// author archive

Tricia

Tricia has written 5 posts for Sassafras Catering
Email the author

2nd Annual Portland Pie-Off: Come Eat Free Pie!

By ⋅ August 10, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Here at Sassafras, we think about pie constantly. We eat, sleep and breathe it. And to tell you the truth, we just can’t get enough of it. But, we know our pies, and we are ready to venture out and taste what the rest of Portland has to offer.

Bourbon-Soaked Cherries: The Real Deal

By ⋅ July 7, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

I never knew there was a difference between the florescent-colored red maraschino cherries that you find in cocktails and a real bourbon-soaked cherry until I was at The Country Cat with my friend Joanne a few years back. She insisted on ordering a Manhattan with “real” cherries, and that I taste one of them right when the drink was delivered. They were amazingly good, and strong.

Portland Women Chefs & Restaurateurs

By ⋅ March 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I went to the third meeting of PDX-WCR recently, and all I can say is WOW. So many inspiring, passionate women in food were there to learn more about how to market themselves and their businesses in a down economy.

My new favorite book

By ⋅ March 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

My new favorite book is Animal, Vegetable, Miracle from Barbara Kingsolver. I have always been a person that loves food, but I am starting to appreciate more and more that these days, farmers are the rock stars, not chefs.

Sassafras Tomato Pie

By ⋅ March 22, 2009 ⋅ 10 comments

Here in the Pacific Northwest, we love tomatoes. Unfortunately, our season is much shorter and later than other places in the country, so while the peak of the season is here for most, we are still waiting for our little backyard patches of green to turn to red. However, you can find some wonderful heirloom tomatoes now (that have been grown in greenhouses) in specialty grocery stores everywhere.