In the Sellwood Kitchen

Starring Erin & Mike and Our Family Filmed on Location in Philadelphia! Soundtrack: The Jack’s Basement Reunion ’Always look on the bright side of life’’ I can hardly keep my eyes open to write this. Erin and I just got back from a weeklong vacation in Philly, the cradle of liberty! (I’d say Philadelphia, but everyone calls it Philly.) Really, we stayed in a suburb...

Starring Erin, Mike, Adam & Allee Filmed on Location in Beautiful Downtown Sellwood Soundtrack: Music from Big Pink by The Band “Won“t you feed him“whenever you can““ Part 1. The Blatherer“s Tale We have waited. And the ocean has delivered. At last I can stand in the Sellwood Kitchen and declare, “It smells like fish in here!“ Why“ Because Erin...

Sunday morning. If you leave Monday out of the equation, it's my favorite time of the week. I brewed some coffee and made Erin and myself a turkey bacon, cheese and onion omelet (yeah, I can cook a thing or two; not three, just two). I'm listenining to Billy Bragg's "difficult third album", Talking With The Taxman About Poetry. It's almost cool here in the living room, which is a delight, because...

Starring Erin, Mike, Adam, Josh, Jim & Allee Filmed on Location in Beautiful Downtown Sellwood Soundtrack: Punch the Clock by Elvis Costello “Isn“t this the greatest thing““ A Timeline for New ITSKers: May, 2007 “ The Maiden Voyage of the Sellwood Kitchen. To think it all began with herb chicken, sweet potato oven fries and John Coltrane. Ah, chicken! Our albatross!...

Starring Erin, Mike, Adam, Josh & Jim Filmed on Location in Beautiful Downtown Sellwood Soundtrack: Rufus Wainwright by Rufus Wainwright “I will take my coffee black““ It was a beautiful Sunday morning in March when we had our first recorded Sellwood Kitchen breakfast. The usual gang was there, presently dubbed the “Sunday Morning Circle of Jerks“, as we marked the...

Starring Erin, Mike, Adam, Josh & Jim Filmed on Location in Beautiful Downtown Sellwood Soundtrack: Your Favorite Songs about Birds “I gave my love a chicken, it had no bone““ Quiet now. Easy. Mustn“t make any sudden movements. They frighten easily, these little birds. Yes, YES! There it is! Right on the plate, awaiting its marinade. Yep, chicken again. I“ve been...

Starring Erin, Mike, Adam & Josh Filmed on Location in Beautiful Downtown Sellwood Soundtrack: “Zoom“ by Robert Pollard “Brought you your snack““ The first “In the Sellwood Kitchen“ of the year! Sure there was the January issue, but I think I wrote that in November“ So, 2008, you hungry“ Well, it was a cold January night when our guests arrived....