Posted 8:03 PM

my mushroom brandy sauce was MUCH too salty, but the texture was perfect and the mushroom were stellar.

Posted 8:03 PM

guy from NW elephant's deli now works at CLSB!

Posted 8:57 PM

boy, i wish elephant's deli in the CLSB was open after 7 p.m.

Posted 10:18 PM

i worked so hard and so late today that when i finally did eat i felt nauseous.

Posted 10:17 PM

we got an electric tea kettle at work and everyone is terribly excited.

Posted 10:56 PM

i ate a reese's peanut butter cup from the halloween stash. i wish halloween candy tasted as good as i remember it tasting when i was 15.

Posted 9:51 PM

i wish i liked hot lips pizza, because it seems to be the go-to pizza of events.

Posted 12:52 PM

if you put a mason jar lid in the bottom of a pan, you can use it to create a scrambled egg disk that is perfect for an egg/cheese breakfast biscuit. now i have to make more biscuits.

Posted 2:20 PM

i've lived my whole life thinking palmiers are totally incomprehensible. about as good as those butter cookie tins which aren't even worth eating, tasteless and dry.

then, two timely miracles: i ate a palmier i didn't hate at a recent event, and i ran across a stunningly simple recipe for them. two ingredients: puff pasty & sugar. and i suddenly realized: THAT'S THE WHOLE SECRET. good puff pastry makes good palmiers.

i keep a supply of good puffy pastry in our freezer, the kind that tastes like something other than book pages kept in a dusty room. the one i get from grand central bakery tastes richly of butter and crisps to a toothsome golden brown. and sure enough, they make incredible palmiers.

a secret like this requires great restraint and judicious portion control. i hope to acquire those traits quickly.

Posted 8:08 PM

sven & i made grape juice today from the grapes on our porch.

Posted 3:18 PM

"that's probably not something i would eat again," sven said. "it's got some weird seafood flavors." i had just fed him a bite from my bowl of pasta w/ spinach & pine nuts. i thought it was pretty good.

Posted 10:33 AM

breakfast burritos are better with sausage, but they're pretty good without. i dice a small potato, cover it with water, and by the time they are done cooking in the microwave, the rest of the burrito is ready to be assembled. i use the salsa from the farmers market, scrambled eggs and grated cheddar. it rolls up into a substantial stubby lump which is tossed into the toaster oven for a little crisping.

Posted 10:59 PM

biscuit sandwiches are very satisfying and easy to make if one keeps frozen biscuits in the freezer.

Posted 8:59 PM

WHY do people put whole peppercorns in sauces? I picked most of them out but I would discover I missed one when I bit into something that was like a spicy dusty bone that crumbles into dust when you pick it up from the side of the road.

Posted 9:09 PM

mcmenamins makes a really good mustard.

Posted 5:29 PM

the ground cherries went over so well today i think i'd like to bring an unusual foodstuff for every event i'm a liaison for at ohsu.

Posted 9:18 PM

if you can't go to an event yourself, send homemade hummus in your place. it will be the first thing devoured at the potluck.

Posted 7:19 PM

tart and rich, the apple slaw at cheese plate was even better than their whiskey peach grilled cheese sandwich, and that thing won the grilled cheese invitational.

Posted 8:36 PM

i just sent someone my recipe for shepherd's pie, which is essentially just a meat mince topped w/ mashed potatoes & cheese. i remember the first time i ate this at geoffrey's house; when i finally realized i could make it myself years later, it was a revelation.

* Get yourself a rectangular casserole dish, because if you're bothering to make shepherd's pie you might as well make a lot of it.

* Make a meat mince: ground beef (or grounds for vegetarians) mixed with onion, carrots, peas, mushrooms. I often leave out the mushrooms if we don't have any. Flavor w/ worcestershire sauce & steak seasoning. A little rosemary & thyme can be nice but are not necessary. If you have leftover tomato sauce or wine from another project, you could add that, too.

* Top with a layer of mashed potatoes.

* Top with shredded cheddar cheese.

* Broil until cheese is delightfully brown.

* Top with green onions if you're feeling fancy.

