Deschutes Brewery Street Fare

There is always something to do in Portland, Oregon.  Just check out the A&E section of the Oregonian, Willamette Week’s what’s happening, The Fulton House Blog or the  Travel Portland website.

The Deschutes Brewery Street Fare event from August 12 was great fun.  This event helped support the “Morrison Children & Family Services” which works towards restoring childhood, helps rebuilding families and strives for renewing hope.  

The Deschutes Brewery paired several Portland Food Carts with their brews.  For Only a $5 entry included 1st Food & Beer Taster and additional Food & Beer Tasters were $4.  What a great bargain with Street Food from Portland’s Best Food Carts, Live, local Mustic from Sally Ford & the Sounders and Outside & AgesandAges plus the featured Craft Beers from Deschutes Brewery. 

Here a few of the Food Carts which  included a food sample plus a featured Beer.  Pyro Pizza served a Margherita Pizza on wheat crust paired with Twilight Ale —  Garden State Meatball sliders with Sage Brush Pilsner – Oregon Ice Works a peach, strawberry or chocolate Black Butte Porter paired with Hop Henge Experimental IPA plus 7 other beers and food carts for the downtown area.

Check out our Facebook page for the video and  Look for our guests,  Ron & Chrissy from Rockaway, New Jersey enjoying the beautiful warm weather, the food & beers, the music and the street fare.Click Here

September 8-12

Check out Here’s the video for AAN’s “Somewhere’s Sunshine” –  episode-4  

Visit musicfestnw.com for schedule and venues.

COME VISIT PORTLAND, OREGON  and stay with us at the FULTON HOUSE BED & BREAKFAST.

Portland, Oregon Beer Festival 2010

23rd Annual Beerfest in Portland, Oregon on July 22, 23, 24 & 25, 2010 — “Always the last full weekend in July”

Portland ranks as number one for hand-crafted beer in the world because:
1. Last year, Oregon craft brewers produced the equivalent of more than 263,000,000 bottles of beer.
2. The total beer industry in Oregon grew 17% in 2006 with more than $2-1/4 billion in sales.
3. More than 38% of all draft beer and 11% of all beer consumed in Oregon is state-brewed craft beer, the highest percentage of local craft beer consumption in the U.S.
4. Oregon has 80 brewing facilities with at least 2 more ready to open; the state is the second largest producer of craft beer in America.
5. The City of Portland has 29+ breweries, more than any other city in the world.
6. Oregon ranks second in the nation in hops production, growing more than 20 different varieties.

Portland from July 22-25 is the world’s best place to be for lovers of great beers. The City will again host the largest Craft Brewer’s Festival on the globe for the 20th year. There’ll be 72+ craft beers, live music, food, displays and vendors, all at Waterfront Park beginning at noon each day. For a complete list of the beers, click on to http://oregonbrewfest.com

Here’s how easy it is to get to Waterfront Park from The Fulton House, which are both located in Southwest Portland. Walk 1/2-block to a city bus stop #35  and take the 10-minute ride downtown to a Street Car stop at Moody Avenue switch to MAX light rail (it’s free!), which will take you 1 block from the Festival in about 3 minutes. Reverse directions to get back to us.

Follow these instructions and you’ll have absolutely no worries about the hassles and expense of downtown parking. More importantly, you’ll avoid being stopped by one of Portland’s finest and being issued a ticket for DUI.

Book today….thousands come into Portland for this ultra-popular event!

Kayaking in Portland, Oregon

Now is the time for Kayaking in Portland, Oregon’s Waterways

“In Oregon, if there’s a waterway, someone has kayaked it. And there are a lot of waterways, from white-water rivers to calm estuaries and bays to even calmer wetland areas that are great for wildlife viewing” (from Tour Oregon).  

The sun is shining and the water is calm, now is the time to book your next vacation here at the Fulton House Bed & Breakfast and begin a new adventure—Kayaking the Willamette River located right here in the heart of the City.  Portland Metro area is an ideal playground for kayaking and canoeing.

