, 2016

Dog toy

A quick note. This story has nothing to do with food, but as always I memorialize the important things in my life on these pages. You will enjoy this story most if you have ever loved and lost an animal.When Russ was found in a forest in Utah, he had mange and was covered with ticks and fleas. At the age of nine, abandoned by hunters, his useful life as a bird dog … [Read more...] about This is Russ’s chair – a Dog Story

Review: Podnah’s Pit Barbecue

By PDX Food Dude Last Update June 30, 2020

Truck in Maypearl

Updated 6/20 I'm indulging myself at the beginning of this review of Podnah's Pit Barbecue by taking a walk down memory lane. Click here if you'd like to jump to the review section. When I was growing up, I spent many summers on a big cattle ranch just down the road from the booming metropolis of Maypearl Texas, population less than 300. We had a sprawling old ranch house … [Read more...] about Review: Podnah’s Pit Barbecue

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