* Serve.

Posted 8:09 PM

sushi & cherry pie seem like appropriate choices when you unexpectedly find yourself in a hospital cafeteria.

Posted 10:56 PM

"i'm from new mexico and i eat that pecan tart almost every day," he said. but i thought it had too much squishy filling and not enough pecans.

Posted 8:41 PM

today truly seemed like the beginning of autumn, so it's the right time for pho. even a pre-packaged one.

Posted 8:45 PM

sven thought hummus and apples would go well together. he was wrong, but we are both still glad to have a snack on our 4.5 hour equinox walk on powell butte.

Posted 9:13 PM

woke up with a powerful urge for an omelet, a foodstuff that is ridiculously easy to make and very satisfying.

Posted 9:55 PM

when faced with unfortunate gastrointestinal distress, it is natural to want to want to  point fingers: was it the lasagne for breakfast? was it the starbucks frappuccino? was it the grilled cheese? the cookie? the iced chai? the deviled eggs? the toast point? the cupcake? so many possible vectors.

Posted 9:25 PM

seaweed is magically transformed from slimy wavy into something green and salty and sweet and crinkly.

Posted 6:54 PM

there are TWO starbucks in the CLSB now: a kiosk and a cafe, less than 500 feet apart.

Posted 9:03 PM

yes, diet soda is terrible, just terrible. won't make that mistake again.

Posted 5:57 PM

crispy spicy chicken and a biscuit is a treat after work. hard to eat in the car, though.

Posted 11:11 PM

i want to eat these blistered green beans every day by the pound.

Posted 10:19 PM

chili cheese fries are one of the perfect foods. this is especially true if you get them hot and fresh at a food cart after counting a paltry amount of bicycles on a busy street over a 2-hour period and can smell them cooking behind you. when they finally arrive, you will inhale them.

Posted 3:42 PM

leftovers are god's gift to busy & lazy people. so if you get leftovers from your job, what does that mean?

Posted 8:41 PM

nothing tastes right when you have a broken bicycle. though orange creamsicles are nice to come to after a long disappointing ride.

Posted 10:37 PM

fire pits make ice cream taste better.

Posted 11:11 PM

the hollywood really does have the best popcorn. ask for it "layered."

Posted 8:35 PM

oh, hey! this is a PERFECT time to eat caffeinated gummy candy!

Posted 9:20 PM

scrambled eggs are:

Posted 9:42 PM

today i remembered blurry vision can be a sign of diabetes, and i cursed myself for having that caramel hazelnut tart at mcmenamins.

Posted 7:37 PM

when you miss out on a beautiful day of bicycling because your bike is suffering mysterious symptoms, at least you have a partner who makes you delicious homemade mac & cheese to offset the sadness. next time, only eat one serving, though, or you won't have room for the tiny sadness pies.

Posted 11:15 PM

why do i even have root beer float ice cream bars, anyway? they don't taste like anything.

Posted 10:21 PM

SO MUCH GRILLED CHEESE TOO MUCH GRILLED CHEESE I'M GOING TO THROW UP IF I EAT ANOTHER BITE

Posted 9:24 PM

i don't like rocky road ice cream. i don't even usually like chocolate ice cream all that much. but the "oregon rocky road" at salt & straw is incredible: a dense rich chocolate w/ candied hazelnuts and marshmallow fluff.

Posted 11:11 PM

sven & i had a double date at the movies tonight. they were soft and sweet and dark, but i didn't know what to do with the pit afterwards.

Posted 11:09 PM

my triglycerides are saying: eat more oily fish, nuts, beans. drink less soda.

Posted 11:11 PM

when snacks are a meal they are tiny and tart and salty and warm and mushy and sweet and crisp and everything. they taste like love.

Posted 11:11 PM

i used to make snack boxes and i am doing so again because i am back to driving for work. a snack box keeps me from falling asleep over a long drive and helps me resist the temptation to stop for fast food.

Posted 9:34 PM

often the cookies kids sell on the sidewalk during events like sunday parkways are often store bought or tasteless (or both!). in this case, they were delicious. i told the 7-year-old boy who made them that if he continued to make chocolate chip cookies he would be a very popular person in the future.

