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Monday, December 31, 2012



a december to remember:

trip to phoenix: 
* go picnic box
* waldo's bbq
* peanut butter blossom cookies
* sausage mushroom pizza
* spinach crepes
* veggie sandwich & bruschetta & prickly pear lemonade & a scone at queen creek olive mill
* my dad's prime rib & mormon potatoes at julie's
* eggs benedict at TJ Eggington (thanks dad!)
* pumpkin soup & quiche
* ann's homemade cranberry bread
* veggie burrito & RC w/ sven at guadalajara's
* at the airport california pizza kitchen bbq chicken pizza & coke

then: 
* sven's toasted quinoa wrap
* theo mirepoix caramels (mushroom, carrot, fennel, celery)
* payday snacks
* mcdonald's hamburger
* meatloaf burger and tater tots and chai latte at mcmenamin's after the BTA meeting in Oregon City
* sven's hot buttered rum (OH SO GOOD!)
* bland harry & david jam cookies
* elephant's deli squash tart
* frozen pizza hut slice
* broccolini & ranch
* chicken mushroom sandwich & bbq chips at compnw
* corn dog
* two caramel apple empanadas from taco bell (that was a mistake)
* frozen palak paneer
* tea & Baked Manju at jasmine pearl tea after 23 sandy show w/ brian, katura & chris
* pok pok special & lychee drinking vinegar & coconut water w/ brian (papaya salad was SO SPICY!)
* two snack-sized paydays
* burrito sven made me after a long bike ride
* michaelangelo's lasagne
* another delicious sven burrito
* pringles
* skittles
* hardboiled eggs
* half a peanut butter and jelly
* einstein brothers turkey bagel sandwich & pickle
* sven's delicious burrito w/ guacamole
* elephant's deli brisket w/ spiced apricots, mashed potatoes, gingerbread parfait & a coke
* compnw: big town hero prime sandwich, bbq chips, a cup of pears in syrup, oreos
* my first mountain dew in months
* gin & tonic at a hidden speakeasy! on 12/12/12
* compnw: prime sandwich, bbq chips, canned fruit, oreos and quarter pounder
* compnw: taco salad, tortilla chips, salsa & oreos
* grand central ot ohsu: half grinder (blech) and half chutney turkey sandwich w/ bbq chips and gingerbread cookie
* candy cane season!
* more homemade peanut butter blossom cookies
* sven's burrito (not as good this time; we don't know why)
* pringles
* a fruit cup
* a breadstick
* gingerbread cookies from a mix (some of them with the puerh tea i picked up at jasmine pearl: very nice combo!)
* a hard-boiled egg that almost got mixed into cookie dough
* frozen spinach cream pasta
* veggie plate
* several homemade veggie snack packs (with things like carrots, celery, broccolini, roasted red peppers, black olives, apples, pears, edamame, clementines, mixed fruit w/ homemade ranch and fresh-ground peanut butter and parmesan tapenade and white bean basil hummus)
* michaelangelo's meat lasagne
* bread w/ olive oil & homegrown rosemary
* homemade risotto
* spinach salad
* toast w/ leeann's homemade orange jam & freshly-ground honey roasted peanut butter
* more puerh tea
* veggie snack pack
* elephant's deli shortrib sandwich fries & mini coconut cream pie &  dr. pepper
* homemade breakfast burrito
* ohsu: half turkey half roast beef sandwich, bbq chips & gingerbread cookie
* ohsu maple bar: bad idea
* elephant's deli salmon salad
* homemade pumpkin soup
* sven's kale confetti salad w/ soy
* another homemade breakfast burrito
* ohsu: half ham sandwich (we both hate the grinder), bbq chips & chocolate chip cookie
* elephant's deli salad w/ elephant's deli teriyaki salmon
* some snacks at bridget's end of the world party
* a mini turkey bacon avocado sandwich at big town hero
* a kids popcorn pack at the hobbit
* cheese stick at hot dog on a stick after the hobbit
* pumpkin quinoa kale curry
* part of a hotlips strawberry soda
* steamed spinach w/ olive oil, balsamic, garlic salt, red pepper flakes & almonds (omg so good!)
* xmas eve baked brie w/ apple, pear, spiced nuts, quince paste, apricot jam, fig & red onion jam from AZ olive mill, sven's homemade cranberry sauce, mustard, homemade roasted tomato spread
* xmas snack plates: cheese, olives, crackers & dips, pastries & cookies, veggies & ranch, bbq meatball crackers
* cranberry sparklers
* sticky rice puerh tea
* homemade french onion soup
* homemade shepherd's pie
* sven's homemade rum raisin bar w/ homemade caramel
* breakfast tea & cookies
* pumpkin soup & veggies
* sweet & spicy pecans
* fairytale brownies we got for xmas
* chocorooms
* the last of the roasted pumpkin soup
* roasted brussels sprouts w/ balasamic
* brussels leaf mustard salad
* mini stroopwaffle
* sven made me a bean & cheese burrito
* trader joe's beef stroganoff
* two einstein brothers tasty turkey sandwich (after an awkward BOGO issue)
* chris & katura's homemade tapioca pudding (thanks!)
* 5 pix frambois pyramids
* shepherd's pie at milwaukie kitchen & wine and a hazelnut orange cookie
* cranberry orange tea cake w/ tea
* homemade iced gingerbread cookies w/ tea
* a shotglass of sven's homemade caramel w/ egg nog & a spiced pecan (wow.)
* paydays while biking in the cold
* homemade chile rellaons via katura's recipe
* spinach salad w/ manzanita lime dressing & "cotija," 
* chocolate chip fairytale brownie w/ sven's homemade caramel & dusted with chipotle chocolate
*  half a glass of champagne w/ hibiscus flowers & syrup halfway up powell butte with the fireworks glittering below us in the cold

Friday, November 30, 2012



thankful that food is no longer one of my worries:

