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VOODOO DOUGHNUTS

April 1, 2015

 

Voodoo Donut Fritter Face

It seems that every city has a signature box that is recognized world-wide.

New York has a blue box with elegant black lettering. Paris has an orange box with a handsome chocolate font.

Can you guess which box has become synonymous with Portland? Does this fritter as big as a face give you a clue?

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Filed Under: Eat Portland, Favorite Portland Outings, Uncategorized

PINE STATE BISCUITS

March 28, 2015

Reggie Deluxe at Pine State Biscuit

 

Do you know those nature shows which document a predator as it stalks its prey?

I witnessed it in person. Oliver vs. Reggie Deluxe. Who would come out the victor?…

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Filed Under: Eat Portland, Favorite Portland Outings, Sandwiches, Uncategorized Tagged With: biscuit, sandwich

PORK TENDERLOINS WITH SPICY MANGO – AVOCADO SALSA

March 23, 2015

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If I had my drothers, I would probably eat burritos a couple times a week. Something about the rice, the warm meat, the salsa, all of it — just thinking about it gets me salivating. …

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FIVE USES FOR LEFTOVER GIFTWRAP

March 21, 2015

imageHappy Birthday Vintage WrapimageEver been to a birthday party and you had to suffer through the wait as the honoree carefully unwrapped the paper?

Guess what? I’m that nut. Before you get all up in my grill about it, hear me out. I have a good reason to be saving all that paper (and to BOLO for vintage paper in my travels) as I reuse it for all sorts of things….

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Filed Under: Incorporating Vintage at Home in Portland, Uncategorized

MEALS ON WHEELS – GOOEY CARAMEL BUTTER BARS

March 19, 2015

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Firsts of all kinds carry the greater burden of memory and expectation….

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MEALS ON WHEELS – POTATO, LEEK AND ASPARAGUS SOUP WITH CILANTRO PESTO

March 11, 2015

+Potato, Leek and Asparagus Soup

In our hearts, we Portlanders knew it was just a matter of time. It’s a good thing I prepared myself mentally, or it would have been really unnerving.

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MEALS ON WHEELS – OATMEAL PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

March 6, 2015

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Hybrids seem to be all the rage in the car world but who knew they worked with cookies, too?

Simpler is usually better but sometimes a baked good comes along that combines the best of various worlds and you can’t help but find a place in an already crowded recipe file.
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Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert, Uncategorized Tagged With: cookies, meals on wheels

PORTLAND FARMERS MARKET AT PSU

March 4, 2015

PSU Farmer's Market Lot, 2/28

Saturday I woke up to good news….

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Filed Under: Eat Portland, Favorite Portland Outings, Uncategorized

LOVEJOY BAKERY

March 1, 2015

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Beautiful, brainy, and beguiling. Which girl has it all?

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That’s who.

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Filed Under: Favorite Portland Outings, Sandwiches, Uncategorized Tagged With: bakery, sandwich

POK POK DRINKING VINEGARS

February 26, 2015

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Do you know how the world can divided up by blood types?

I think the same thing holds true in the eating community; people are either Vinegar Positive or Vinegar Negative. …

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Filed Under: Favorite Portland Products, Uncategorized Tagged With: Pok Pok, vinegar

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