The Fulton House is located one block from Willamette Park and only three blocks from the Portland Kayak Company where they offer classes, rentals, tours, daily trips, boat sales and kayaking gear.  They have everything you need to start your kayaking adventures right here in the Fulton House neighborhood just steps from the Willamette River,  allowing easy access for kayak rentals, demos, guided kayak tours and classes.

And you can start right here just a few minutes out your door to begin your adventure.  All you’ll need to do is head to the Portland Kayaking company and they can provide you with quality kayaks and top notch guides to ensure a safe and enjoyable paddling experience  or adventure on your own if you have had an essential kayaking course or equivalent experience.

Willamette Park-One block from the Fulton House

Prices are very reasonable for tours and rentals.  They even have a variety of excursions to the uninhabited island Espiritu Santo on their tours to the Baja.

After a day on the water come back and enjoy a glass of wine or soak in the hot tub.

Enjoy soaking in the Oregon Hot Springs Tub

You can make your reservations at The Fulton House at any time on our website – www.thefultonhouse.com We’re located right in the city, just a few minutes from city center. Or walk a short block and take a bus or two short blocks and take the trolley.  No need to drive —  enjoy our wonderful transit system here in Portland, Oregon.

Waterfront Park Portland, Oregon Blues Festival

Summer has come to Oregon in a rush. Temperatures here in Portland are in the high 70′s-80′s, the sun is shining brightly and the weatherman  is predicting  perfectly clear skies with not a cloud in sight. But, like almost always, there is a cooling breeze that keeps us from over-heating.

Check out a video of the Waterfront Blues 2009 — Robben Ford .

Don’t miss this exciting event and great entertainers.  The Portland Waterfront Blues Festival is the 2nd largest in the USA.

"Water Front Blues" Tom McCall Park

The Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival is the largest blues festival on the West Coast and the second largest blues festival in the nation.

The festival not only brings the best blues artists to Portland, it benefits Oregon Food Bank’s work to eliminate hunger and its root causes … because no one should be hungry.

And we still have rooms left.  So don’t delay – book your reservations now.   Call us at 503-892-5781. or book on-line at www.thefultonhouse.com

Also, remember that there’s a bus stop a half-block from The Fulton House, which will take you downtown to the Festival. You’ll avoid the incredible hassles and expense of trying to park near the Park by taking public transportation, and you’ll also have no fears of a Breathalyzer and DUI if you have a beer or two.

Schedule of Events:  Check out the Waterfront Blues Website for more information.

