Brooke Geery

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Brooke’s Guide to Portland

Now available as a zine in an uber or lyft near you (as long as you're in Portland and get in the one I'm driving.) Welcome to Portland! Hope you like eating, drinking and nature,  because we’ve got lots of it. To help guide you in your journey, I’ve prepared this list of the hottest spots you really must enjoy. We’ll start in my quadrant, Southeast. If you’re in Southeast you're in luck, most of the best neighborhoods in Portland are nearby. The closest to my house is Woodstock, a mellow 3 block walk away. Get teriyaki and Hawaiian at the newly-opened Ate oh Ate. For burritos you have two choices…
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Lunch Deal — $9.99 For 2 at Quiznos

I feel like I should preface this with the fact that Jared and I are terrible at choosing a lunch destination. So bad, in fact, there was another blog about that. So when a Quiznos coupon arrived in my inbox, the same day I managed to spill coffee on my wireless keyboard, it was sort of like the stars aligned and I was supposed to head over to the Llyod center and take advantage of this deal. (Quiznos and the Macstore are blocks apart.) Aside from the fact the oven was broken, they were out of iced tea, and I had to ask for them to put out more pickles,…
Read More

Crab-tastic!

Realistically, coupons are nothing more than a clever marketing tactic to get you to buy things you otherwise wouldn't. And lately, it's been working on me. It's really hard to turn down something that is free to a few cents, even if I normally wouldn't buy it, which was the case with the packages of imitation crab meat I picked up this weekend for $.50 (regular price 9.98, on sale 2/$3 and I had a $1 off coupon.) For $.50, I wasn't going to not buy it, and in fact, I got two packages because I was able to print two coupons. I like to cook (and eat) so I…
Read More

A healthy take on 4th of July eating

In addition to being within walking distance of my house, another cool thing about Fred Meyer is that you don’t need a membership card or cut coupons to get their store sales. Anyone walking in off the street will get all posted discounts (save for manufacturer’s coupons) at checkout. The one drawback of this system is that they don’t give you a “total $ saved” summary on your receipt like they do at Safeway,  making the rewards of shopping there more transparent, but it is what it is. You’ll just have to take my word for all the good deals. Yesterday was a beautiful and very sunny day here in…
Read More

Shopping and Dinner June 29, 2011

I gather to do this right you're supposed to plan ahead and stock pile, but I don't really see myself ever breaking the habit of almost-daily-pre-dinner grocery shopping. Jared had whipped up some sandwich buns last night so the goal was veggie sloppy joes. I was all excited to use a veggie meat coupon I already had, but alas, it expired yesterday. A little quick googling though, and I found a $1 off 1 Morning Star farms coupon, so we were set. Also needed (well not really needed, but on sale) was BBQ sauce and corn, so we picked up that as well as some potatoes for a side. Total,…
Read More

Couponing Cuisine

What good would couponing be if you never got anything you wanted to eat? No good, I tell you. One of my scores last weekend was a pork loin for $3.50, so I have been enjoying that for dinner the past few nights. The first night I just grilled it up, made some brocolli and cheddar rice I'd gotten for $.75 or so and used up some of the frozen peas I've been stockpiling half-eaten bags of in the freezer. Day two I opted for a sandwich. I am lucky enough to have a significant other that really enjoys making bread so that's a homemade baguette and then I added…
Read More

Brooke’s Guide to Portland

Now available as a zine in an uber or lyft near you (as long as you're in Portland and get in the one I'm driving.) Welcome to Portland! Hope you like eating, drinking and nature,  because we’ve got lots of it. To help guide you in your journey, I’ve prepared this list of the hottest spots you really must enjoy. We’ll start in my quadrant, Southeast. If you’re in Southeast you're in luck, most of the best neighborhoods in Portland are nearby. The closest to my house is Woodstock, a mellow 3 block walk away. Get teriyaki and Hawaiian at the newly-opened Ate oh Ate. For burritos you have two choices…
Read More

Lunch Deal — $9.99 For 2 at Quiznos

I feel like I should preface this with the fact that Jared and I are terrible at choosing a lunch destination. So bad, in fact, there was another blog about that. So when a Quiznos coupon arrived in my inbox, the same day I managed to spill coffee on my wireless keyboard, it was sort of like the stars aligned and I was supposed to head over to the Llyod center and take advantage of this deal. (Quiznos and the Macstore are blocks apart.) Aside from the fact the oven was broken, they were out of iced tea, and I had to ask for them to put out more pickles,…
Read More

Crab-tastic!

