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
Category: Dining
The BURGER Project – Killer Burger
Today we headed out to Killer Burger at 4644 NE Sandy Blvd. The Oregonian did not include this eatery in its review of the 10 best burgers in town. Big oversight. This burger was fantastic Howard, Jay, and John hanging ’round the street corner As you can see from the photo below, the 3 of us… Continue reading The BURGER Project – Killer Burger
The BURGER Project – Skyline Drive In
The Oregonian ranked Skyline Drive In as the 2nd best hamburger in the greater Portland area. The rankings can be found here. They ranked Dea’s In & Out 9th. We definitely found Skyline wanting and nowhere close to Dea’s. That damn liberal elite media is at it again (Tongue definitely in cheek) The entrance for our 2nd… Continue reading The BURGER Project – Skyline Drive In
The BURGER project inaugural run
In December the A&E section of the Oregonian had a piece on the 10 best classic burgers in Portland. The list looked reasonable but I couldn’t be sure I agreed with the ratings when I realized they left Red Coach and Beaverton Char Burger off the list. This called for some investigation. I’m not up… Continue reading The BURGER project inaugural run
Chicken and Dumplings
I’ve made this dish a few times now using a couple of different recipes. This one is a definite fall/winter go-to. I like chicken thighs more than breasts because they have more flavor. We start with the skin-on bone-in but we’ll shred it later. We also have a pound of chicken wings in the background;… Continue reading Chicken and Dumplings