Friday, July 2 Time Stage Performance 03:00PM – 03:45PM AE Kicking it off:: 03:00PM – 03:45PM CU Kicking It Off: Gunnar Roads Band 03:45PM – 04:30PM MS Boogie Bone 03:45PM – 04:30PM WS TBA 04:00PM – 04:45PM AE Bob Shoemaker Band 04:30PM – 05:15PM CU Lisa Mann & Her Really Good Band 05:00PM – 06:00PM AE Swingin’ to the Blues: King Louie & Baby James 05:15PM – 06:00PM MS  Moreland and Arbuckle 05:15PM – 06:00PM WS Solo Lap-Slide Guitar: Colin Lake & Chance Hayden 06:00PM – 07:00PM CU  Walter Trout 06:15PM – 07:15PM AE Swingin’ to the Blues:  PorterDavis 07:00PM – 08:00PM MS  Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue 07:00PM – 08:00PM WS Blues of the Delta Jukes::  Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm 07:30PM – 08:30PM AE  Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic 08:00PM – 09:00PM CU  JOHN MAYALL, presented by Schwindt & Co.. 08:45PM – 09:45PM AE Too Loose Cajun Band, with Reggie Houston, Steve Kerin & Portland All Stars 09:00PM – 10:15PM MS  TAJ MAHAL , presented by Safeway. 09:00PM – 10:15PM WS Texas dust, Mississippi mud:  PorterDavis 09:30PM – 12:30PM H50   10:00PM – 11:00PM AE  Donna Angelle & Zydeco Posse 10:15PM – 01:15AM BC DME Hoodoo Moon Cruise:  Moreland and Arbuckle 10:15PM – 01:15AM BC DME Hoodoo Moon Cruise:  Super Chikan & the Fighting Cocks 10:15PM – 01:15AM BC DME Hoodoo Moon Cruise: Colin Lake & Chance Hayden 10:30PM – 11:45PM MH After-hours Blues Jam:  Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue 10:30PM – 01:15AM BC DME Hoodoo Moon Cruise: Lucky Peterson with:  Michael Burks 11:55PM – 01:15AM MH After-hours Blues Jam: Walter Trout with:  JOHN MAYALL   Saturday, July 3 Time Stage Performance 12:00PM – 11:00PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp , presented by Cascade Zydeco Association. 12:00PM – 12:45PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp: dance demonstration/class: Roland & Janine Jemerson 12:00PM – 12:45PM WS Eric Tweed 12:00PM – 12:45PM MS Dudley Taft 12:45PM – 01:30PM CU  The I-5 Nine: Healy, Miller, Bott, Pain…et al 12:45PM – 01:45PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp:  Corey Ledet & his Zydeco Band 01:30PM – 02:15PM WS Blues Guitar 101:  Walter Trout 01:30PM – 02:15PM MS Ty Curtis Band 02:00PM – 03:00PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp: Capt. Leroy & The Zydeco Locals 02:15PM – 03:00PM CU Terry Robb Band 02:25PM – 04:30PM BC DME Blue Bayou Cruise:  Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound 02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Blue Bayou Cruise:  Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm 02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Blue Bayou Cruise:  Donna Angelle & Zydeco Posse 02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Blue Bayou Cruise:  David Vest 03:00PM – 04:00PM WS Cigarbox guitars: Jerry Zybach 03:00PM – 04:00PM MS Northwest Women in Blues, w/ special guests Tahoe Jackson and Nicole Fournier 03:15PM – 04:15PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp:  Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic 04:00PM – 05:00PM CU  Lucky Peterson with:  Michael Burks , presented by the Boeing Company. 04:30PM – 05:30PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp :  Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble 05:15PM – 06:15PM WS Boogie Woogie piano::  David Vest 05:15PM – 06:15PM MS  Super Chikan & the Fighting Cocks 05:45PM – 06:45PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp: Capt. Leroy & The Zydeco Locals 06:15PM – 07:15PM CU Juke Joint Duo: Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm 07:00PM – 08:00PM MS BOOKER T. , presented by FedEx. 