Realistically, coupons are nothing more than a clever marketing tactic to get you to buy things you otherwise wouldn't. And lately, it's been working on me. It's really hard to turn down something that is free to a few cents, even if I normally wouldn't buy it, which was the case with the packages of imitation crab meat I picked up this weekend for $.50 (regular price 9.98, on sale 2/$3 and I had a $1 off coupon.) For $.50, I wasn't going to not buy it, and in fact, I got two packages because I was able to print two coupons. I like to cook (and eat) so I…
Read More

A healthy take on 4th of July eating

In addition to being within walking distance of my house, another cool thing about Fred Meyer is that you don’t need a membership card or cut coupons to get their store sales. Anyone walking in off the street will get all posted discounts (save for manufacturer’s coupons) at checkout. The one drawback of this system is that they don’t give you a “total $ saved” summary on your receipt like they do at Safeway,  making the rewards of shopping there more transparent, but it is what it is. You’ll just have to take my word for all the good deals. Yesterday was a beautiful and very sunny day here in…
Read More

Shopping and Dinner June 29, 2011

I gather to do this right you're supposed to plan ahead and stock pile, but I don't really see myself ever breaking the habit of almost-daily-pre-dinner grocery shopping. Jared had whipped up some sandwich buns last night so the goal was veggie sloppy joes. I was all excited to use a veggie meat coupon I already had, but alas, it expired yesterday. A little quick googling though, and I found a $1 off 1 Morning Star farms coupon, so we were set. Also needed (well not really needed, but on sale) was BBQ sauce and corn, so we picked up that as well as some potatoes for a side. Total,…
Read More

Couponing Cuisine

What good would couponing be if you never got anything you wanted to eat? No good, I tell you. One of my scores last weekend was a pork loin for $3.50, so I have been enjoying that for dinner the past few nights. The first night I just grilled it up, made some brocolli and cheddar rice I'd gotten for $.75 or so and used up some of the frozen peas I've been stockpiling half-eaten bags of in the freezer. Day two I opted for a sandwich. I am lucky enough to have a significant other that really enjoys making bread so that's a homemade baguette and then I added…
Read More

Brooke’s Guide to Portland

Now available as a zine in an uber or lyft near you (as long as you're in Portland and get in the one I'm driving.) Welcome to Portland! Hope you like eating, drinking and nature,  because we’ve got lots of it. To help guide you in your journey, I’ve prepared this list of the hottest spots you really must enjoy. We’ll start in my quadrant, Southeast. If you’re in Southeast you're in luck, most of the best neighborhoods in Portland are nearby. The closest to my house is Woodstock, a mellow 3 block walk away. Get teriyaki and Hawaiian at the newly-opened Ate oh Ate. For burritos you have two choices…
Read More

Lunch Deal — $9.99 For 2 at Quiznos

I feel like I should preface this with the fact that Jared and I are terrible at choosing a lunch destination. So bad, in fact, there was another blog about that. So when a Quiznos coupon arrived in my inbox, the same day I managed to spill coffee on my wireless keyboard, it was sort of like the stars aligned and I was supposed to head over to the Llyod center and take advantage of this deal. (Quiznos and the Macstore are blocks apart.) Aside from the fact the oven was broken, they were out of iced tea, and I had to ask for them to put out more pickles,…
Read More

Crab-tastic!

