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August 23, 2005

Do Bees Have Knees? + A Special Occasion Restaurant

Wow, these are frickin' awesome, as Carl would say. Here is Christy's recipe again: The Bees Knees 1/3 C hot water 1 Tsp lavender 1/4 C honey 6 Tbsp gin 2 Tbsp lemon juice This makes 2 small (6 oz) drinks (or as pictured above, one HUGE drink). Steep the lavender in the hot water …

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August 22, 2005

PastaWorks & The Obligatory Pasta Post

PastaWorks 3735 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland Oregon 97214 503-232-1010 This post is heavy on the visuals because tomatoes and pasta just photograph so pretty! It's somewhat surprising to me that I've had this blog for a little over a month now and I haven't posted about PastaWorks yet. One of my favorite things to do …

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August 19, 2005

Genovese Minestrone: It's Green & Cheesey — What More Could You Want?

I made this last night -- it's really one of my most favorite soups ever. It's based somewhat on a Green Minestrone Rachael Ray made once on 30 Minute Meals but I tend to vary the ingredients slightly based on my mood and what I have on hand. Here is what I did last night. …

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August 18, 2005

Ducks…Fun to Watch (and sometimes good in a burrito)

I guess it's no surprise that I love to cook and well...eat. So, I've been trying really hard to exercise everyday. The last few months, I've been walking a minimum of two miles per day while at work. See, there's a duck pond by my office and thanks to the neat-o pedometer this person rigged …

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August 17, 2005

Soup is Good Food: Gazpacho Challenge 2005 (Part III): Chilled Corn Soup

First off, does this really qualify as gazpacho? Probably not, but let's all just agree to erroneously use the word "gazpacho" to identify any kind of cold soup, shall we? You know, since I have a theme going and all. Secondly, now that the weather is uh, cold again here in Portland, what better time …

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