* butternut squash tart
* yogurt & homemade crepes for sven's birthday
* jalapeño corn fritters coke and bad nachos at columbia river brewing for sven's birthday, and a coke
* pumpkin spice dot cupcake
* mountain dew, popcorn and turkish delight at the hollywood for sven's birthday
* crepe w/ red pepper spread & roasted carrot quinoa salad
* twix
* schnitzelwich at big pink (delicious and messy)
* bitters & sprite
* pepsi
* halloween leftovers: reeses peanut butter cups, almond joys, twix
* chicken noodle soup mix
* saint cupcake smoked chai caramel
* toast w/ peanut butter & leeann's orange jam
* biscuits & gravy and a coke
* fentiman's cherry tree cola
* pastry girl's lemon marscapone tart (very nice. and the crust is amazing!)
* orange ginger cream cookie
* general tso's chicken from china star
* fortune cookie w/ caramel
* roast beef sandwich and wild lime dry soda at milwaukie kitchen & wine
* papa john's gourmet vegetarian pizza during election night party
* golden raisin scone
* snack-sized paydays
* fried cauliflower salad (delicious), french onion soup, house ginger ale and apple pie at grain & gristle
* salsa i biked 12 miles to get
* apple cheddar scone from milwaukie kitchen and wine
* lemon almond cake
* chicken marsala, salad, mashed potatoes, cheesecake bite and pepsi at ohsu
* bland noodle bowl, weak "salad" and a bad coke at shigezo
* leftover chicken noodle soup with softened smoked mozzarella (nice)
* italian sandwich and mountain dew at compnw
* new seasons chocolate chip cookies
* leftover crepes w/ smoked salmon & pepper cream cheese
* baked potato w/ butter yogurt steak seasons mushrooms fried onions chives
* half a burgerville pumpkin smoothie i shared with sven after we went to a tour at angels (gahhhh!)
* bacon cakes, eggs, hashbrowns and a coke at oliver's w/ mph
* corn griddle cakes w/ mushroom gravy and iced tea at kennedy school (eh. sauce was too salty)
* mike's homemade chocolate-chocolate chip cookies, cheese, crackers & lady grey tea at shu-ju's art opening
* the last of the stoked bbq lasagne (sadly never to be eaten again!)
* chicken crema, salad, lemon cake, rice, pepsi at ohsu
* rueben from big ass sandwich in the new row food cart pod
* coke slurpee
* tea w/ milk & agave sven made for me when i came home from a long wet bike ride
* india house buffet & mango juice w/ kamron
* a few bites of ruby jewel caramel apple ice cream w/ kamron
* elephant's deli holiday brisket
* elephant's deli sesame chicken salad, apple pie & a coke
* trader joe's smoked almonds
* sven's toasted quinoa korma wrap
* sven's amazing homemade hot buttered rum (using caramel as the batter!)
* elephant's deli cinnamon roll & a slice of brisket
* spinach mushroom chicken w/ couscous & spinach salad, pepsi & cheesecake bite at ohsu
* killer burger w/ peanut butter, fries & a coke
* half roast beef, half egg salad sandwich, cookie & pepsi at ohsu mmi
* pho at psu pho place (alas, i left half of it at there)
* reeses pieces, popcorn & dr. pepper at omsi imax batman
* amy's cheese burrito
* mcdonald's cheddar bacon onion burger
* sven's homemade split pea soup
* sven's homemade caramel shooters (one silky caramel and one brown sugar caramel)
* homemade smoked salmon hash
* another of sven's miraculous homemade buttered rums
* homemade smoked salmon omelet & elephant's deli cinnamon roll
* california pizza kitchen: moroccan chicken salad, half a mushroom pizza & part of a cranberry cooler
* another hot buttered rum
* lentil soup & tortilla for breakfast
* smoked salmon salad
* starbucks small hibiscus cooler (thanks sven!)
* elephant's deli fried chicken & pasta special, apple pie
* amy's southwestern burrito
* new seasons chocolate chip cookies
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thanksgiving:
* poached egg, kale, quinoa, magic sauce
* apple cider
* quorn roast, stuffing, cranberry sauce, potatoes, green beans, biscuits
* snacks: apple, smoked almonds, red peppers, black olives, broccolini, carrots, ranch dressing, havarti dill, smoked gouda (not as good as the one i brought back from SF!), social crackers, rice crackers
* caramel pumpkin pie & whipped cream
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* small chai and a cup of lentils at beaterville after the soggy scarf ride
* thanksgiving leftovers
* chili cheese fries using cheese sauce I made in the pressure cooker
* half a turkey sandwich w/ tater tots and half a terminator stout milkshake at mcmenamin's w/ dang  & sven
* popcorn at ephemory
* passionfruit and rose macaroons at the new pix w/ dang & sven
* the chatfield & iced tea at pine state biscuits (thanks, dan!)
* snackbox: red pepper & broccoli & mushrooms w/ ranch, olives, cheese & crackers
* trader joe's multigrain pilaf and veggie italian sausage
* magic sauce, shrimp & quinoa
* cabbage salad a sad sven made for me
* apple strudel from safeway
* all-day veggie & fruit snack pack from safeway (very appealing!)
* chicken tenders from burgerville with honey mustard suace (not fresh
* unfortunately)
* hot buttered rum after my biopsy
* spicy beef & broccoli from trader joe's
* ham sandwich and prime sandwich from big town hero + sunchips
* bbq foster burger, some fries and a root beer float w/ jalex after the last class at bcm
* auntie anne's pretzel dog
* garlic pretzel and cinnamon pretzel and a small coke
* poached egg w/ quiona kale & magic sauce (thanks sven)
* sven's pumpkin caramel po
* turkey chutney sandwich chips & cookie at ohsu

Wednesday, October 31, 2012



october had a lot of traveling, for work & play:

* trader joe's chicken tikka masala
* cherry pepsi
* pho when i was sick
* eating at the coast: steamed clams (delicious!), cake i had to eat with a room key because i had no utensils (but that experience has prompted me to always carry a spork), meatloaf burger (really delicious but i shouldn't have ordered tater tots AND salad), pizza, orange julius
* sukkot w/ jalex: butternut squash soup, salad, roasted vegetables, cabbage slaw, chicken broccoli alfredo, homemade challah & butter, cake & ice cream, a tiny bit of menage a trois wine & even less manischevitz
* peanut butter & pumpkin pie sandwich split w/ sven
* bob's red mill soup mix & arugula salad
* in seattle: hand pies, ice cream & chocolate w/ dang and then thai w/ brian & reed, and then a mountain dew for the way home
* pearl bakery gibassier after sven lost his hat
* bento box w/ salmon teriyaki, tempura, california rolls, lavendar lemonade
* mio "green thunder" which tastes like cough syrup :P
* chicken mcnuggets
* cheese plate: delicious rarebit, melon with coriander & salt, basil lemonade
* elephant's deli cobb salad
* elephant's deli raspberry chiffon cake
* elephant's deli red quinoa roasted carrot salad
* elephant's deli sandwiches chips and part of a pepsi at ohsu
* new seasons roast beef sandwich
* a bunch of "social crackers"
* new seasons samosas
* "smoked" lasagne from stoked bbq & breadsticks (SO GOOD. i bought extra just to freeze for later)
* maple waffle from whoo hoo waffles
* apple pies from london pasty company
* sven's homemade butternut squash soup
* part of a beef burrito w/ beans salsa & chips at lebanon
* part of a v8 fusion
* a mountain dew voltage (gaaaaaaack!)
* cherry pie & shortbread cookie from lebanon store (that shortbread cookie was very good, but when i went back the next week they didn't have them)
* chili cheese corndog from the other lebanon market
* biwa w/ brian: sashimi trout set w/ gyoza, salad, soup, lamb, cantaloupe shiso sorbet, genmai soda, black pepper soda
* wendy's w/ brian: single, fries, wild berry lemonade though i asked for tea, some of brian's frosty
* part of a berry frio at the convention center (good but i was too full to drink the whole thing!)
* a chicken taco bowl at lebanon
* a piece of chocolate john gave us
* a "pizza stick"
* some potato chips
* a breakfast sandwich
* a pizza stick
* a bean & beef burrito
* a fountain pepsi
* a roast beef sandwich
* a can of pepsi
* chips
* cookie
* veggie grill: baja salad, half of sven's hot wings & part of an arnold palmer
* some frozen yogurt after whitebird
* some chicken tacos w/ rice, chips, salsa & refried beans
* tamale & bean & beef burrito
* a square of honeycomb chocolate
* black bean soup from a mix that i still managed to screw up (pressure cooking for an hour made everything taste like mud -- but the beans were nicely cooked)
* at uws: string cheese, bitters, granola bar, a slice of turkey roll, a few mini twix
* arugula salad w/ sahale pistachios
* a slice of pizza
* speculoos and cookies
* cheese plate w/ sven after open studios: rarebit, mushroom pate & spiced apple cider
* mushrooms stuffed w/ pepper cream cheese
* sour cream & onion chips (thanks sven)
* chicken chili soup mix (better!)
* baked potato w/ bacon bits, butter, sour cream, chives, cheddar cheese, fried onions, steak seasoning
* halloween candy
* samosa & chutney
* apple & cheese
* potato corn chowder soup mix (eh)
* speculoos on cookies
* sven's homemade rarebit & cabbage salad
* harry & david galettes
* trader joe's meat & potatoes (not bad, esp. w/ steak seasoning added!)
* spaghetti & meatballs & a roy rogers from cartlandia
* a small new seasons apple pie
* fruit at ohsu
* burgerville pumpkin smoothie & chicken tenders w/ honey mustard
* a taste of sven's homemade caramel
* leftover meat & potatoes w/ sven's sauteed mushrooms
* sven's homemade cabbage salad
* sf trip w/ sven for einstein on the beach: apricots, crackers, two taco bell bean burritos, mcdonald's coke, carl's jr hamburger cold fries & coke, several small cokes at leeann & dean's
* smoked gouda, bread, apples, figs, lemon cake, samosa, butterscotch cookie at sunnyvale farmer's market
* coke slurpee at 7-11 at the end of a long day's explorations
* dean's homemade scallops pasta & salad
* honey bun
* poached egg w/ toast & leeann's homemade orange jam
* sonic burger (meh) with cheddar peppers, tater tots w/ chili, cherry limeade slushee
* burrito supreme, apple empanada, and coke at taco bell

