Pan-Seared Cod Puttanesca
Puttanesca sauces are bold, brash, and irresistible. Perhaps that’s where the sauce got its name, which is derived from the
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Author: Lisa Schroeder
Lisa is the chef/owner of Mother's Bistro & Bar in Portland, Oregon. Her award-winning restaurants have been featured in The Oregonian, Food & Wine, Cooking Light, Town & Country, USA Today, and Bon Appetit.
Posts By: Lisa Schroeder
Poached Pear, Rogue River Blue Cheese, and Hazelnut Salad
I love the interplay between sweet and savory that fruit can add to salads. Here, fresh pears are poached in
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Potatoes au Gratin
Made with layers of thinly sliced potatoes nestled in a bath of cream and topped with Cheddar cheese, this dish
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Savory Onion Pudding
I met Rick Browne, master barbecuer and cookbook author, and his wife when they were dining at Mother’s Bistro. Father’s
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Maple Pecan Sandies
These buttery cookies melt in your mouth and are perfect with a warm cup of coffee on a brisk fall
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Fahoulakia (Green Bean Stew)
This recipe comes from Sophia Damiani, a former Greek Mother of the Month. In this country, we’ve grown fond of
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Coconut Rice
To figure out the best accompaniment for my Macadamia Nut-Crusted Red Snapper with Mango Salsa, I used the same trick
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Roasted Red Pepper Coulis
Coulis (coo-lee) is a French term that originally was used to describe the juices from cooked meat, but these days
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Hungarian Mushroom Soup
I am a firm believer in roasting or sautéing vegetables to coax out their flavors, and this soup is a
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Mama’s Cioppino
Although its origins are hazy, cioppino is usually credited to San Francisco fishermen at the turn of the century. They’d
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