a little too cool for school.

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 […]

birthday weekend fun.

I had a fantastic birthday weekend… in case you were wondering. It was spent having dinner at Lovely’s Fifty Fifty with Craig and our friends Jake & Casey (the ones of Olympic swimsuit infamy). My amazing pizza.  Then we went to Mint 820 for drinks and met up with more friends. (side note: You should […]

new portland favorite: bollywood theater.

I feel so lucky to live in Portland: Land of Delicious Food. One of my most recent Portland culinary discoveries was  Bollywood Theater. I went to dinner there with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law-to-be last week and I was definitely impressed. We tried a little bit of everything…. But, my favorite was the Kati Roll. I also […]

busy busy.

This weekend was super busy… AND super fun. Our good friends Marc & Caroline came to visit.  We had lots of fun, ate lots of food,  but kept it pretty low key. We had coffee here. Brunch here. Went here, looked at pretty things and had even more coffee.  We had dinner here and ice […]

farm fresh goodness.

Ever since I got pregnant  we’ve changed the way we buy food. We used to simply buy whatever was cheapest and almost NEVER bought organic.  But, pregnancy was a chance to turn over a new leaf.  I still don’t buy all of our fruits and vegetables in organic form, but I am definitely very conscious […]