07:00PM – 08:00PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp: Donna Angelle & Zydeco Posse 07:15PM – 08:15PM WS Super Chikan’s Chiktars and Diddly Bows: Super Chikan & the Fighting Cocks 08:15PM – 09:15PM CU Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound 08:15PM – 09:15PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp: Corey Ledet & his Zydeco Band 09:00PM – 10:15PM WS Electric Blues Guitar 102 and 103: Michael Burks with: Lucky Peterson 09:00PM – 12:00PM H50   09:15PM – 10:15PM MS Bobby Rush, presented by Karolyn H. March, attorney. 09:30PM – 01:00AM RE Encore After Hours:TBA 09:30PM – 11:00PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp: Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble , presented by Cascade Zydeco Association. 10:15PM – 01:15AM BC DME “Rock the Boat” dance cruise: Bridgetown Sextet, with special guest Marilyn Keller 10:15PM – 01:15AM BC DME “Rock the Boat” dance cruise: Alan Hager & Albert Reda 10:30PM – 01:15AM BC DME “Rock the Boat” dance cruise: PorterDavis 10:30PM – 11:45PM MH After-hours Blues Jam: BOOKER T. 11:55PM – 01:15AM MH After-hours Blues Jam: Bobby Rush   Sunday, July 4 Time Stage Performance 12:00PM – 03:00PM AE Cascade Blues Association: International Blues Challenge Winners/Finalists 12:00PM – 12:45PM CU Billy D and the Hoodoos 12:10PM – 12:40PM AE Journey to Memphis Finals: The Catillacs , presented by Cascade Blues Association. 12:45PM – 01:30PM MS Gary Farmer & the Troublemakers 12:45PM – 01:30PM WS   12:50PM – 01:20PM AE Journey to Memphis Finals: David Brothers Band 01:30PM – 02:00PM AE Journey to Memphis Finals: Vicki Stevens Band 01:30PM – 02:15PM CU Gretchen Mitchell Band 02:10PM – 02:40PM AE Journey to Memphis Finals: Lisa Mann & Her Really Good Band 02:15PM – 03:00PM MS Sultans of Slide: Amundson, Cooper & Goldwasser 02:15PM – 03:00PM WS TBA 02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Driftin’ Blues Cruise: 02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Driftin’ Blues Cruise: Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen 02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Driftin’ Blues Cruise: Norton Buffalo’s Knockouts 02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Driftin’ Blues Cruise: Janiva Magness 02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Driftin’ Blues Cruise: : Dale LeRoy Perry 03:15PM – 04:15PM CU Linda Hornbuckle & Janice Scroggins Old Time Gospel Hour, w/ special guest Lucky Peterson 03:15PM – 04:00PM AE Journey to Memphis 2009 Winner, solo-duo: Son Jack Jr. & Michael Wilde 04:00PM – 04:50PM WS   04:00PM – 04:45PM MS Mingo Fishtrap 04:15PM – 05:15PM AE Jim Mesi Band 04:45PM – 05:30PM CU The Twisters 05:30PM – 06:30PM MS Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen , presented by First Tech Credit Union. 05:30PM – 06:30PM AE Journey to Memphis 2009 Winner, Band: Karen Lovely 05:40PM – 06:30PM WS 21st Century Blues: Chris Thomas King 06:30PM – 07:15PM CU Norton Buffalo’s Knockouts 06:45PM – 07:45PM AE Harmonica Blow-Off: : Bill Rhoades’ Harmonica Blow-off 07:15PM – 08:15PM WS Music of Louisiana’s Bayous: Atomic Gumbo: Steve Kerin & Friends 07:15PM – 08:15PM MS Janiva Magness 07:55PM – 08:40PM AE Harmonica Blow-off: Bill Rhoades’ Harmonica Blow-off 08:15PM – 09:00PM CU Kara Grainger 08:50PM – 09:30PM AE Harmonica Blow-Off: : Bill Rhoades’ Harmonica Blow-off 09:00PM – 12:00PM H50 Kara Grainger 09:00PM – 10:00PM MS Curtis Salgado , presented by Good Neighbor Pharmacy. 