I’ve had a hankering for Mexican food the past week or so. I’ve got a nice recipe for chili verde that beats anything I’ve had at a restaurant and I’ve been working on perfecting my pinto bean recipe. My notes on the chili say it takes a long time but is worth the effort. Well,… Continue reading Chili Verde and Pinto Beans
Month: February 2012
Braised Brisket with Mushrooms
I’ve been craving brisket for weeks now. I keep saying as soon as a weekend with no rain presents itself I’m going to smoke a brisket. While I could do a brisket in the rain, I just didn’t feel like it. A couple of months ago the Cook’s Country magazine came out with a recipe… Continue reading Braised Brisket with Mushrooms
The BURGER Project – Mike’s Drive-In
February 18 , 2012 For our fourth outing we picked up a fourth member. Norm Gunning is now one of the BURGER group! We are picking up steam; we are expecting to get a grant for our future work. More on that later Carla, Jeff, and I lived in Milwaukie back in the 80’s and… Continue reading The BURGER Project – Mike’s Drive-In
Camera Testing
I spent some time on my day off last Friday taking shots with my Nikon D50 and Canon S100 to do a bunch of testing. Compare the cameras Compare RAW and JPEG formats for the same picture Compare features of Picasa, iPhoto, and Aperture for adjusting images I’ve never used RAW format before but both… Continue reading Camera Testing
Halfway to Spring
Took some pictures of the beautiful fall colors around Halloween when we were halfway to winter. Here it is just after Groundhog’s Day which means we are halfway to spring!On February 4 I went out with my Canon S100 to take some pictures; then on February 5 I went out about the same time of… Continue reading Halfway to Spring