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August 5, 2013

Newport, Oregon: The Ocean, The Sights, All The Fish Eaten…

This is going to be quite the photo-heavy post. A couple of weekends ago we were lucky to have a long four-day weekend in Newport, Oregon. We rented a condo right on Nye Beach and spent those four days walking on the beach, eating, drinking at Rogue, and going to the Aquarium. And best of …

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August 2, 2013

Introducing the new cat…Gamera!

So, this blog has always been occasionally, cat-like, but we've recently had a five month break from the pitter-patter of little feline feet after Chelsea and Spencer left us. Last Sunday, we were out looking for a new TV and I dragged jwa into first a Petco and then the Petsmart to meet a couple …

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July 25, 2013

FFwD: Dieter's Tartine

This French Friday's with Dorie is seemingly pretty healthy but also quite delicious! I've actually had this twice so far just this week. I did make a few substitutions (of course). Instead of tomato and cucumber, I used finely diced zucchini and red bell pepper. I also added a bit of diced red onion and …

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July 24, 2013

Oregon Albacore Tuna with Zucchini Relish and Cumin-Toasted Quinoa

The other night, jwa and I were just hanging out, minding our own business and watching The Daily Show, when he got a text asking if we wanted some tuna. At first, I was a little jealous because I'm usually the one who gets contacted about receiving free food. But, I got over that pretty …

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July 22, 2013

Portland Yogurt Tasting with Liberté, Chef Vitaly Paley, and Bananas Foster Parfait

A Yogurt Adventure: A few weeks ago I was invited to a yogurt tasting with LibertÃ© Yogurt and Chef Vitaly Paley at his restaurant, Imperial. I jumped at the chance, as we had just had an amazing meal at Paley's Place and this sounded like a very fun event. Also, if there's one thing I've …

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