09:00PM – 10:00PM WS   09:30PM – 10:00PM AE Harmonica Blow-Off: Bill Rhoades’ Harmonica Blow-off 09:30PM – 01:00AM RE Encore After Hours: TBA 10:00PM – 10:30PM TMWP FIREWORKS! 10:00PM – 10:00PM MS National Anthem: Alonzo Chadwick 10:30PM – 11:45PM MH After-hours Blues Jam: Mingo Fishtrap 11:55PM – 01:15AM MH After-hours Blues Jam: JJ GREY and MOFRO   Monday, July 5 Time Stage Performance 12:00PM – 12:45PM CU Gary Burford Band 12:00PM – 12:45PM AE Steve Cheseborough 12:45PM – 01:30PM MS Dani Paige Band 12:45PM – 01:30PM WS   01:00PM – 01:45PM AE John-Alex Mason 01:30PM – 02:15PM CU Kolvane 02:00PM – 03:00PM AE North Mississippi by Northwest: McMurrian, Lemhouse, Shoemaker & Bott 02:15PM – 03:00PM MS Robbie Laws Bigger Blues Band, featuring Mz. Dee 02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Sail on Sister! Cruise: Baskery 02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Sail on Sister! Cruise: Kara Grainger 02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Sail on Sister! Cruise: Divas of Soul (Linda Hornbuckle, LaRhonda Steele, Juliane Johnson, Janice Scroggins) 02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Sail on Sister! Cruise: Ellen Whyte Quartet 03:00PM – 04:00PM CU Chris Thomas King 03:15PM – 04:15PM AE Swingin’ to the Blues: Devin Phillips Black & Blue 04:00PM – 05:00PM WS   04:00PM – 05:15PM MS JJ GREY and MOFRO, presented by Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival. 04:30PM – 05:30PM AE Swingin’ to the Blues: Kevin Selfe & the Tornadoes w/ Jim Wallace 05:15PM – 06:00PM CU Baskery 05:45PM – 06:45PM AE Swingin’ to the Blues: Robbie Laws Bigger Blues Band, featuring Mz. Dee 06:00PM – 07:00PM WS   06:00PM – 07:15PM MS LITTLE FEAT , presented by IQ Credit Union. 07:00PM – 08:00PM AE Swingin’ to the Blues: The Twisters 07:15PM – 08:00PM CU Reggie Houston’s Crescent City Connection 07:50PM – 09:00PM WS   08:00PM – 08:05PM MS Oregon Food Bank Presentation 08:00PM – 09:15PM MS GALACTIC with Cyril Neville and Corey Henry (from Rebirth), presented by ecoShuttle. 08:15PM – 09:30PM AE Swingin’ to the Blues: Duffy Bishop 09:00PM – 12:00PM H50   09:00PM – 01:00AM MH After-hours Blues Jam: 09:30PM – 01:00AM RE Encore After Hours: TBA   STAGE KEY H50 = H50 Bistro at Hotel 50 RE = Rafati’s Encore 310, University Place Hotel TMWP = Tom McCall Waterfront Park MS = Miller Stage MH = Marriott Hotel TBA = Stage To Be Announced AE = A&E Front Porch Stage CU = Credit Union Blues Stage BC = DME Portland Spirit Blues Cruise WS = FedEx Workshop Stage Kara Grainger: “One of the best new voices on the Americana scene this year belongs not to an American, but an Aussie, Kara Grainger. She brings the whole trifecta of singing, playing and writing… ” – www.americanaroots.comPERFORMANCES: Sunday, July 4 08:15PM Credit Union Blues Stage Sunday, July 4 09:00PM H50 Bistro at Hotel 50 Monday, July 5 02:30PM DME Portland Spirit Blues Cruise Traveling to Portland? Learn where to stay and how to get to the festival. Be the first to know who’s coming to the festival. Find out about new festival events and features. Sign up for your free Blues E-News. Your behind-the-scenes look at the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival. back to top Help Oregon Food Bank fight hunger >> HOME | PERFORMANCES | FILMS AND FEATURES | ENTRANCE | VISITOR INFO sponsors | merchandise | volunteer | news | history | contact | search | privacy policy   © 2010 Waterfront Blues Festival | Site design and programming by