Realistically, coupons are nothing more than a clever marketing tactic to get you to buy things you otherwise wouldn't. And lately, it's been working on me. It's really hard to turn down something that is free to a few cents, even if I normally wouldn't buy it, which was the case with the packages of imitation crab meat I picked up this weekend for $.50 (regular price 9.98, on sale 2/$3 and I had a $1 off coupon.) For $.50, I wasn't going to not buy it, and in fact, I got two packages because I was able to print two coupons. I like to cook (and eat) so I…
Read More

A healthy take on 4th of July eating

In addition to being within walking distance of my house, another cool thing about Fred Meyer is that you don’t need a membership card or cut coupons to get their store sales. Anyone walking in off the street will get all posted discounts (save for manufacturer’s coupons) at checkout. The one drawback of this system is that they don’t give you a “total $ saved” summary on your receipt like they do at Safeway,  making the rewards of shopping there more transparent, but it is what it is. You’ll just have to take my word for all the good deals. Yesterday was a beautiful and very sunny day here in…
Read More

Shopping and Dinner June 29, 2011

I gather to do this right you're supposed to plan ahead and stock pile, but I don't really see myself ever breaking the habit of almost-daily-pre-dinner grocery shopping. Jared had whipped up some sandwich buns last night so the goal was veggie sloppy joes. I was all excited to use a veggie meat coupon I already had, but alas, it expired yesterday. A little quick googling though, and I found a $1 off 1 Morning Star farms coupon, so we were set. Also needed (well not really needed, but on sale) was BBQ sauce and corn, so we picked up that as well as some potatoes for a side. Total,…
Read More

Couponing Cuisine

What good would couponing be if you never got anything you wanted to eat? No good, I tell you. One of my scores last weekend was a pork loin for $3.50, so I have been enjoying that for dinner the past few nights. The first night I just grilled it up, made some brocolli and cheddar rice I'd gotten for $.75 or so and used up some of the frozen peas I've been stockpiling half-eaten bags of in the freezer. Day two I opted for a sandwich. I am lucky enough to have a significant other that really enjoys making bread so that's a homemade baguette and then I added…
Read More

Brooke’s Guide to Portland

Now available as a zine in an uber or lyft near you (as long as you're in Portland and get in the one I'm driving.) Welcome to Portland! Hope you like eating, drinking and nature,  because we’ve got lots of it. To help guide you in your journey, I’ve prepared this list of the hottest spots you really must enjoy. We’ll start in my quadrant, Southeast. If you’re in Southeast you're in luck, most of the best neighborhoods in Portland are nearby. The closest to my house is Woodstock, a mellow 3 block walk away. Get teriyaki and Hawaiian at the newly-opened Ate oh Ate. For burritos you have two choices…
Read More

Lunch Deal — $9.99 For 2 at Quiznos

I feel like I should preface this with the fact that Jared and I are terrible at choosing a lunch destination. So bad, in fact, there was another blog about that. So when a Quiznos coupon arrived in my inbox, the same day I managed to spill coffee on my wireless keyboard, it was sort of like the stars aligned and I was supposed to head over to the Llyod center and take advantage of this deal. (Quiznos and the Macstore are blocks apart.) Aside from the fact the oven was broken, they were out of iced tea, and I had to ask for them to put out more pickles,…
Read More

Crab-tastic!

Realistically, coupons are nothing more than a clever marketing tactic to get you to buy things you otherwise wouldn't. And lately, it's been working on me. It's really hard to turn down something that is free to a few cents, even if I normally wouldn't buy it, which was the case with the packages of imitation crab meat I picked up this weekend for $.50 (regular price 9.98, on sale 2/$3 and I had a $1 off coupon.) For $.50, I wasn't going to not buy it, and in fact, I got two packages because I was able to print two coupons. I like to cook (and eat) so I…
Read More

A healthy take on 4th of July eating

In addition to being within walking distance of my house, another cool thing about Fred Meyer is that you don’t need a membership card or cut coupons to get their store sales. Anyone walking in off the street will get all posted discounts (save for manufacturer’s coupons) at checkout. The one drawback of this system is that they don’t give you a “total $ saved” summary on your receipt like they do at Safeway,  making the rewards of shopping there more transparent, but it is what it is. You’ll just have to take my word for all the good deals. Yesterday was a beautiful and very sunny day here in…
Read More

