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Just before the holidays I was out at Ayers Creek Farm helping Carol and Anthony g

Just when I start thinking we 21st Century types are soooooo smart, someon

I have long been an admirer of Daum, who I know slightly. What I know very well is what she writes about in her essay "Haterade," on the reactions one receives as a writer of opinion, of the culture, of practically anything at all. A snip:

The How to Cook Everything iPhone/Ipad application, is based on the best-selling book by Mark Bittman. I’ve seen it advertised on Culinate.com for ages, but haven’t gotten a chance to try it until recently. From the opening screen, I was impressed.

12/30 – latest restaurant updates added. Once again, the definitive guide to New Year’s eve in Portland! 45 Restaurants with special events. At the bottom, five that are open New Year’s Day. Happy New

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When I say the word "brewer," what comes to mind? A bearded guy in big rubber boots? Well, it

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Update: They now have a website! Last week, I was charmed by a sandwich. True story. I stopped by the soft opening of Brass Tack Sandwiches, located on the corner of N Fremont & N Vancouver, and I continue to look back, wistfully. This new deli has creative vegan, vegetarian and omni options, including housemade [...]

My friend Chrissie Zaerpoor at Kookoolan Fa

So now I'm in Vancouver, BC. I've been here previously to visit a friend (and to go to Vancouver, of course!). My friend still lives here but he's currently on a long-ass honeymoon, so no hang out with him. It's nice to have a free place to stay. Especially when, on the first day, your car gets towed out of a spot that we t

Spanish Octopus with Tails and Trotters Pork

Today I'm announcing that there is concrete evidence proving beyond a sh

Oh, what a luxurious French Fridays with Dorie! Red meat! Brandy! Cream! And all on a Thursday night too. First things first, I was actually g

And I was on such a roll...So, Day 25: Someone who fascinates you and whyCelebrities, all of them, big (Alicia Silverstone) and small (you know, that one girl who played that one small part in that one movie a few years ago?). If I recognize you from tv, I will most likely be interested how you're '

It’s true! One would think it would be locally roasted coffee, but I have a whole lot of random tea bags waiting for me at home. I picked up a few coupons and sampled most of the new vegan items amongst the vegetarian (more on this below), got my Field Roast on, did several shots [...]

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Update 4/1/2011 Wow, dusting this one off! Bamboo Garden is one of Seattle’s classic vegetarian/vegan Chinese establishments and great for when you have that Chinese food craving that Portland can’t always hit – especially if you have time to hit …

So, I recently took a Cultured Chevre making class through Urban Cheesecraft & the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability* and it

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I originally met Rahul Vora not in person but through his

Bun Rieu at Pho An Sandy Whether you want to avoid seeing people making googly eyes and kissie faces at each other whil

Update: Stepping into one of our very first reviews with some sad news: Backspace Cafe in Old Town is no longer all vegetarian. They have added hormone free meat sandwiches onto the menu. Please let them know your thoughts. The new Winter … Continue rea

From CNBC.com – America’s Top Foodie Cities: Sperlings Best Places crunched numbers, using the following city data: ratio of local restaurants to chain restaurants, number of Whole Foods and cook

                  I had forgotten to blog about these two  delicious, easy, economical and healthy (vegetarian) kale and cannellini bean recipes. You won’t be surprised to learn the recipes come from my friend Ivy Manning, cookbook author extraordinaire who is known to wor

Looking for somewhere to spend New Year’s Eve? Here’s the 2010 list with all the details! Happy New Year everyone! Beaverton: Monteaux’s Public House - Ring in the New Year with style in suburbia! Chef Michael Keskin’s epic menu: Arti

Catching up on news that is interesting, I present a deluge to match the rain outside your window. According to the Portland Business Journal, Ruth’s Chris is moving to Pacific Center over at 851 SW 6th Avenue: The Heathrow, Fla.-based chain will transform a 9,400-square-foot retail space int

(Took pictures, they will eventually come!!)I was excited to get asked to try out the whole Vegetarian Feast from Hood River, Oregon's Turtle Islands Food Company. (I just found out they spell is Tofurky, not Tofurkey...which is kinda weird, no?) I've had the Tofurky Roast before,

Grand Central Bakery Pies Andina Restaurant is holding a Peruvian Thanksgiving o

For most vegans, veganism isn't all about food, it's also about not wearing animal products. For some reason, vegetarians aren't as into this belief. I asked my sister, a pescatarian, aka seafood-eating vegetarian, about this. She buys leather shoes, but wasn't interested in buying a leather couch (I believe that's because

This is a soup I have known about for sometime, but only just recently made. It’s from the Moosewood Cookbook and is, in

The Stumptown Vegans Travel! Travel Feature Name of Establishment: The Mirkwood and Shire Cafe How Vegan-Friendly is it? 100% Vegetarian, with easy substitutions of Daiya vegan cheese Location: Northern Washington:  117 E Division St Arlington, WA 98223 What’s comparable in PDX? If …

I think it's finally played itself out and, frankly, it came just in time. Tomato season, dela

In every way June is the quintessential Portland restaurant–overstated under

My first experience with shell beans was a disaster. I'd seen them in the store packaged i

The Food Network has announced that the popular downtown restaurant will be featured in th

June 21st 2010 was the first day of summer. We closed the doors to Little Red Bike Cafe the very next day. Even without a cafe to cook in, or maybe because of it, we were determined to make this summer all about food. I suppose it was an easy cure for our breakup with the cafe. In times of crisis the tendency is to return t

I've been finding myself in poor health this last month or so, with various ailments coming and going. I've always considered myself to be "healthy as a horse" (wtf kind of phrase is that??) and have never been to the hospital, just urgent care for a 4 wheeler accident and the normal chicken pox crap. Oh, and I have back pr

No longer relegated to picnics and vegetarian menus, quinoa makes its mark in the spirits world with the U.S. launch of Fair Quinoa Vodka from the Fair Trade Spirits Company, the world’s first...

Though the Plant Cafe is perhaps most famous in veg circles for their house-made Plant Burger,

Sometimes it's reassuring to know that I'm not the only one who's a little cuckoo about

With all the hoopla over locavores, 100-mile diets and plowing up lawns to make gardens, you'd th