Archive for the ‘event review’ Category

Gadget Gadabout at In Good Taste

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
What's the latest in cookware and kitchen implements? Those who attended December's program at In Good Taste were brought up to date by Barbara Dawson and her capable staff: Pam Henderson, Cheryl Russell and James O'Keefe. Greeting members as they came in out of the cold were a spread of ...

PCA Annual Dinner

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
The afternoon sun filled The Country Cat Dinnerhouse & Bar with light while PCA members filled the restaurant with good cheer at the annual dinner on Sunday, November 4. In addition to enjoying fabulous food and wine, members elected a new president and vice president and shared holiday gifts in ...

Making Meals at Cooking Accomplished!

Thursday, October 25th, 2007
On October 23, PCA member Shelley McDaniel offered fellow members a look at her year-old business in Lake Oswego, a meal assembly business with a twist, Cooking Accomplished! Shelley, who's a graduate of Western Culinary Institute, figured she could improve upon the meal assembly concept by offering original recipes ...

Literary Salon

Monday, September 24th, 2007
On a crisp fall evening this past Sunday, PCA members who love the written word and great food gathered at Linda Wisner's beautiful Sauvie Island home for a potluck and Literary Salon. Our readings revolved around First Tastes, and we were instructed to bring a well-loved dish and an excerpt ...

Potluck Party

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
Even an overcast August evening and a light drizzle didn't turn a small group of members away from last Sunday's PCA Potluck. Our gracious hosts, Marcia Hamann and her husband Tom, opened their quaint country home for an evening of great food and conversation in their peaceful backyard (a stately ...

Charcuterie Revisited

Friday, July 20th, 2007
At our June 25 program at Simpatica Dining Hall, Viande co-owner Ben Dyer introduced us to a pink curing salt used in curing pork belly to make the items Ben demonstrated: Tuscan-style pancetta, savory rolled pancetta and bacon. Barbara Dawson, PCA secretary and an owner of In Good Taste, 231 N.W. ...

Bastille Day Brunch

Sunday, July 15th, 2007
A small but enthusiastic group of members and guests celebrated Bastille Day in a tasty way by joining Chef Robert Reynolds July 14 to shop for ingredients at Portland Farmers Market and later to prepare a blue, white and red (bleu, blanc et rouge, like France’s tricolor flag) brunch in ...