Posted 9:28 PM

whipping coconut milk is an intriguing alternative, coming out something between cool whip and proper whipped cream.

Posted 11:11 PM

portland food carts are terribly unreliable. don't get attached, even if you bike 20 miles for a seared salmon salad. don't get your hopes up even if the cart looks open and there is no sign indicating anything amiss. don't wait for the owner to return. don't call the cart's phone number because you'll just leave a message.

Posted 10:56 PM

how can empanadas be so bland? i didn't think it could be possible.

Posted 8:08 PM

new seasons makes an excellent salmon sandwich that is the highlight of my shopping week.

Posted 11:10 PM

horchata is not rice milk with a shot of cinnamon syrup. it isn't bad, but it's not horchata.

Posted 7:56 PM

i literally ate chickpeas like popcorn today, out of a bowl. very satisfying.

Posted 9:52 PM

sven's got a homemade hummus recipe that is incredible. we took some to a housewarming tonight but he made the hummus a couple of days ago and that's what we've been looking forward to this whole time.

Posted 11:01 PM

sometimes when i bike long distances i think "i'd better have the calories." so i got fries with my sandwich and did not regret it.

Posted 7:43 PM

3 eateries in a row and i went to all of them because i am so rarely in that area: a bakery, a sandwich shop, an ice cream shop. and fortunately(?) for me, none of them were so excellent i crave returning.

Posted 9:16 PM

i don't know why i never thought to modify chai-in-a-box, but hellooooooooo! using homemade moroccan vanilla and extra simple syrup is just the beginning.

i found a homemade chai "syrup" recipe to keep on hand that i think will be simple to make and divine to eat: add cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, pepper, salt & vanilla to sweetened condensed milk. add spoonfuls of it to black tea like hot buttered rum batter. or anything. YES.

Posted 10:00 PM

i've been waking with heart palpitations, so i'm trying to train myself out of drinking caffeine after 8 p.m. sven thinks sprite with cherry brandy syrup & ice tastes like cotton candy.

Posted 11:11 PM

as part of my mcmenamins project i had the best burger i've had at mcmenamins lo all these years: the Take Me to the Moon Burger. and it did, and brought me back again. in fact, it was one of the best burgers i've had in years: juicy, tangy, salty, delicious.

Posted 10:58 PM

this was a day of icy drinks: homemade frappucinnos, homemade cherry brandy slushies, homemade edgefield fizzes, homemade coffee liqueur slushie. 3 of 4 of them had alcohol, which caught up to me sweating and dizzy and much-too-warm. eating more and drinking water brought things into more careful and gingerly alignments. good thing i didn't get around to making that homemade chocolate stout shake.

Posted 11:22 PM

sometimes you get something where all the components are completely awesome individually, but when they all get put together it is surprisingly underwhelming. relatedly: it turns out homemade english muffins really are worth it. i wish i could just get them by themselves.

Posted 11:11 PM

when eating al fresco while watching shakespeare, it is imperative to have french bread, two kinds of cheese, 3 kinds of salads, roasted vegetables, and champagne grapes. but you will be disappointed when the luscious roasted peaches you have been waiting for all evening turn out to be so underripe they are crunchy.

Posted 10:39 PM

cherries going bad? boil them in sugar, pear brandy, vanilla and almond extract. then add more pear brandy. then add some lemon juice. add an insignificant amount of salt. add more lemon juice. let it cool, store in the refrigerator forever or as long as it takes sven to eat them, whichever comes first.

Posted 9:50 PM

frozen cupcakes carried to work in a tiffin is one of the cutest possible things, and delicious when they thaw. even paleo people eat cupcakes.

Posted 10:09 PM

when you learn to poach an egg, it's almost magic. kristen & todd made us a poached egg dish and i knew i was going to have to learn how to do it. now i use poached eggs most often with lentils, kale and magic sauce. i love seeing it spill out, pouring golden gummy goodness into the bowl.

Posted 11:03 PM

sven's homemade birthday cupcakes for breakfast. need i say more?