Weird Oregon Book Signing Event

If you joined us for our “Open House & “Weird Oregon” book signing Event on June 12th, thank you for coming and we hoped you enjoyed our first of many events here at the B & B.  If you were unable to attend, you will have other opportunities during 2010 to join us.  Saturday’s event was filled with great conversations and stories, good fixings from “Uncle Reo’s BBQ”,  unique varieties of beers from the “Beer Mongers” in SE Portland, Wine from John’s Wine Cellar and great people. 

Jeff Davis--Author, Weird Oregon

Jeff Davis, co-author of “Weird Oregon” visited with guests, shared stories and talked about his ghosts and paranormal adventures.  Books were available for purchase as well as personalized and signed.  A treasure for your coffee table or just a fun book about legends and places to travel here in Oregon.  Maybe it could be your 100 things to see and do in Oregon–add it to your bucket list.  Click here to check out his website. 

If you missed this event, Jeff and his co-author will be revealing some of the most exciting, yet strange stories, that they encountered while they were creating the book, at these venues:

May 19, 6:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 18300 N.W. Evergreen Parkway, Beaverton, both will appear.

May 21, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1317 Lloyd Center, Portland, both will appear.

May 22, 2 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 2690 N.E. Highway 20, Bend, only Jeff will appear (now that’s weird).

So what are some of the things that keep Portland weird, according to the authors? A jug-shaped building, a Paul Bunyan statue, a Russian coffee house.  And even the Fulton House Bed & Breakfast found on page 60 & 61, “Could we be Nancy Bogg’s infamous Bordello?”

Weird Oregon

For every Weird Oregon book purchased at the Fulton House Bed & Breakfast,  the Innkeeper donated $5.00  to the Providence Cancer Center/Portland for cancer research.  Wendy will be sending  a check for $200.  A special “Thank you” to everyone who purchased a book!

Cancer Center Providence Portland, Oregon

Thank you all for making this event successful and we hope to see you at our future events.  Follow this blog to find out about our up-coming events.

It is the start of the berry season here in Portland, Oregon.  Strawberries are beginning to ripen even with all our recent rain and downpours.  Portland, Oregon has a plethera  of  U-pick Farms in both Multnomah & Clackamas counties where you will  find raspberries, gooseberries, currants, marionberries, and blueberries throughout the summer months. Here at the Fulton House Bed & Breakfast,  we also have our own fresh fruits in our backyard garden. 

Below you will find one of my favorite recipes that I prepare with my berries either with fresh picked berries or frozen.  This recipe comes from the “The Culinary Institute of America’s Breakfast & Brunches“  cookbook and is located on page 124 and 129.   This cookbook is one of my essentials here at the B & B.

Cheese Blintzes with Mixed Berry Sauce

1 cup farmer or pot cheese (if you can’t find farmer/pot cheese– I use Nancy’s organic cottage cheese small curd )

1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese

1 cup cream cheese, softened

¼ cup sugar

3 large eggs

¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

¼ teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons butter, or as needed

1. Make the crêpes and berry sauce. These can be made ahead. Let the crêpes return to room temperature while you make the filling if they have been refrigerated or frozen. Warm the sauce.

2. Combine the cheeses and sugar and beat with a wooden spoon until thoroughly blended. Add the eggs, vanilla, and salt and stir until smooth.

3. To assemble the blintzes spoon 2-3 tablespoons filling on the lower 1/3 of each blintz. Fold the bottom of the blintz over the filling then fold each of the remaining sides over to make a little package. Repeat with the remaining blintzes.

4. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Arrange 6 blintzes at a time in the skillet seam side down and sauté until faintly brown and crisp, about 2 minutes. Turn the blintz and brown on the second side, another 2 minutes. Repeat with remaining blintzes, adding another tablespoon of butter for each batch, and serve with the warm berry sauce.

 Makes 2 cups

 1 ½ cups fresh or frozen raspberries 

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

¾ – 1 cup sugar

1–2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

2. Simmer until the sugar has dissolved, about 10 minutes. Taste the mixture and, if necessary, add more sugar. Continue to heat until any additional sugar is dissolved.

3. Puree the sauce with a blender or push it through a wire mesh sieve. Return the sauce to a simmer and adjust the flavor by adding additional lemon juice if necessary. Add the remaining ½ cup raspberries, ½ cup strawberries, and ¼ cup blueberries and simmer until the sauce is very hot.