Sunday, September 30, 2012



September's best discovery was the Stoked BBQ cart at Cartlandia. Wish I could eat there more often!

* sauvie island: an ice cream sandwich at the reeder's country store and a chili dog w/ cheese & onions at the island cove cafe
* tuna salad on toast
* apple cider, stuffed burger w/ pesto & mozzarella, and small salad at mcmenamin's (thanks kristen & todd!)
* homemade quesadilla
* half an avocado w/ lime salt & chili powder
* elephant's ear at art in the pearl
* twice-baked potato at cartlandia
* tortilla chips w/ salsa mixed with sour cream because it is SO HOT
* lentils w/ magic sauce & spinach
* tuna salad sandwich on homemade bread
* snack-sized paydays
* elephant's deli bbq beef w/ mashed potatoes & kale slaw, salad, coke, lemon chifon cake bite, peach pie slice
* elephant's deli smoked turkey chipotle wrap
* snacks at compnw: lays potato chips, doritos, mini twix, sweet & salty granola bar
* figs
* elephant's deli chicken enchilada verde (sadly with a bone in it!)
* a corn dog on the way to a job in lebanon
* compnw snacks: lay's potato chips & a sweet & salty granola bar 
* popeye's breast & biscuit after lebanon
* amy's samosa wrap
* starbucks bottled frappuccino
* cherry pepsi
* bitters mixed w/ sprite (i haven't drunk mountain dew since i discovered this combo. *gasp*)
* compnw: big town hero roast beef sandwich & chips
* carl's jr. western star & part of a cookie after compnw
* grilled cheese bites, house made ginger beer and watermelon jicama salad at magnolia's corner before NWAF (that ginger beer was great!)
* popcorn at the hollywood during NWAF (thanks for standing in line for us, nick!)
* coke at moon & sixpence after NWAF (thanks, sven!)
* elephant's deli cinnamon roll
* frozen shahi panneer meal
* amy's chili w/ sour cream, green onions & farmer's market tortilla chips
* homemade spinach & feta omelet w/ toast & strawberry jam using homemade bread
* elephant's deli fish sandwich while watching jaws w/ michaelmas
* limeade (thanks, michaelmas)
* two elephant's deli fruit tarts (they're better when they're 50% off!)
* a coke
* elephant's deli shortrib dinner w/ potatoes & broccoli
* a few muscat grapes that are ripe (but grapes totally puzzle me; we have big bunches that raisin up before they ever get actually ripe)
* new seasons chocolate chips cookies
* subway chicken bacon ranch flatbread & a chocolate chip cookie
* more figs (but sadly, no adriatic figs this year!)
* totino's pizza rolls after someone shot paintballs at our house
* big spinach & trout salad w/ nectarines
* homemade pesto pizza w/ farmer's market tomatoes & fresh basil
* the laziest spinach salad in the world
* the cupcake i bought for my 39th birthday on 39th ave
* stakeout snacks (hard boiled eggs, cheese & crackers, smoked almonds
* cherry pepsi, chocolate chip cookies)
* BBQ brisket sandwich at little piggy cartlandia
* pepsi & dr. pepper mix while out & about
* brown butter chocolate chip cookie at cartlandia
* tea & "sea glass" candy samples at jasmine pearl
* orange juice at TBA life coach event
* grilled hangar steak w/ potatoes & chimichurri sauce at mkt (good, but for that money i want great and i don't want to be hungry at 11 p.m.) and a mixed drink w/ honey lime juice and mint
* leftover smoked trout
* black beans from oliver's mixed w/ farmer's market salsa & farmer's market chips
* breakfast burrito from oliver's (much better w/ farmer's market salsa)
* snacks at uws osce (granola bar, banana, nuts, orange, Pepsi)
* lunch at uws osce (sack lunch from elephants deli: ham & cheese sandwich, chips, chocolate chip cookie, shortbread cookie)
* dinner at OHSU: chicken salad sandwich
* little big burger cheeseburger fries & coke w/ michaelmas, which we ate in the good sam courtyard
* salt & straw buttered popcorn and pink peppercorn ice cream
* chocolate caramel pretzel stick from milwaukie chocolatier enchanté
* stoked bbq brisket sandwich (so good i almost cried) & free cornbread (thanks!)
* tortilla chips & salsa
* crazy eel roll at a sushi place on sunnyside
* root beer frozen yogurt at divine
* barq's root beer
* cornbread w/ butter & maple syrup
* part of an italian sandwich at compnw (meh)
* pizza hut super supreme & a barq's root beer while sven is in ottawa (half of which i froze for later)
* a mezza plate at nicholas in gresham (which turns out to be a perfect biking meal: easy to eat, fast, easy to pack, nutritious, protein). the falafal & lamb pie were disappointing but everything else was good
* a peach drink
* a piece of pita the size of a table (most which i took home, tore into manageable pieces and froze for later)
* trader joe's lasagne
* trader joe's raspberry macaroon cake (wow!)
* trader joe's butter chicken (hot)
* elephant's deli stuffed pork w/ roasted potatoes & kale white bean salad, willamette valley salad, peach pie, ginger soda
* homemade arugula salad
* poutine from potato champion after whitebird
* trader joe's lamb vindaloo (SO SPICY even with three large tablespoons of sour cream added! SO HOT i couldn't finish)
* burger king chicken parmesan sandwich (alas i'm still looking for a good one) & a child-sized coke & a minibon (mini cinnabon)
* a pumpkin pie peanut butter sandwich for michaelmas
* malted plum ice cream
* candied fennel
* 2 samosas
* lamb tikka masala
* snacks at harvest century (like bits of bagel/cream cheese/jam, bananas, apples, etc)
* dinner at harvest century (potato salad, german sausage, salad, corn on the cob, spice cake). tried to drink a beer but it really isn't my thing
* pizza & root beer at flying pie pizza for cecilia's birthday + part of a slice of gluten free cake

Friday, August 31, 2012


i ate a lot of delicious food in August, it looks like.