Posted 11:42 PM

that was more alcohol than i've had in a very long time. an edgefield fizz, a terminator stout shake, a shared shot of white whiskey, a shared beer flight. took home bottles of coffee liqueur, rum, pear brandy and herbal liqueur. they will last for years in the closed cupboard.

Posted 9:36 PM

i pack a short glass full of ice and fill the spaces between with sprite and grapefruit bitters. the ice cubes tinkle as i swirl the glass to dilute the drink until i am finally just placing rounded ice cubes in my mouth on the summer porch.

Posted 10:45 PM

sometimes you eat something for the first time and that's all you want to eat ever. like when edward asks the white witch for turkish delight. trader joe's mini pies were like that for me. but today, it was the beef kati roll at the bollywood theatre. i had to bike home or i would have eaten three of them, i'm sure.

Posted 9:03 PM

roadside burger joints in small towns make pretty lackluster burgers, generally, but when they offer onion rings i almost always get them. today they didn't disappoint: thick & crunchy with a soft onion inside that cleaved with the ring rather than sliding out all at once like they sometimes do. beer battered with homemade fry sauce, they were even good cold later that night. yes.

Posted 8:09 PM

apparently the word "smoothie" can mean anything. in this case, it meant fresh honeydew, fresh ginger and half and half. perhaps not as shockingly refreshing as yesterday's honeydew smoothie, but 5 times times more delicious.

Posted 8:09 PM

a smoothie can be a slushie as long as it tastes like an icy slice of sweet honeydew every time i stop at a light or before i climb a hill during a hot afternoon bike ride. i might need to get a bubble tea smoothie every day for the rest of the summer.

Posted 9:55 PM

i'm not tracking daily food anymore, but it would be a shame not to mention taz's eid feast on the waterfront tonight. she brought homemade chicken biryani and a potato/chickpea dish. roger brought very good homemade baba ganoush & crackers. someone brought dates, which seemed like an excellent traditional ending -- but taz also brought homemade chocolate chip cookies.

i brought two homemade sodas: a melon fresca and a creamy limeade, both of which helped cut the spice in taz's dishes. they were both easy, if a little messy, to create:

creamy limeade (also known as brazilian lemonade):
the juice of 6 limes, 6 cups of water, a can of sweetened condensed milk, soda and salt. mix together, funnel into a clean 2-liter bottle.

melon fresca:
whatever melon you've got, mint from the garden, the juice of a lime, 6 cups of water, simple syrup, soda. blend the melon & mint with a little water, press through a sieve. add water, soda & simple syrup.

i kept them cool on the way to the feast there by putting them in the freezer for a few hours, then wrapping them with foil & bubble wrap before putting them in freezable lunch sacs w/ cold packs.

i love bringing homemade soda to parties.

Posted 11:11 PM

may2014:

* iced chai (thanks, tru!), chicken & salad, tortilla chips & guacamole at ohsu
 * chicken, rice & mole
 * strawberries & ice cream float waiting for me after i walked home (awww thanks sven!)
 * some carrot salad
 * a cookie
 * blueberries
 * chicken salad on toast
 * chicken, rice and magic sauce
 * carbonara at cartlandia
 * pink muscat grapes
 * salmon puff pastry
 * homemade apple turnover
 * homemade deviled eggs
 * new seasons asian salad
 * brussels sprouts
 * key lime pie ice cream
 * homemade broccoli soup
 * chicken & salad at ohsu
 * chili chicken soup
 * cheese sandwich crackers
 * a blackberry lifesaver
 * BLT salad at compnw
 * a starbucks bottled frappucino
 * a large starbucks frappucino
 * salad w/ tofu at ohsu
 * bbq foster burger
 * grapes
 * salad, chips, guacmole & pork burrito at ohsu
 * granola bar
 * two spinach tamales
 * lobster benedict and mimosa at cartlandia
 * a mini ice cream cookie sandwich at sunday parkways
 * iced chai
 * grapes
 * edamame noodle salad
 * granola bar
 * chicken salad on toast
 * popcorn
 * a slice of atomic pizza
 * cherry pepsi
 * amy's cheese enchilada meal
 * spinach tamales
 * nwaf: SO MANY bottled starbucks frappuccinos, atomic pizza & popcorn, caramel ice cream, salt & straw chocolate vegan ice cream, garlic fries at tony starlights, spinach dip & amaretto sour at tony starlights, shepherd's pie at moon & sixpence
 * prepackaged kale salad
 * fishpeople bisque
 * part of a chamomile chicken wrap & salad at ohsu (with not nearly enough downtime to eat it)
 * a grilled salmon sandwich at new seasons (so good!)
 * salt & straw rhubarb crumble (so good!)
 * bijou nwaf: chicken southwest wrap & chocolate chip cookie at café yumm, popcorn & soda
 * and then i stopped keeping track

