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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 PortlandI 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.… Read the rest

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.… Read the rest

Memories – Making Mayonnaise From Scratch

By PDX Food Dude Last Update June 21, 2017

Making Mayonnaise from ScratchI’ve written many times about my early summers on a cattle ranch in Texas, here's one more story. I’m taking you back once more for a recipe I use all the time, my grandmother’s mayonnaise.

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 “stewardess” would give a young traveler

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.… Read the rest

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.… Read the rest

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