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Safeway: Pork Shoulder Country Style Ribs  99 cents/lb. New Seasons: 2lb. Tillamook Medium Cheddar  $5.99 Woodstock Organic Peanut Butter $2.99 Franz Bread    2/$5 Lucini Olive Oil   $11.99 Country Natural Beef Ribeye  $10.99/lb Whole Foods: Rosie Organic Boneless/Skinless Chicken Breasts $6.99 Organic Red Slicing Tomatoes  $1.49/lb Organic Pluots  $1.99/ lb Zupans: Draper Valley Bone-In [...]

As we finished loading the car for our week long road trip to L.A., I thought to myself: Crap. I still haven’t had the air conditioner fixed in this beast. I don’t need it that often in Portland, and since I didn’t have the $1500 quoted to fix it, I’ve gone without. California’s Central Valley [...]

You take your KIDS to the pub? Was written on my Facebook wall after I posted a picture of us at the Lucky Lab, a few months ago. I felt like a bad mom for a millisecond, and then replied: Yes. It’s Portland. And it is. There are plenty of places in this town filled with [...]

Looking for something to do on Labor Day? Do something yummy and important. Attend a local Eat-In supporting The Time for Lunch Campaign.  Slow Food USA’s campaign to get healthy, nutritious local foods on the trays of our schoolkids  is asking you to join (or organize!) a local Eat-In to spread the word. Several are [...]

Here’s a favorite from my cookbook library: Carefree Cooking with Aluminum Foil. Published in 1975, it’s a treasure trove of handy information about, and creative uses for, (you guessed it) aluminum foil. It has a series of recipes with the classic 70s culinary monikers that we’ve grown to love: Tuna Tempties, Peanut and Deviled Ham Twisters and Swiss Bliss.

Best Tacos Tinga in Portland? The Food Bloggers Weigh In. One of the great things about eating in Portland is there are so many blogs and forums that opine on every morsel on every menu at every eatery in town. And although it can be a bit overkill at times, it is comforting to know [...]