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Food Writing Archive

This category could be about anything having to do with food: Food Haiku, Limericks, Contests, Essays, Trips down memory line, musings about life... whatever strikes my fancy, and doesn't fit into the other categories

The Food Haiku 2018 Contest is Here!

By PDX Food Dude Last Update April 16, 2018

Poem iconIt’s time for the food haiku contest 2018! This contest is now closed. Voting will begin as soon as the judges have narrowed the field to 10 haiku. Thank you to everyone who entered!… 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

2016 Food and Drink Haiku Winner is…

By PDX Food Dude Last Update June 20, 2016

NewsboyThe 2016 food and drink haiku has come to a close.

This year, the winning entry – received two tickets to Counter Culture 2016 at Anne Amie Vineyards in Carlton Oregon. Each year, they kick off the International Pinot Noir Celebration with a pre-IPNC event, Counter Culture: A Celebration of Urban Street Food and International Wines.… Read the rest

2016 Food Haiku – It’s your turn to judge

By PDX Food Dude Last Update July 6, 2016

Poem iconNote: the contest has now closed, and the winners notified. Thanks to everyone who voted! Our judges have weighed in, and the results have been tabulated

We’ve narrowed down the choices to the top ten.… Read the rest

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