* taco bell cantina burrito

* mountain dew

* homemade sun tea

* homemade chicken noodle soup (5mins in pressure cooker! brilliant!)

* cherry pepsi

* homemade biscuits w/ garlic butter made with a miscalculated self-made dry mix (they could have been worse!)

* homemade muffins (more like blueberry bread rolls; let's hope i make a better mix next time)

* honey-mustard brussels sprouts w/ pecans & cranberries

* farmer's market chips & salsa

* orange creamsicle

* sausage cheese biscuit

* texas whopper (blech)

* small glass of cherry pepsi

* oregon chai green tea latte (the last box; they discontinued it!)

* homemade pesto pizza (wow! delicious!)

* root beer

* homemade bruschetta

* lemon square

* birthday: noosa yogurt & granola, apples w/ peanut butter, tom's diner on 39th (pancakes eggs w/ cheese, sausage, half of sven's hashbrowns, half an RC), 10-20 otter pops, a slice of ceclilia's homemade upside down plum cake, a drumstick ice cream

* tortilla chips & salsa

* homemade blueberry pancakes & sausage

* homemade panzanella salad w/ farmer's market cherry tomatoes

* homemade watermelon fresca

* homemade cucumber salad

* avocado w/ lime, salt & chili

* more tortilla chips & salsa

* lemon cookie ice cream

* a bowl of quinoa, kale, fried egg & the last of the magic sauce

* large salad w/ homemade buttermilk blue cheese dressing

* cherry pepsi

* blackberries picked from powell butte on our anniversary

* elephant's deli chicken enchilada verde

* elephant's deli berry parfait

* a coke

* chez machine for svenniversary: delicious vegetarian french onion soup, an excellent sausage crepe, a coke

* swirl frozen yogurt (meh)

* elephant's deli speck ham tarts

* elephant's deli marionberry scones

* carl's jr. western bacon cheeseburger

* dr. pepper

* whatchamacallit

* sweet & salty granola bar

* new seasons turkey apple ficelle

* carrots w/ homemade blue cheese dressing

* big salad

* pupusa at cartlandia

* amy's southwestern burrito

* elephant's deli eclair (which totally put me into a food coma)

* orange creamsicle

* trout salad

* salt & straw ice cream w/ linda (hops & apricot, sweet corn)

* homemade chicken pesto red onion pizza (perfect!)

* salad (thanks sven!)

* donut holes

* 2 cupcakes from kamron's post-bar soiree

* part of a cowboy steak wrap, tater tots & rc at white eagle before bridgepedal

* a go picnic box for breakfast

* bananas, smoked almonds, apricots, bitters, tropical nuum tabs, orange creamsicle at bridgepedal

* cheese enchiladas w/ beans & rice w/ michaelmas after bridgepedal, +coke

* watermelon lemonade at bite of oregon

* homemade rice noodle bowl w/ shrimp

* the very last of the green tea latte :...(

* chilled melon balls

* speck ham tart

* 3 snack-sized paydays until i could get home for lunch

* new seasons thai wrap

* elephant's deli poached salmon dinner

* elephant's deli willamette valley salad

* elephant's deli key lime pie

* dry lavender soda

* elephant's deli chicken enchilada verde

* homemade panzanella salad

* elephant's deli berry parfait

* scrambled eggs w/ feta & delicious cherry tomatoes (tis the season!)

* shrimp mango guacamole w/ tortilla chips

* sun tea w/ homemade raspberry syrup using the last of the decent raspberries from our garden a couple of years ago

* homemade bruschetta

* dozens of otter pops during the heat wave

* elephant's deli cinnamon roll

* elephant's deli risotto cake with the last of the langostino tails & magic sauce

* delicious homemade mushroom & roasted garlic alfredo pizza

* homemde cabbage slaw

* root beer

* sven's homemade lentil, spinach & poached egg bowl

* homemade stuffed mushrooms

* pita chips & hummus

* burrito picadillo from cha cha cha & a coke

* homemade lentils w/ maija's kamal's coconut curry sauce and a toasted tortilla

* incredible farmer's market strawberries: i could have eaten 3 quarts of these

* capellini w/ homemade

* caffeine free pepsi

* amy's spaghettios

* elephant's deli flank steak w/ broccolini & rice

* a coke

* elephant's deli berry parfait

* the last of the lentils w/ kale magic sauce & a fried egg

* paydays

* whiffies bbq beef & mozzarella

* pyro pizza spicy ginger ale

* burgerville walla walla onion rings and walla walla cheeseburger and blackberry lemonade

* plums

* figs

* dutch freeze

* mcdonald's quarter pounder w/o cheese & small fries

* one of sven's pizza rolls

* homemade peach cake w/ yogurt (from my homemade all-purpose mix)

* biscuits & gravy at bob's red mill

* french dip at bob's red mill

* pepsi

* cherry coke

* brie basil bacon waffle at cartlandia

* oasis pizza slice & root beer w/ bill & sven

* jasmine apricot ice cream at fifty licks

* cucumber w/ homemade yogurt sesame dip

* smoked trout salad

* strawberry koalas

* homemade raspberry soda

* tesco ground beed burrito

* a bowl of sad oatmeal i oversalted (not even really rescuable w/ cinnamon, raisins & maple syrup)

* lentils w/ roasted red peppers & magic sauce (wow.)

* elephant's deli pork, brussels sprouts & mashed potatoes

* a coke

* elephant's deli willamette salad

* a slice of elephant's deli peach pie

* lentils w/ roasted red peppers & magic sauce

* a banana

* elephant's deli smoked turkey chipotle wrap (which i thought was awesome and michaelmas thought was meh)

* elephant's deli berry parfait

* mcdonald's small fries and coke on the way home from lebanon

* homemade quesadilla

* 3 more and the last of burgerville onion rings for the season

* outback filet & baked potato

* white nectarines

* homemade pizza w/ ricotta tomato basil & homemade pesto (yesyesyes. all of this month's pizza have been amazing.)

