Vol Au Vent, Feuilletés Aux Fruits De Mer

Oregon is an Eden for food lovers. In Portland, where I live, it seems on every corner there's a Farmer's Market bursting with the colors of the latest harvest. This weekend I found orange beets, glowing Meyer lemons, delicate watercress and the last of the fading avocados.  I have my favorite spots for seafood, too - like the Flying Fish Company's seafood shack at Kruger's Market on Hawthorne, or Phil's Meats with scallops the size of my fist.

I learned last weekend that, despite the plethora of markets scattered around town, the absolute best place to get Oregon seafood - particularly crab - is right out of Tillamook Bay. Thanks to some good friends who took me crabbing, I now have about 4 pounds of unbelievably fresh crab meat to play with.