Posted 11:11 PM

april:
* chicken salad on toast
* tuna mild curry & rice
* cosmos salted caramel crunch
* deviled egg, cucumber cream cheese, blue cheese & bacon bite and baklava at ohsu
* pupusas
* chicken salad on toast
* starbucks bottled frappucino
* two slices of pizza, cherry pepsi and fruit snacks at compnw
* blackbird granola
* starbucks bottled frappuccino, 4 slices of pizza (too many slices) and cherry pepsi
* blackbird granola
* potato chips
*  granola bar
* banana
* tuna curry w/ grain blend
* the rest of the cosmos salted caramel crunch
* marie calendar chicken pot pie
* granola bar
* a dago sandwich & horchuta at cartlandia (the horchuta was salvadorean -- it used sesame & peanuts!)
* cherry pepsi
* homemade potato leek soup
* nousa strawberry rhubarb yogurt & granola
* lentil & farro salad
* granola bar
* leftover potato soup
* danish
* lunch buffet and blackberry creamosa at timberline
* cherry pepsi
* iced chai
* chef salad w/ homemade ranch dressing
* 2 honey buns
* granola bar
* sesame noodle & chicken
* pasta w/ chicken & salad and pineapple upside down cake at ohsu
* homemade teriyaki broccoli bowl
* honey buns
* jones soda crushed melon
* amy's tortellini bowl
* starbucks bottled frappuccino
* mcdonald's sausage biscuit & dr. pepper before compnw
* pork burrito, beans, rice & chips
* dutch brothers dutche freeze w/ white chocolate
* mcdonald's hamburgers, apple pie, soda, fries after compnw
* roasted chicken, rice and mole sauce
* muscat grapes
* quorn burrito
* cosmos salted caramel crunch
* more roasted chicken, rice and mole sauce
* chicken w/  magic sauce
* lemonade froma  lemonade stand
* vegan chili at the bike move
* pastry girl tarts & cookies i bought when i learned it was her last day: chocolate espresso cream, chocolate chip espresso cream
* lavender lemon cream
* blackberry blue cheese cream
* 2 lemon marscapone tarts
* chicken, cheese & mole quesadilla
* 2 new seasons dumpling
* best baguette grilled pork baguette & watermelon juice
* tofurkey pizza and homemade cabbage slaw
* homemade biscuits w/ leeann's homemade orange jam
* homemade salmon puff pastry
* turkey sandwich at compnw
* bulgogi, salad, rice & pepsi at sam city
* cosmos salted caramel crunch
* broth during what little i could see of the eclipse
* pancakes, sausage, eggs, cinnamon roll, cinnamon toast cereal, cranberry orange juice
* turkey sandwich at compnw
* sugar-free candies on the way home
* homemade salmon puffs
* amy's lasagne
* homemade strawberry ice-cream float
* homemade salmon puff
* bacon, sausage & pastries at ohsu because i didn't know there would be breakfast
* chicken sandwiches and cookies at ohsu because i didn't know there would be lunch
* banana
* lemongrass salad, rc and sweet potato fries at mcmenamin's olympic club w/ brian in centralia
* apple pastry & turkey sandwich w/ chips & a pickle at brownstone coffee lounge w/ brian in centralia (nice place!)
* mated milk balls & caramel robin eggs for easter
* farro lentil salad
*  tortillas chips & guacamole at ohsu
* new seasons kale salad
* homemade salmon puff
* bhuja snack mix
* the last of the salted caramel cosmos crunch
* homemade roast beef sandwich
* starbucks strawberry frap
* elephant's deli pot roast special (sadly, w/ crunchy carrots)
* elephant's deli house salad
* elephant's deli strawberry rhubarb pie (delicious)
* salmon puff pastry
* granola bar
* bbq chicken, salad, cookie & cherry pepsi at ohsu
* w/john: sen yai gravy noodles, celery vinegar, very spicy ramen salad, salt & straw salted caramel cupcake ice cream
* elephant's deli sonora salad
* malted milk balls
* pink muscat grapes
* leftover bacon & sausage which didn't sit well
* elephant's deli salmon salad
* homemade broccoli cheese soup & buttered toast
* marie calendar's chicken pot pie
* Kouign-aman (wow!) and queen's ice tea (nice) at stumptown before jenny's ride
* nachos w/ jenny after the architecture bike ride
* homemade soup using leftover broth, shrimp, peas & rice
* pink muscat grapes
* homemade chocolate chip cookies
* homemade carrot ginger soup
* homemade salmon puff
* homemade hassleback potatoes w/ homemade beet salad in a homemade horseradish cream sauce, strawberry float
* homemade salmon puff & carrot soup w/ browned butter OMG
* chicken salad on toast
* fritos, chicken & dumplings, almond cocoa cake at compnw
* salted caramel cosmos crunch
* new seasons kale salad;new seasons lemon pastry