* homemade cabbage salad

* homemade peach cake w/ whipped cream

* skittles


Tuesday, July 31, 2012


* elephant's deli scone
* cherries
* pea pods w/ homemade roumelade
* homemade bread
* homemade ricotta zucchini rolls
* cherry pepsi
* fudge stripe cookies
* toast w/ ground honey-roasted peanut butter & strawberry jam
* pokpok: coconut water
* pokpok special
* pomegranate drinking vinegar
* wings w/ fish sauce
* vanilla coconut oregon ice (i should have held out for the salt & straw cart!)
* quinoa w/ magic sauce & roasted asparagus
* plum drinking vinegar
* reeses pieces
* elephant's deli bbq chicken & potatoes
* elephant's deli peach pie
* dr. pepper
* 4th of july: elephant's deli marionberry scones, homemade BLAT & basil, hot lips blueberry soda, homemade raspberry trifle w/ homegrown raspberries, gardenburger riblets, corn on the cob, homemade slaw, sven's homemade popovers
* mountain dew
* lots of sun tea
* a vegetarian enchilada and limeade from whole foods when i was starving during a ride
* stroopwafles
* zola gouda & crackers
* strangely uninteresting sweet jam cake from the farmer's market
* tofurkey pizza & slaw (thanks sven!)
* elephant's deli spec ham tartlets
* homemade rhubarb soda
* orange creamsicle
* new seasons ham & brie sandwich
* bitters+sprite
* blueberries & rainier cherries from the farmer's market
* homemade strawberry rhubarb puffs (SO GOOD)
* homemade corn quinoa black bean salad
* homemade strawberry rhubarb soda (leftover from making puffs: delicious and especially sweet with a green & white striped straw)
* "chef's series" beast ice cream at salt & straw (ice cream at this place may be best EVER. also $1 donated to planned parenthood!)
* tofurkey pizza and homemade shredded kale salad (quite nice: good olive oil, a little salt, a little pomegranate vinegar, pine nuts, golden raisins)
* a traditional pasty w/ HP sauce from cartlandia
* orange "ice" drink
* orange creamsicle
* stroopwafle
* blueberries
* cherries
* black beans w/ cheese, sour cream, salsa & tortilla chips
* a small cherry pepsi (my first caffeine in a week!)
* root beer frozen yogurt at the mississippi street fair
* 2 asada tacos & watermelon fresca at robotaco
* a mcdonald's quarter pounder & coke after a very long day biking
* a watermelon lemonade at the milwaukie farmer's market
* a grilled cheese at the woodstock farmer's market
* chips & salsa from the lents farmer's market
* rainier cherries
* homemade mushroom turnover (oh god so good!)
* kale salad
* elephant's deli almond cake & berry parfait
* amy's southwestern burrito
* edgefield burger & ruby ale shake
* sprite w/ peach bitters
* sven's homemade nacho bowl
* sven made me scottish oatmeal w/ strawberries almonds & maple syrup
* quinoa, kale, magic sauce, poached egg
* homemade asparagus omelet
* mama mead's granola
* go picnic
* cherries
* mama mead's peanut butter chocolate chip cookies
* homemade nacho bowl & tortilla chips
* elephant's deli marionberry scone
* payday
* elephant's deli speck ham tart
* turkey avocado crepe from crepe plus at cartlandia
* mama O's
* lemon cookie ice cream
* frozen palak paneer
* stroopwafle
* toast with homemade bread and farmer's market ricotta oregon honey & white nectarines
* honey roasted almonds
* lime rickey from the milwaukie soda fountain (it tastes like a grape otter pop and had a lime wedge in it!)
* "newton's third law" pulled pork sandwich tots and and an RC at oregon city mcmenamis
* homemade sun tea w/ peach bitters and mint from the garden
* homemade shrimpo de gallo w/ farmer's market tortilla chips
* chicago dog at sunday parkways
* dr. pepper
* pepperoni pizza from cartlandia
* vanilla orange sprite
* part of an omelet i didn't cook through
* part of a frozen burrito that cooked up weird
* new seasons roast beef sandwich
* payday
* sprite & bitters
* joe burger
* marinated mozzarella balls w/ tomato & leaves from a basil plant
* a little OJ
* fried egg & toast
* popcorn & cherry coke at brave (thanks sven!)
* ice cream flight at salt & straw (salted caramel, strawberry balsamic honey black pepper, cinnamon snickerdoodle, pear blue cheese)
* hot dogs & tater tots w/ cantaloupe & cherries (thanks cecilia!)
* new seasons burrito w/ green rice
* payday
* subway chicken bacon ranch flatbread & cherry coke after bike counting
* breakfast w/ sven: homemade lentils w/ kale, poached egg & magic sauce
* cranberry juice
* some non-vegetarian pad thai sven brought home a few days ago
* tofurkey pizza & spinach salad w/ strawberries, almonds & homemade balsamic vinegar dressing
* mama mead's chocolate chip cookie
* amy's samosa wrap
* little big burger: cheeseburger fries & root beer float (and an impromptu parade!)
* some reeses pieces
* some dorritos
* sun tea
* another delicious bowl of lentils, poached egg, kale, magic sauce (thanks sven!)
* homemade cabbage broccoli carrot slaw
* lemon cookie ice cream
* homemade mushroom ricotta polenta bowl
* homemade bread & butter
* sven's sloppy joe
* at hot dog on a stick while waiting for a shoe repair: cheese stick & cherry lemonade
* farmer's market tortilla chips & salsa
* amy's tortellini bowl
* at pix last hurrah: tiki tiki, lemon tart, the last framboise pyramids (division), basil ice cream cone (williams)
* homemade sausage cheese biscuit
* homemade polenta bowl w/ roasted asparagus & tomatoes
* tea sven made for me so i could sit on the porch and enjoy the sunlight since i can't bike
* pizzicato arugula pear salad & sausage combo pizza
* a coke

Saturday, June 30, 2012


june went by so fast!


* starbucks bottled frappuccino

* pb&j sandwich

* homemade white bean soup

* some zola cheese, crackers & apple

* strawberry-filled koala cookies from uwajimaya (they taste like wax now)

* pizza (thanks sven) and homemade cabbage apple slaw

* cherry pie

* spinach parmesan omelet

* maple stroopwafel (blech. and EXPENSIVE!)

* new seasons egg salad sandwich

* new seasons roasted chili enchilada mixed w/ new seasons black bean salad and used as a dip for tortilla chips

* another spinach parmesan omelet

* wall street bbq pizza & garlic rolls (thanks, sven!)

* homemade rhubarb soda

* homemade cabbage tahini salad

* lemon squares

* dried apricots

* homemade sausage cheese biscuit

* free mint tea

* onion rings at oaks park

* strawberry fresa at cartlandia

* creamy chicken handpie from pacific pie co at woodstock farmer's market

* spinach salad

* lemon cake w/ noosa yogurt

* butter wafer cookies, kale quinoa bbq tofu bowl w/ crispy onions, cherries from the farmer's market, elephant's deli chicken enchilada verde, elephant's deli pork corn salad red beans & rice, elephant's deli mini lemon pies, coke

* homemade spaghettini w/ asparagus & mushrooms (bourbon, milk, butter, thyme, garlic, lemon, parmesan, parsely, salt pepper)

* botwswana bbq burger w/ usa kobe beef (?) tots & a pepsi at the safari club (terribly overcooked)

* vanilla blended ice w/ chai at barbara's coffee & flowers & a homemade brownie for later

* wild berry tea from wendy's after the airport ride

* tofurkey pizza & homemade cabbage slaw

* lemon bars

* strawberry ice cream cone at baskin robbins w/ sven for summer

* assorted sushi & good california rolls & kimono dragon at bamboo sushi between art shows

* farmer's market strawberries (the way they are supposed to taste!)

