Another great weekend in Portland. Temperatures soared but there were still lots of ways to stay cool, enjoy loved ones and bask in all of summer’s heat-shimmered glory.
Here are five things I loved about Portland this weekend.…
Eating, shopping, & living in a modern Mayberry
Another great weekend in Portland. Temperatures soared but there were still lots of ways to stay cool, enjoy loved ones and bask in all of summer’s heat-shimmered glory.
Here are five things I loved about Portland this weekend.…
Yes, it’s been almost 100 degrees around here — but a girl still has to provide grub for her hungry crew.
My solution? Picnics, potlucks, and quick meals that don’t heat up the kitchen but provide lots of flavor and sustenance….
I’ve yet to find a stress-busting strategy that works better for me than getting in the kitchen and cooking away the worries….
There’s a certain pleasure in handing over the reins for dinner — especially when it’s almost 100 degrees out and tasty tacos and puckery pomegranate margaritas await….
Baby, it’s hot outside.
And yet still there are potlucks to go to, block parties to drop by, picnics to attend — and it seems like every invite comes with the ubiquitous “bring a dish to share.”…
On Father’s Day, some men dream of unlimited rounds of golf. Others of brewpubs. Or hammocks.
But how many fantasize of nearly unlimited homemade sushi rolls?…
What happens when a talented cook is truly given free reign to make the food of his imagination without restraints or a nod to convention?…
It seems now that every neighborhood in Portland has its own signature bakery, and each one is so noteworthy that it alone merits a drive across town.
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Sometimes in our far-flung quest for pleasure and thrills, we forget those treasures right underfoot….