tasteBUD: Chai Tea Recipes with Jami Curl

We’ve added a new section to Oregon Home; tasteBUD puts a spotlight on the home cook and features local food-industry expert recipes and tips. We’re excited to start off our new section with not one but three fall-time treats from expert candy maker Jami Curl whose forthcoming book, Candy Is Magic: Real Ingredients, Modern Recipes, will be released next March.

Colorful Smoked Trout Salad

Crave Salads? I do! A few evenings ago, I was having a salad craving — not my usual fare, but a new and exciting one…:-). If you love delicious, nutritious seasonal salads, check out my Colorful Smoked Trout Salad that I cooked up the other evening.

Super Simple Chicken Soup

Mmm… homemade chicken soup and intoxicating aromas filling the house. What could be better?

Commercial cooking

Neha Patel wanted to launch a small food business in Portland, but the cost of leasing a large commercial-grade kitchen proved prohibitive.