Our Slow Food Portland board chair, Michael Albert, recently showcased his culinary creativity at the "How Have You Bean" event hosted at Wellspent Market on December 1st. For those who relished the dish and for our community eager to recreate it at home, here's the vegetarian version of a Southern classic—Hoppin' John.

This is a southern dish traditionally served on New Year’s Day over rice using black-eyed peas. If Butterscotch beans are available, they are a great substitute, otherwise, navy or cannellini beans will work great. The best version uses dried beans soaked overnight, but canned will do.

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Have you made it to one of our recent Conviviums? If so, you may have sampled one of our board member’s tasty treats, her Olive Oil Cake. We're thrilled to share this beloved recipe with our Slow Food Portland community. This cake is rather simple and will only be as good as the olive oil you use (hint: splurge for the good stuff, at least for the final drizzle), highlighting the deliciousness of the oil. This cake pairs wonderfully with fresh fruit and whipped cream

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When was the last time you thought about the biodiversity of your diet? For the Slow Food Movement, protecting and defending the biodiversity of cherished food products is a top priority. One of the ways this work manifests is through the online catalog The Ark of Taste.

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