 Crêpes

2 cups all-purpose flour

¼ cup sugar

½ teaspoon salt

2 cups milk

2 large eggs

1 tablespoon butter, melted

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Melted butter or vegetable oil to coat pan, as needed

1. Sift the flour, sugar, and salt together into a mixing bowl. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture.

2. In a separate bowl, blend the milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla. Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture and stir by hand just until the batter is smooth. Let the batter rest in the refrigerator at least 1 and up to 12 hours before preparing the crêpes. Strain the batter if necessary to remove lumps before preparing the crêpes.

3. Heat a crêpe pan or small skillet over medium-high heat. Brush with melted butter. Pour about ¼ cup batter into the crêpe pan, swirling and tilting the pan to coat the bottom with batter. Cook until the first side is set and has a little color, about 2 minutes. Adjust the temperature under the pan if necessary. Use a thin metal or heatproof rubber spatula to lift the crêpe and turn it over. Cook on the other side until the crêpe is cooked through, 1 minute more.

4. Stack the crêpes to fill now, or refrigerate or freeze them and assemble them later.

Note: The thinner the crêpe the better, but don’t be discouraged if the first crêpe or two is a little uneven. With each crêpe, you’ll get better at gauging the right amount of batter and level of heat for your pan.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• Cirque Du Cycling, presented by Laughing Planet Cafe, is a street festival, a circus, a bike race and a parade – and a benefit for Albina Youth Opportunity School.

Check out the upcoming event:

Cirque Du Cycling

• A bicycle journey from The Oregon Garden through the Willamette Valley roads less-traveled.

• The Night Ride

The Night Ride is a late night bicycle ride around Portland.  Thousands of people come riding every year to show off their lit-up bikes, dress in costume, party at the disco, sing along to the group karaoke video show and eat unlimited midnight doughnuts at the Portland Train Station in Downtown Portland.

Surprises and mysteries await you at every turn.

Come join us to howl at the moon, on two wheels.  Grab all your friends for this annual moon-lit bicycle ride around Portland in support of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance.

Check out these events plus many more on the OR BIKE WEBSITE!

CIA "PASTRY BOOT CAMP" GROUP PHOTO 2010

 Boot Camps at the Culinary Institute of America

 Today the final day of “Boot Camp” Culinary Institute of America has arrived.  We have experienced so much in so little time from the “Pastry Boot Camp” to a basic course in Wine Tasting to Coffee & Tea Tasting,  and to Tempering Chocolate. This course has been an incredible experience!  It is much more than what was promised–It was intense at times, pushing the limits and I created amazing pastries and desserts you would find in a local patisseries.  I had a wonderful and fun-filled time with great people both instructors and fellow classmates.  If you have ever thought of attending the Culinary Institute of America, I say just as Nike states, “Just do It!”  You will never regret it! 

 I can’t wait to come back for my next course, “Breads.”

As the chef at the Fulton House Bed & Breakfast, I am always looking for quick, elegant and easy recipes for our breakfast.  One of my favorite cookbooks,

The Culinary Institute of America’s

BREAKFAST & BRUNCHES

contains over 175 new recipes from the World’s Premier Culinary College.  Several of my favorite recipes are:  Cheddar & Thyme Muffins page 43, Banana Nut Loaf page 47, Making English Muffins from Scratch!, Banana Pancakes with Blueberry Maple Syrup page 119, Cheese Blintzes with Mixed Berry Sauce page 129, and Garlic Cheese Grits page 172.  When my friend, Ann visits from Baton Rouge, Lousiana I make these for her.  She travels with her own Grits for breakfast each morning but these dazzle her. The Tabasco and the cayenne pepper give them a little kick! 

Add new life to your breakfast or brunches; pick up this cookbook at our local “Powell’s Book Store”,  the largest book store west of the Mississippi River. 

Bon Appetit! 

More pictures to follow in the coming weeks!