* homemade quinoa bowl w/ farmer's market asparagus & mushrooms

* farmer's market strawberries

* real stroopwafel

* homemade beany queso dip w/ chips (trying to clear things out for camping)

* camping: forest pilaf (blech. veggie sausage & garlic salt & oil barely made it palatable), oranges, sweet & picy pecans, soupy oatmeal, ham & swiss sandwich on olive loaf and a root beer float at the butteville store, candy sticks sven bought for us at the visitor center, freeze-dried lasagne, homemade blueberry panackes that really knocked me out, mountain dew, water with tangerine electrolyte tablet

* paydays

* sven's homemade mac & cheese w/ peas

* cherry sprite

* homemade beans & rice bowl

* homemade quinoa spinach poached egg bowl w/ magic sauce

* another bad bowl of oatmeal (what am i doing wrong?)

* asparagus from the farmer's market w/ homemade roumelade

* meat pizza at ohsu

* elephant's deli pot roast & veggies

* elephant's deli chicken enchilada verde

* elephant's deli curry chicken wrap

* homemade nitrogen ice cream at omsi

* whiffies bbq pork & mozarrella handpie

* mountain dew

* chili cheese fries at cartlandia

* orange creamsicle

* ice cream sandwich at palios after the bicycle invasion ride w/ dang & sven

* new seasons sesame beef wrap

* strawberries

* white nectarines

* homegrown raspberries (still like pomegranate seeds rather than berries)

* tofurkey pizza (thanks sven!)

* kale salad w/ homemade avocado dressing


i also did a grand tour of mcmenamin's: 54 miles biking between grand lodge and edgefield. this is what i ate:

* grand lodge dinner: salmon pizza & rc

* grand lodge breakfast: rose petal tea, bacon white cheddar scramble & hash towns, OJ

* cornelius pass: nothing, because it wasn't open yet!

* cedar hills: taco pizza, RC, hot apple cider (i was SO COLD and wet!)

* hillsdale: 2x westside drinks: vodka, mint, lemon, sugar, soda (I asked for half vodka and twice sugar)

* market street: brewer's salad (way too big!), iced tea

* barley mill: Arnold Palmer and cup of clam chowder

* mall 205: dew drop (gin, cucumber, cilantro, lime, sugar, soda)

* highland: small tots and Celtic martini (tots were great, martini was terrible)

* edgefield: pacific grouper w/ polenta and marsala cream sauce, special edgefield fizz order

* edgefield breakfast: homemade butterscotch cookies from Champoeg

* edgefield lunch: ruby ale shake, smoked tomato burger, tots



Thursday, May 31, 2012


may:


* starbucks bottled frappuccino

* homemade trout & spinach salad w/ farmer’s market strawberries & really good balsamic vinegar

* apples & caramel at ohsu

* elephant's deli pork roast w/ beans, fruit tart, grilled asparagus, coke

* two elephant's deli blackberry scones

* ohsu lunch: stuffed portobello & salad & apple caramel square and pepsi

* elephant's deli pesto tart

* elephant's deli grilled asparagus w/ leftover chipotle salad dressing from an ohsu event

* new seasons chocolate chip cookies

* archer farms white chocolate amaretto waffle cookies

* amy's samosa burrito

* healthy snacks at ncnm

* farmer's market pasta w/ homemade fire roasted tomato & garlic sauce

* saint cupcake pumpkin spice (thanks sven!)

* homemade cabbage salad

* elephant's deli cherry pie

* homemade asparagus omelet

* bland noodles and a tiger's blood shaved ice at cartlandia after the pretty dress bike ride

* new seasons smoked turkey & apple ficelle

* asian salad chicken rice & wontons at ohsu osce

* orange creamsicle

* elephant's deli brisket & grilled fennel salad (so good)

* elephant's deli chicken enchilada verde

* elephant's deli mini lemon pie

* vitaminwater energy

* butter waffle cookies after jalex took my blood

* homemade roasted potatoes

* elephant's deli cinnamon rolls

* peanut butter & jelly sandwich

* elephant's deli kale salad

* homemade popcorn w/ butter-flavored evoo & kettle corn seasoning (that experiment wasn't as good as i had hoped)

* elephant's deli mushroom tart

* sushiville salmon shrimp tempura gyoza eel coke

* stroopwafel

* frozen shahi paneer

* elephant's deli marionberry scone

* mint lemonade

* chicken tikka masala & "garlic nann" (not even close!) from ala carts

* elephant's deli pesto tart & cinnamon rolls

* pizza & salad at compnw

* amy's samosa

* chicken mushroom panini and brownie bites at compnw

* noosa strawberry rhubarb yogurt

* mountain dew whiteout

* dr. pepper

* mushroom bites, steak, lilac lemonade (thanks mike!) at equinox instead of an eclipse

* lemon madelines

* pigs in a blanket & a coke at life of riley for kamron's graduation

* chicken rice orange teriyaki broccoli

* nussa honeyed yogurt w/ blueberries

* elephant's deli roast beef sandwich

* homemade lentils w/ roasted potatoes greens poached egg & magic sauce

* homemade orange salad

* scrambled eggs w/ magic sauce & roasted potatoes

* a "picnic box" w/ salami cheese & crackers

* stroopwafle

* on a long bike ride: a "picnic box" with turkey stick, bbq pop chips, fruit chews, chipotle nuts, chocolate cookie

* tropical electrolyte tablet

* mio sushi green tea, pepsi, salmon, unagi, bento w/ beef stirfry & tempura

* picnic box w/ sunbutter, crackers, trail mix

* homemade rhubarb compote w/ noosa honeyed yogurt

* chicken, roasted potatoes & magic sauce


Monday, April 30, 2012


most of what i ate in april:

