Beau (1992-2010)
June 12, 2010 · 8 comments
Jamie Oliver’s TED Wish
March 3, 2010 · 1 comment
Donations for Haiti Relief
January 21, 2010 · Leave a comment
If you donate to the America Red Cross by clicking on this link to the Corporate Giving page for Williams-Sonoma, Williams-Sonoma will match your contribution! Makes me proud to teach there.
Categories: Uncategorized
Ligurian Baked Polenta
· 18 comments
I’ve always found polenta to be a lot of work, easy to burn, and not really worth the effort and risk. Then I read a simple baked polenta recipe from Liguria in Essentials of Italian Cooking and gave it a try. The result was creamy goodness with almost no effort, a definite winning combination! The [...]
Categories: Uncategorized
Christmas Giveaway #3
December 18, 2009 · 179 comments
Congratulations to Jullee for winning a copy of Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It. Congratulations to Chris for winning Christmas Giveaway #2! This week I’m giving away a copy of a really useful book for those of you who want to make your own…whatever you want to make. I use this book and find that it [...]
Categories: Uncategorized
Christmas Giveaway #2
December 11, 2009 · 20 comments
Congratulations to Carol, winner of Christmas Giveaway #1! This week I’m giving away a copy of my favorite dessert book. It may not have any architectural wonders in it, but Portland chef Cory Schreiber knows that most people prefer a good cobbler anyway, and this book is filled with excellent recipes. Just leave a [...]
Categories: Uncategorized
Tagged: giveaway
Christmas Giveaway #1
December 4, 2009 · 23 comments
Giving is the spirit of Christmas, so to honor that spirit, I’m giving away three books. This week the book is Sweet Scoops by Shelly Kaldunski. All you need to do to enter this week’s giveaway is comment on this post. Next Friday morning I’ll select a winner from among those who’ve commented and announce the [...]
Categories: Uncategorized
Popcorn Maker Giveaway!
September 25, 2009 · 49 comments
Update, October 10, 2009 The winner of the Popcorn Maker is Jolene (Everyday Foodie). Congratulations, Jolene! Thanks to everyone who participated. It was a lot of fun! I was fortunate enough to be given a popcorn maker, but I don’t need it, so I thought I’d give it to one of you. All you need [...]
Categories: Uncategorized
Greens for Breakfast
September 16, 2009 · 5 comments
Today I’m pleased to have a guest post by Dr. Jennifer J. Casey. She trained as a Naturopathic Doctor and currently practices as a massage therapist in Lake Oswego, Oregon. She’s started her own blog on natural health topics at her website, Hands of Gold. Here’s what Dr. Jen has to say about eating greens [...]
Categories: Uncategorized
Progressive Dinner
August 9, 2009 · Leave a comment
Drop by Drick’s Rambling Cafe for a progressive dinner. On the menu: a tibetan meat pastry appetizer, a Vietnamese salad, Tomates à la Japonaise, some lovely Chinese roast pork, and then two fine desserts! I’ll be posting more cheese later this week, including my first chèvre.
Categories: Uncategorized

My name is Gareth Mark, and I live in Portland, Oregon. I've been a line cook a few times and worked several years as a pastry chef.



