A lifestyle blog by Lauren Hartmann
One of my favorite things about our Mother’s Day beach trip was our stop at Sea Level Bakery & Coffee. I do realize that this particular spot is NOT in Portland, but Cannon Beach isn’t super far away and Oregonians love a good day trip, so I thought it was OK to include it. I could […]
I love (no seriously LOVE) frozen yogurt. It was the one food I still craved during my Whole30 and I knew it would be the first non-compliant food I would indulge in when it was through. My favorite frozen yogurt spot (Yogurtland) closed shop during my Whole30 which almost brought me to tears, so I tried some […]
It’s no secret that Portland has an immense list of delicious culinary delights worth trying, but I wanted to let you in on my current favorite: Grassa. If you are a lover of delicious pasta, then you’re going to LOVE this place. Grassa is the newest “baby” of talented chef Rick Gencarelli who is also the brains/culinary […]
Most of the time when I’m trying out a new restaurant in Portland, it is rare that I walk away feeling underwhelmed. The food here is just that fantastic. But, this weekend we tried somewhere new with friends and it was just…meh. Fireside has a cool ambience, but it just kind of felt like it was […]
I decided that I wanted to start sharing some of my favorite things as a mama and I’ve come up with the clever-est (yes, I know it’s not a word) name for it… Mama Favorites… I get a lot of e-mails asking similar questions and most are about things that are my favorites (i.e. my […]
Donuts are my favorite. I can trace back my love for donuts to a very specific event in my life – the day my younger brother Matt was born. I was pretty upset about sharing my mom with another human being and in an effort to console me, my aunt bought me a package of […]