Shopping and Dinner June 29, 2011

I gather to do this right you're supposed to plan ahead and stock pile, but I don't really see myself ever breaking the habit of almost-daily-pre-dinner grocery shopping. Jared had whipped up some sandwich buns last night so the goal was veggie sloppy joes. I was all excited to use a veggie meat coupon I already had, but alas, it expired yesterday. A little quick googling though, and I found a $1 off 1 Morning Star farms coupon, so we were set. Also needed (well not really needed, but on sale) was BBQ sauce and corn, so we picked up that as well as some potatoes for a side. Total,…
Read More

Couponing Cuisine

What good would couponing be if you never got anything you wanted to eat? No good, I tell you. One of my scores last weekend was a pork loin for $3.50, so I have been enjoying that for dinner the past few nights. The first night I just grilled it up, made some brocolli and cheddar rice I'd gotten for $.75 or so and used up some of the frozen peas I've been stockpiling half-eaten bags of in the freezer. Day two I opted for a sandwich. I am lucky enough to have a significant other that really enjoys making bread so that's a homemade baguette and then I added…
Read More

Brooke’s Guide to Portland

Now available as a zine in an uber or lyft near you (as long as you're in Portland and get in the one I'm driving.) Welcome to Portland! Hope you like eating, drinking and nature,  because we’ve got lots of it. To help guide you in your journey, I’ve prepared this list of the hottest spots you really must enjoy. We’ll start in my quadrant, Southeast. If you’re in Southeast you're in luck, most of the best neighborhoods in Portland are nearby. The closest to my house is Woodstock, a mellow 3 block walk away. Get teriyaki and Hawaiian at the newly-opened Ate oh Ate. For burritos you have two choices…
Read More

Lunch Deal — $9.99 For 2 at Quiznos

I feel like I should preface this with the fact that Jared and I are terrible at choosing a lunch destination. So bad, in fact, there was another blog about that. So when a Quiznos coupon arrived in my inbox, the same day I managed to spill coffee on my wireless keyboard, it was sort of like the stars aligned and I was supposed to head over to the Llyod center and take advantage of this deal. (Quiznos and the Macstore are blocks apart.) Aside from the fact the oven was broken, they were out of iced tea, and I had to ask for them to put out more pickles,…
Read More

Crab-tastic!

Realistically, coupons are nothing more than a clever marketing tactic to get you to buy things you otherwise wouldn't. And lately, it's been working on me. It's really hard to turn down something that is free to a few cents, even if I normally wouldn't buy it, which was the case with the packages of imitation crab meat I picked up this weekend for $.50 (regular price 9.98, on sale 2/$3 and I had a $1 off coupon.) For $.50, I wasn't going to not buy it, and in fact, I got two packages because I was able to print two coupons. I like to cook (and eat) so I…
Read More

A healthy take on 4th of July eating

In addition to being within walking distance of my house, another cool thing about Fred Meyer is that you don’t need a membership card or cut coupons to get their store sales. Anyone walking in off the street will get all posted discounts (save for manufacturer’s coupons) at checkout. The one drawback of this system is that they don’t give you a “total $ saved” summary on your receipt like they do at Safeway,  making the rewards of shopping there more transparent, but it is what it is. You’ll just have to take my word for all the good deals. Yesterday was a beautiful and very sunny day here in…
Read More

Shopping and Dinner June 29, 2011

I gather to do this right you're supposed to plan ahead and stock pile, but I don't really see myself ever breaking the habit of almost-daily-pre-dinner grocery shopping. Jared had whipped up some sandwich buns last night so the goal was veggie sloppy joes. I was all excited to use a veggie meat coupon I already had, but alas, it expired yesterday. A little quick googling though, and I found a $1 off 1 Morning Star farms coupon, so we were set. Also needed (well not really needed, but on sale) was BBQ sauce and corn, so we picked up that as well as some potatoes for a side. Total,…
Read More