* starbucks bottled frappacinos
* lentils w/ lebne
* papa murphy's vegetarian gourmet pizza for nwaf
* cookies
* cream soda
* root beer
* cabbage salad
* reeses pieces
* spinach salad
* homemade butternut squash & sage risotto (SO GOOD)
* japanese "fried chicken" snacks
* stroopwafel cookies
* amy's samosa
* amy's southwestern burrito
* palak paneer
* zola cheese & crackers
* homemade butternut squash soup & homemade cabbage salad
* bean bowl
* lemon squares
* farmer's market pasta w/ roasted asparagus & farmer's market brazillian pesto
* starbucks bottled frappacinos
* at ohsu mmi: roast beef sandwich bbq chips chocolate chip cookie & perrier
* half a donut sven brought back from the mayoral debate
* new seasons ham & brie ficelle
* popeye's combo w/ onion rings & apple pie
* cherry crunch pie at NWAF jury (much too sweet)
* hard-boiled eggs
* egg salad sandwiches thanks to easter
* homemade shepherd's pie & brussels sprouts
* new seasons pineapple upside down cake
* zola cheese crackers apple spiced nuts
* dove chocolates
* an assortment of nibbles after bcm
* cheese & crackers & fruit at ohsu
* cardamon ice cream
* moroccan lamb stew frozen meal
* new seasons chocolate chip cookies
* at 23hoyt for michaelmas' 50th birthday w/ monty & dorothy: focaccia w/ ricotta, cauliflower soup puree, caesar salad, coke, salmon w/ white beans (so tender, like butter in my mouth)
* burgerville strawberry shortcake
* cucumber salad w/ homemade cilantro pesto
* michael angelo's eggplant parmesan
* two samples of peanut butter frozen yogurt after whitebird
* burgerville chicken club half salad
* at the chinese garden w/ brian: dumplings, buns, bamboo shoot salad, rice noodles w/ tofu, snow dragon tea
* at the rose city derby w/ brian: popcorn, wheels of justice donation donut, corn dog
* voodoo donut maple bars
* lamb gyro & baklava at cartlandia
* cardamom ice cream
* peanut butter & jelly sandwich w/ a starbucks bottled frappuccino
* homemade white bean & spinach soup
* lion bar
* paydays
* homemade pinto beans
* homemade asparagus pesto omelet & orange juice
* frosted cornflakes
* homemade white bean soup w/ kale and homemade pesto
* elephant's deli maple chicken & potatoes, coke
* elephant's deli: two mini lemon tarts
* a small glass of flat sprite
* a lot of homemade popcorn w/ olive oil & salt
* cheese, crackers & fruit from ohsu (they were going to throw it away!)
* elephant's deli enchilada verde
* several rice bowls with elephant's deli salmon & grilled asparagus
* yumm & greens and strawberry lemonade from cafe yumm
* half a hot dog from olympic provisions
* iced tea & lemon cookie from jade teahouse
* tiger's blood shaved ice at cartlandia
* homemade white bean soup w/ homemade pesto & kale
* green tea gelato (bland)
* small reeses peanut butter cup leftover from halloween
* oregon chai green tea latte while biking
* nuum tropical tab while biking
* cheese crackers & apple at cross park
* spinach salad w/ new seasons quinoa salad & arugula from the back yard
* turkish apricots
* trader joe's kettle corn cookies
* new seasons chocolate chip cookies
* trader joe's peanut butter wafer squares
* elephant's deli buffalo chicken salad
* a small brussels sprouts salad w/ homemade mustard vinaigrette
* homemade white bean soup
* ikea meatballs mashed potatoes & lingonberry drink
* chili & cornbread & lemonade from farmer's market
* bacon & blue hot dog chips & coke from cartlandia
* orzo w/ homemade cilantro pesto

Saturday, March 31, 2012


more pizza than usual, thanks to the nwaf jury process which kicked into gear during march. i'm using cream soda as a mt. dew substitute on my bike. and zola gouda is fucking delicious.


* homemade nachos w/ sven's homemade cheese sauce

* ohsu turkey sandwich, ginger cookie & perrier

* spaghetti sven made, garlic bread, cabbage salad & snow w/ cherry syrup

* papa murphy's vegetarian gourmet pizza for nwaf, safeway cookie, barq’s, spinach salad

* broth, couscous blend, salmon

* spinach salad

* peanut butter & apple

* a&w cream soda for leira

* homemade scottish oatmeal w/ raspberries, almonds & maple syrup

* homemade garlic noodles w/ langostino tails

* fresh-ground honey-roasted peanut butter w/ strawberry jam & homemade bread

* homemade french onion soup

* homemade orange fennel red onion salad

* pb&j

* apple, cracker, gouda

* foster burger & rootbeer float w/ jackie & sven

* new seasons ricotta fritatta

* a sip of blue sky cream soda which is terrible

* elephant's deli: pork, mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts, salad, strawberry rhubarb pie

* oreos (thanks michaelmas)

* elephant's deli speck ham tarts

* frosted flakes

* delicious saucy chicken at ohsu w/ dr. pepper & chocolate treats

* homemade white beans & kale bowl (so good!)

* new seasons teriyaki meatballs (geck)

* lemon tart & la bicyclette apertif at pix to celebrate jalex’s birthday

* at nwaf jury: papa john's vegetarian pizza w/ garlic salt, papa john's cookie dough cookies, barq's

* elephant's deli chicken enchilada verde

* rocky road halo bar

* luna lemon zest

* mcdonald's mcnuggets

* harvest grains w/ homemade cilantro pesto

* sven's marie calendar cherry pie

* shari's grilled cheese and sour cream lemon pie w/ rita

* elephant's deli: buffalo chicken salad, mini lemon pie and a coke

* amy's bean & cheese burrito

* at oliver's cafe: a rueben fries & a coke (very friendly but mediocre food)

* jalex's homemade noodle kugel

* starbucks bottled frappacinos

* snack-sized paydays

* kona mocha whole food bar

* zola gouda, apples & crackers

* blueberries

* cinnamon toast crunch and vanilla froyo at tartberry

* amy's southwestern burrito

* tofurkey pepperoni pizza

* sven's homemade cabbage salad

* cherry pie from bipartisan cafe (sadly lacking)

* dried apricots

* fusili w/ homemade cilantro pesto

* papa murphy's vegetarian gourmet pizza, spinach salad, root beer & chocolate chip cookies at nwaf jury

* white bean spinach bowl

* sour cream cake at tartberry after whitebird

* soup w/ the white bean leftovers

* a nutmeg creme lollipop

* more whole foods chocolate chip cookies

* homemade nachos

* amy's spinach tofu wrap

* at uws: string cheese, granola bars, strawberry, bagel w/ salmon cream cheese

* tortilla chips & new seasons guacamole

* amy's cheese burrito

* foster burger w/ onion straws & an rc w/ jalex

* homemade spinach white bean trout salad

* pad thai & "grab ran goons" at thai orchid w/ an rc for our awkward anniversary

* a berry pie smoothie at ben & jerry's that was very ice-chunky

* a harry & david caramel stroopwafel (wow!)

* tea & cookie from sibel

* amy's somosa wrap

* some leftover chef mix

* the last of the chai ice cream (and now i can’t get any more!)

* apple cheese & crackers

* new seasons ricotta fritatta

* chocolates in my bcm box

* fusili w/ white beans spinach trout & roasted garlic

* lentil soup

* at carye's party: apples smoked mozzarella & crackers; reeses ice cream

* amy's southwestern burrito & starbucks light frappaccino

* lemon cake from oshu coffee cart

* ohsu mmi: half a ham sandwich, half a turkey chutney sandwich i scraped the chutney from, salt & vinegar chips, a chocolate chip cookies & perrier

* pho green beans & coke from luc lac before they whisked it away

* tartberry coconut & strawberries after john frame exhibit

* new seasons ham & brie sandwich

* cream soda

* dr. pepper & corn dog at pedal nation expo

* chicken thigh sample, salad & lemon parfait at whole foods

* papa murphy's veggie pizza & spinach salad at nwaf

* lamb kabob & rose juice at tarboush (thanks sven!)

