September 2005 – Fennel*Twist

September 30, 2005

Bread & Ink Cafe: A Tasty Weekend Breakfast

Bread & Ink Cafe 3610 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland, OR 97214-5144 (503) 239-4756 Recently, my friend Patty came down from Camas to spend the morning shopping on Hawthorne. Whenever we do these excursions, we typically find someplace to have breakfast or lunch, depending on the time of day. On this occasion, I suggested Bread & …

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September 29, 2005

A Simple Autumn Salad

My favorite Fall salad is a combination of whatever lettuce I am in the mood for (mixed greens or baby spinach work great), sliced apples or pears, toasted walnuts, sweet onion slices and parmesan. I use a simple balsamic-dijon vinaigrette to top it all off. It's especially good to have on the side with a …

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September 28, 2005

Green Onion Hummus

My introduction to hummus came while I was in college at the University of Minnesota. There was a deli -- The Mediterranean Deli, to be exact -- conveniently located by my dorm and I came to love the hummus there. Creamy, garlicky and really different from any kind of dip I'd ever had before. My …

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September 26, 2005

IMBB#19: Spicy Greens & Red Lentil Soup with Cinnamon

Behold -- my entry for IMBB #19: I Can't Believe I Ate Vegan!, hosted at Becks & Posh. So, I didn't really set off to fool anyone -- jwa knew he was getting a vegan dinner and quite honestly, yeah, we could believe it was vegan. ::laugh:: But that's not a bad thing! We liked …

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September 26, 2005

Pizza Day

A Huge Grilled Chicken & Rosemary Pizza w/ a Garlicky White Sauce & Every Single Vegetable We Had in the House Along with Slashfood, I'm a big fan of pizza. We try to make our own every so often and usually a couple times a month or so, we'll get pizza from Trader Joe's and …

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