Posted 11:11 PM

March forth:

Posted 8:03 PM

february:

* granola bar
* beans & rice w/ homemade cilantro sauce
* the tiniest amount of homemade ricotta on a cracker with some of the last of the amazing apricot jam
* amy's frozen lasagne
* cherry pepsi
* lasagne for breakfast
* a slice of apple pie and a bagel w/ cream cheese, lox, & veggies at jalex's naming ceremony
* sen yai mee krob lat na (good) & celery vinegar (usually i get khao muu daeng -- so good!)
* blood orange chocolate sorbet at salt & straw (i -never- thought this was the one i would choose, but it was the best -- and vegan!)
* pork, potatoes & salad & ohsu
* elephant's deli salmon & orange horseradish sauce, passionfruit mouse
* the last cheese enchilada
* dang coconut chips
* an apple & some nut mix
* new seasons chef salad w/ homemade ranch dressing
* homemade salmon puff pastry squares
* saint cupcake for my unbirthday (even frozen for 1.5 months it's still very good!)
* half a granola bar
* lentils, kale, potatoes & magic sauce
* homemade raspberry puff pastry square
* hard-boiled egg
* maple bacon chips
* ravioli & spicy tomato sauce
* sven's homemade hot buttered rum after shoveling snow
* granola bar
* odwalla mango protein drink
* amy's tortellini after i ruined a batch of lentil curry soup w/ moldy curry
* chocolate-covered dried cherries from psu (thanks, billie!)
* sauteed kale and pizza w/ sasparilla syrup soda
* half a granola bar
* homemade quesadillas & homemade tomato orange soup
* hot chocolate (thanks, sven!)
* homemade lentil curry soup
* part of a muffin from saul's naming ceremony & sven's homemade caramel
* a piece of frozen quiche
* another round of homemade quesadillas & homemade tomato orange soup
* hot chocolate w/ vegan marshmallows
* homemade smashed potatoes w/ sour cream, cheese, baco bits & new seasons kale butternut squash salad
* half an espresso nib brownie w/ sven's homemade caramel sauce
* smoked brie on toast
* elephant's deli biscuit
* lentils, potatoes & a poached egg w/ magic sauce
* chocolate-covered cherries
* sven's homemade chicken noodle soup
* ginger syrup soda
* alma toffee
* half a granola bar
* another bowl of lentils, potatoes & a poached egg w/ magic sauce
* the last of the chocolate-covered cherries
* a large bottled frappuccino
* a homemade cinnamon roll
* pork, salad, cookie & coke at ohsu
* cardamom tea w/ honey, tabouli, salad, lamb kabob, rice, eggplant stew, and rosewater baklava at dar salam for taz's anniversary
* a large bottled frappuccino
* a homemade cinnamon roll
* leftovers
* bbq chicken, salad, cookie & coke at ohsu
* two bottles of starbucks frappuccino
* fritter from linfield
* gyros, salad & coke at ohsu
* the last of the leftover dar salam
* truffle pizza, beet salad, rosehip soda & cherry pie w/ sven for valentine's day
* amy's tortellini
* cherry pepsi
* pho & honeydew boba tea
* amy's tortellini
* cherry pepsi
* sven's homemade egg drop sou & toast (thank you!)
* hershey's kisses and hugs
* marie calendar's chicken pot pie
* homemade lentils, korma, raisins, potatoes and gouda pretending to be paneer
* peanut butter & jelly sandwich
* some gouda & crackers
* a little beet salad
* breakfast lentils & egg
* starbucks bottled frappucino
* new seasons ham & cheese croissant
* olives, cheese, crackers, beet salad, apple, orange, banana, hershey's kisses
* cherry pepsi
* new seasons dhal bat samosas & bottled starbucks frappuccino
* homemade spinach puff pastry, homemade beet salad, orange, cashews, handful of Hershey kisses
* another homemade spinach puff pastry
* salmon cream rice bowl
* cherry pie
* granola bar
* rice
* chili cheese dog, fries & cherry pepsi at soho
* spinach puff pastry
* chocolate chip cookies
* amy's tortellini
* orange chicken, salad, quinoa & lemon iced tea at ohsu
* blueberries
* granola bar
* burger king whopper junior because it was 9p and i was starving
* new seasons bacon fritatta
* meatloaf, mashed potatoes, salad & cherry pepsi at ohsu
* elephant's deli park burger, fries & honey cuba tart
* cherry pepsi
* salmon, rice & horseradish sauce
* sandwich, chips, potato salad & cherry pepsi at compnw
* homemade roast beef sandwich & dutch bros freeze
* olives
* cookies i over cooked
* chicken enchilada, salad & cherry pepsi at ohsu
* new seasons chef salad
* granola bar
* some chips
* salmon & rice bowl w/ orange horseradish cream
* pizza baron, salad, root beer
* baskin robbins pop rock kids cone (but there was sadly no popping!)