* two tarts lemon thumbprint cookies

* reeses pieces

* beluga lentils w/ lebne & spinach

* zola cheese, crackers & apple

* new seasons chocolate-chip cookies

* frosted flakes

* taco salad at compnw

* mcdonald's chicken mcnuggets, sweet & sour sauce, a coke after compnw

* cherry pie w/ sven

* banana & frosted flakes

* leftover pasta w/ sauce & grounds

* new seasons bean & cheese burrito

* delicious lentil sludge: lentils, kale, sweet potatoes, onions, sausage, cilantro pesto, fried onions

* trip to centralia: zola cheese, water crackers, apple, theo chocolate, julie’s spiced nuts (still!), RC, tower avenue chopped salad, ale-marinated steak w/ mashed potatoes & zucchini, ruby ale milkshake, captain neon burger w/ tots, pepsi


Wednesday, February 29, 2012


february foods:


* homemade salmon, rice & broccoli bowl

* at ncnm: black beans chips, cheese, cookies, mt dew, banana, blueberries

* pacific pie co lamb pie while memorizing cases

* lentil soup

* new seasons ham & brie sandwich

* at ncnm: tuna fish sandwich, potato salad, fruit salad, chocolate chip cookies, limonata

* salmon broccoli green onion rice bowl

* at a cena w/ sven: fennel apple salad, venison lasagne, coke, butterscotch pudding

* at compnw: a burrito, chips & salsa, a granola bar

* a slice of vegetarian pizza (thanks, sven)

* new seasons salmon cake (which was more cake than salmon)

* TJ ravioli bolgnese w/ terrible homemade sauce

* cinnamon toast crunch & frozen yogurt at tartberry after the moth

* leftover bread w/ pb& j

* orange fennel & red onion salad

* cabbage apple potato sausage

* pizza dorrito salsa snacks (thanks sven)

* new seasons ricotta fritata

* gyro at anoush deli

* strawberry candies from anoush

* bowl of homemade beans & rice

* at ohsu: half a roast beef sandwich from grand central, half a chocolate chip cookie, kettle chips, perrier

* at hotlip pizza w/ sven before a play: feta veggie pizza, barq’s, half a breadstick

* some nibbles at the play

* another bowl of homemade beans & rice

* homemade black bean kale quinoa sweet potato soup w/ magic sauce & parmesan toast

* the last of sven's cheesecake

* baked potato

* homemade cabbage slaw

* valentine’s day: poached egg over sauteed spinach & home fries

* salted caramel sucker

* bianca pizza

* broccoli slaw

* root beer

* lava cakes

* train trip: caesar salad, pepsi, steak & baked potato, roll w/ butter, two burgers, lamb dinner, herbed chicken, pancakes & sausage, omelet & sausage, mini apple cider bottles, cheese apple & crackers for hotel breakfast, subway sandwich & bbq chips & soda (thanks, shel & justin!), a haagen dazs vanilla almond bar after a long bike ride, spiced nuts, one spot at the sushi bar after a long day of bike riding, chicken quesadilla, churro at santa monica pier, orange, pringles

* samosa wrap

* grand central sandwich bbq chips cookie & perrier at ohsu

* elephant's deli tuna sandwich & tomato orange soup

* tartberry mango creamsicle & fruity pebbles

* at ohsu: english muffin w/ peanut butter & strawberry jam, a banana, cheese & saltines, frosted flakes

* sven's homemade beans

* blueberries

* leftover venison lasagne

* cabbage slaw

* triple berry lollipop

* thin mints (thanks to the ridiculous bob morris!)

* a banana

* nwaf: papa murphy's vegetarian pizza, a homemade spinach salad, barq’s & two chocolate-chip cookies

* harvest grain pilaf w/ spinach, lemon & feta

* apples w/ caramel

* pineapple heaven lollipop

* hard boiled egg

* frosted flakes (my new favorite snack)

* homemade yellow lentil soup w/ toasted "naan" tortilla & cabbage slaw

* homemade scottish oatmeal w/ blueberries & hibiscus syrup

* beef enchilada at compnw

* mcdonald's chicken mcbites after compnw (a complete waste of money)

* new seasons breakfast burrito

* new seasons ham & brie ficelle

* mini moon pie

* green tea smoothie from fizz

* ruffles

* faux orange chicken & broccoli bowl w/ the rest of the mcdonald's mcbites


Tuesday, January 31, 2012


first month of the new year. not that you can necessarily tell by what i'm eating:


* new year's champagne w/ hibiscus

* sven's homemade beans & rice

* homemade black-eyed peas w/ kale & homemade cornbread

* homemade steel-cut oatmeal w/ homemade cranberry sauce maple syrup and toasted pecans

* part of an amy's southwestern burrito

* homemade capellini w/ meat sauce (pressure cooker pasta!)

* whatchamacallit

* elephant's deli curry chicken & rice

* elephant's deli pineapple upside down cake

* elephant's deli cinnamon roll

* leftover curry rice w/ langostino tails

* alma caramels

* oatmeal cranberry pecan maple

* homemade black bean soup

* noodles w/ leftover garlic butter & langostino tails

* rockaway beach: fungi burger from the whale spout, popcorn to watch "julie & julia" at the guesthouse, cinnamon roll maureen left for me & a perfectly fried egg, a clif mojo bar, a whatchamacallit, chicken fajita burrito & coke from dos tocas, a "fish" caesar salad that was quite clearly chicken & a raspberry cream soda, peanut butter & strawberry jam sandwich

* chicken pomodoro & capellini

* lollipops: salted caramel, root beer float, vanilla cardamom

* elephant's deli cinnamon roll

* half a roast beef sandwich

* part of a chocolate-chip cookie

* some salt & vinegar chips at ohsu

* a red robin whisky river burger to soothe my sadness after ariel was stolen, plus fries & and part of an oreo shake

* at ohsu: half roast beef and half turkey club sandwiches, half cookie, perrier

* pizza hut super supreme personal pan pizza (thanks sven), homemade cabbage slaw & root beer

* mcdonald's chicken mcnuggets while searching for ariel

* sven's homemade shepherd's pie

* alma ginger toffee

* homemade carrot ginger soup w/ yogurt, green onions & almonds

* homemade steel-cut oatmeal w/ maple syrup & almonds

* at blue plate: a grilled cheese sandwich with bacon-tomato soup-purple haze soda

* chai latte at teasmith

* elephant's deli indian lentil soup (and two additional meals w/ added rice spinach & chicken), plus a willamette valley salad & coke

* saint cupcake butterscotch cookie

* sven's homemade mac & cheese (the best!)

* entemann's popems

* elephant's deli chicken enchilada verde

* at uws: tiny snickers, sour cream & onion potato chips, tiny butterfinger, tiny dr. pepper

* tofurkey pizza & spinach salad

* alma caramels

* mashed potatoes (thanks sven)

* spaghetti w/ homemade sauce

* homemade steel-cut oatmeal w/ homemade cranberry sauce & toasted almonds

* homemade risotto w/ langostino tails

* new seasons turkey & apple ficelle w/ homemade carrot ginger soup

* homemade quinoa kale bbq tofu bowl

* homemade fried egg sandwich

* homemade curry w/ potatoes, carrots & peas

* new seasons roast beef sandwich

* at loyly: marcona almonds w/ rosemary, dried cherries, dark chocolate, cleansing tea

* broder: broder club w/ salad & pickled veggies & arnold palmer

* elephant's deli apple cake

* homemade quinoa black bean salad

* at ohsu: half a salami sandwich, bbq chips, perrier

* hot lips salami pizza & chocolate chip cookie & cherry coke

* mcmenamin's hummus plate & ruby ale shake

* hotlips sw veggie pizza & house ginger ale (nice!)

* mcmenamin's tots & ranch w/ an RC after the film festival

* ruffles

* impromptu black bean & rice soup

* elephant's deli blueberry muffin

* new seasons ham sandwich

* at foster burger (thanks jalex!): mini burger, split fries & split root beer float

* sven made us homemade sloppy joes & cabbage slaw

* some of sven's celebratory pdxp cheesecake


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