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COMFORT FOODS CAROUSEL

February 5, 2017

Fried Egg on Tabor Bread Toast

Take days on end of frigid, icy rain. Add in one tumultuous week of political news. Mix in liberal amounts of stress from finals weeks for the kids. Lastly, add one dog who’s limping around and a husband on big-time deadlines.

What does this add up to?…

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Filed Under: Bars & Brownies, Dessert, Eat Portland, Egg, My Favorite Things, Recipes, Soups

SEVEN REASONS WHY YOU WANT TO HIT COSTCO THIS MONTH

December 8, 2016

Costco WIne Department

Experience has shown me that there is one word that is perhaps more divisive than almost any other….

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Filed Under: My Favorite Things

SUMMER COCKTAILS ON THE HAMMOCK

July 12, 2016

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It was after a recent Girls Night Out that I had my Eureka moment.…

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Filed Under: My Favorite Things, Recipes Tagged With: cocktails

LOCAL COLOR AND CALIFORNIA HO!

June 14, 2016

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We spent the weekend sopping up local color– and enjoying small pleasures close to home.…

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Filed Under: Favorite Portland Outings, My Favorite Things

IN PRAISE OF PORCHES AND DROP-OFFS

May 7, 2016

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When I first moved here thirteen years ago, I remember being bowled over by all the big front porches I spied everywhere.…

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Filed Under: Incorporating Vintage at Home in Portland, My Favorite Things, Pure Portland Tagged With: porch

APRIL IN PORTLAND: PICNICS, PUPPIES, PINOLO AND PALS

April 11, 2016

Pizza Party Portland

Here’s a funny thing about April in Portland; while a good part of the country is still dealing with winter’s wrath, we might just be out basking in the rays.…

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Filed Under: Favorite Portland Outings, Incorporating Vintage at Home in Portland, My Favorite Things, Parties, Soups

MAN FOOD WEEKEND, SUPERBOWL AND THE CHARACTER OF TRUE LEADERS

February 9, 2016

Fletcher Bacon, Portland

I blame my dietary excesses on the lead-up to the Superbowl….

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Filed Under: Beef & Pork, Eat Portland, My Favorite Things

CHEX SNACK MIX AND THE HEARTBREAK OF FOOTBALL

January 21, 2016

Chex Mix for Football

It’s been said that it’s better to have loved and lost than never having loved at all.

If you’re a football fan and you’ve just seen your team eliminated in the playoffs, right now you might think otherwise.…

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Filed Under: Eat Portland, My Favorite Things

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