Posted 11:11 PM

janvier:

* two bottles of cherry pepsi
* leftover relleno casserole w/ extra cheese (so good!)
* a slice of pizza at old town pizza after the BTA New Year's ride
* a bowl of shrimp, rice & kale salad
* one black-eyed pea after i realized i had meant to make them for dinner but forgot
* saint cupcake coconut cupcake at toby's birthday (these freeze alarmingly well!)
* brie, toast & apple
* the last of the relleno casserole
* cherry pepsi
* ranch dip w/ carrots & red bell pepper
* roasted carrots
* black-eyed peas w/ kale & cornbread
* brie, toast & homemade tomato jam
* homemade salisbury steak
* alma ginger toffee
*  spinach, poached egg & cornbread
* a slice of ginger cake
* part of a granola bar
* roast beef sandwich
* cherry pepsi
* ruffles & homemade ranch dip (i was going to eat broccoli but it had fuzz on it)
* homemade alphabet soup
* cornbread w/ honey
* the last of the ginger cake
* tazo iced chai
* brie & toast w/ homemade tomato jam
* sen yai
* mimosa sherbet at salt & straw
* popcorn & cherry pepsi at lawrence of arabia
* amy's veggie sausage pizza
* new seasons chicken pot pie
* cherry pepsi
* homemade pho
* leftover alphabet soup
* roast beef sandwich, chips & caramel corn
* cherry pepsi
* pacific pie beef & stout
* pacific pie lemon sour cream
* mexican coke
* popcorn at cinema 21 (it's gotten better since the remodel!)
* soup
* roast beef sandwich, kettle bbq chips, coconut chips, the last of the hawaiian brittle, cherry pepsi
* homemade cheese & salsa quesadilla for breakfast
* black beans w/ rice & homemade cilantro sauce
* leftover spaghetti w/ mozzarela dust
* pumpkin spice saint cupcake (delicious even frozen for over 2 weeks!)
* homemade noodle bowl w/ basil, lime, cilantro, shrimp, scrambled egg, green onions & peanuts (sauce: ginger, garlic, soy, spicy sauce, sweet chili sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar)
* papa john's chicken bacon artichoke pizza
* homemade spinch salad
* homemade sasparilla
* half a toffee brownie
* a granola bar
* a few shrimp w/ homemade cilantro sauce
* iced chai
* soup & garlic toast
* several homemade ginger cookies w/ leftover saint cupcake frosting
* homemade butternut squash tart & green beans
* brie on toast w/ homemade tomato jam
* leftover rice noodles
* black beans, rice, cilantro & avocado
* cherry pepsi
* half a brownie
* new seasons chicken pot pie
* cherry pepsi
* ranch & chips
* ranch & broccoli
* spiced vegetables
* homemade butternut squash tarts & green beans
* homemade ginger cookies sandwiched w/ leftover saint cupcake frosting
* tazo iced chai
* toast w/ salmon spread & orangina