Couponing Cuisine

What good would couponing be if you never got anything you wanted to eat? No good, I tell you. One of my scores last weekend was a pork loin for $3.50, so I have been enjoying that for dinner the past few nights. The first night I just grilled it up, made some brocolli and cheddar rice I'd gotten for $.75 or so and used up some of the frozen peas I've been stockpiling half-eaten bags of in the freezer. Day two I opted for a sandwich. I am lucky enough to have a significant other that really enjoys making bread so that's a homemade baguette and then I added…
Read More

Brooke’s Guide to Portland

Now available as a zine in an uber or lyft near you (as long as you're in Portland and get in the one I'm driving.) Welcome to Portland! Hope you like eating, drinking and nature,  because we’ve got lots of it. To help guide you in your journey, I’ve prepared this list of the hottest spots you really must enjoy. We’ll start in my quadrant, Southeast. If you’re in Southeast you're in luck, most of the best neighborhoods in Portland are nearby. The closest to my house is Woodstock, a mellow 3 block walk away. Get teriyaki and Hawaiian at the newly-opened Ate oh Ate. For burritos you have two choices…
Read More

Lunch Deal — $9.99 For 2 at Quiznos

I feel like I should preface this with the fact that Jared and I are terrible at choosing a lunch destination. So bad, in fact, there was another blog about that. So when a Quiznos coupon arrived in my inbox, the same day I managed to spill coffee on my wireless keyboard, it was sort of like the stars aligned and I was supposed to head over to the Llyod center and take advantage of this deal. (Quiznos and the Macstore are blocks apart.) Aside from the fact the oven was broken, they were out of iced tea, and I had to ask for them to put out more pickles,…
Read More

Crab-tastic!

Realistically, coupons are nothing more than a clever marketing tactic to get you to buy things you otherwise wouldn't. And lately, it's been working on me. It's really hard to turn down something that is free to a few cents, even if I normally wouldn't buy it, which was the case with the packages of imitation crab meat I picked up this weekend for $.50 (regular price 9.98, on sale 2/$3 and I had a $1 off coupon.) For $.50, I wasn't going to not buy it, and in fact, I got two packages because I was able to print two coupons. I like to cook (and eat) so I…
Read More

A healthy take on 4th of July eating

In addition to being within walking distance of my house, another cool thing about Fred Meyer is that you don’t need a membership card or cut coupons to get their store sales. Anyone walking in off the street will get all posted discounts (save for manufacturer’s coupons) at checkout. The one drawback of this system is that they don’t give you a “total $ saved” summary on your receipt like they do at Safeway,  making the rewards of shopping there more transparent, but it is what it is. You’ll just have to take my word for all the good deals. Yesterday was a beautiful and very sunny day here in…
Read More

Shopping and Dinner June 29, 2011

I gather to do this right you're supposed to plan ahead and stock pile, but I don't really see myself ever breaking the habit of almost-daily-pre-dinner grocery shopping. Jared had whipped up some sandwich buns last night so the goal was veggie sloppy joes. I was all excited to use a veggie meat coupon I already had, but alas, it expired yesterday. A little quick googling though, and I found a $1 off 1 Morning Star farms coupon, so we were set. Also needed (well not really needed, but on sale) was BBQ sauce and corn, so we picked up that as well as some potatoes for a side. Total,…
Read More

Couponing Cuisine

What good would couponing be if you never got anything you wanted to eat? No good, I tell you. One of my scores last weekend was a pork loin for $3.50, so I have been enjoying that for dinner the past few nights. The first night I just grilled it up, made some brocolli and cheddar rice I'd gotten for $.75 or so and used up some of the frozen peas I've been stockpiling half-eaten bags of in the freezer. Day two I opted for a sandwich. I am lucky enough to have a significant other that really enjoys making bread so that's a homemade baguette and then I added…
Read More