*  two butternut squash tart & green beans, two homemade gingerbread cookies
* two pieces of leftover pizza
* strawberry smoothie
* a small glass of cider at the end of OPTI
* a bean & cheese burrito from the gas station
* prepackaged lobster, butter & lemon
* lentils & rice (thanks, sven!)
* half a white chocolate brownie
* butternut squash tart
* sven's homemade mac & cheese
* homemade alphabet soup & garlic toast
* tiny trader joe's fruit pies because the voodoo donuts line was too long
* soup for breakfast
* homemade ginger cookies
* leftover mac & cheese
* ranch & ruffles
* blueberries
* homemade roast beef wrap
* half a peanut butter brownie (i can never tell a difference between any of these brownies, though)
* granola bar
* maple pancake kettle chips
* the last of the leftover soup w/ garlic toast
* gingerbread cookies
* homemade broccoli soup & garlic toast
* chocolate chip cookies
* the rest of the broccoli soup & toast
* strawberry ricotta ice cream
* elephant's deli pork dinner special, mashed potatoes, green beans w/ pancetta, lemon chiffon cake (too dry and blech frosting), cherry pepsi
* new seasons kale salad & an orangina
* the most excellent homemade salmon puff
* an equally excellent homemade butternut squash pastry puff
* homemade cucumber sesame salad
* chocolate chip cookies
* in a cooking spree: hardboiled eggs, homemade salmon puff, chocolate chip cookies, gingerbread cookies, roasted tomato jam, magic sauce, frozen pomegranate seeds
* rosehip grenadine soda
* roasted brussels sprouts
* homemade enchiladas
* new seasons chicken pot pie
* new seasons ham & cheese croissant
* new seasons breakfast burrito w/ chorizo
* turkey sandwich, brown rice salad, fruit salad, cookie, orangina at ncnm
* at takahashi (they took the signs down!): onion tempura (blegh), unagi handroll, tempura salmon roll, coke, ramen (blergh)
* half a brownie
* granola bar
* snack box: veggies, ranch, fruit, almonds w/ rosemary, cheese & crackers, yogurt pretzels, toffee chocolate
* cherry Pepsi
* a chicken salad sandwich
* a tiny cupcake truffle
* ham & cheese croissant
* compnw: pastrami sandwich & chips
* leftover cheese enchiladas
* compnw: chicken bbq calzone thing
* homemade roast beef sandwich, chips & caramel corn after compnw
* brussels sprouts
* falafel wrap
* cherry pepsi, 2 slices of cheese pizza & blood orange arancinata at ohsu mmi
* an apple
* ranch & chips
* black beans
* granola bar
* elephant's deli quiche
* evolution juice
* almonds w/ homegrown rosemary
* new seasons bbq chicken
* new seasons shepherd's pie
* strawberry ricotta ice cream
* new seasons tamale pie w/ sour cream