Brooke Geery

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Fire On the Mountain

I had been to Fire on the Mountain once before. Ben made me go there and buy him dinner once for some reason. But I'd never been to the one on 17th and E Burnside, nor been there for lunch. Figured what the hell? They even have "veggie wings." So I got a BBQ Chicken sandwich. It came with tater tots and was basically a chicken breast with lettuce, tomato and BBQ sauce on ciabatta bread. It was pretty good, but same price all day, so it was still $7.50. A bit much for lunch. Poor Jared ordered the veggie wings, which are not wings at all but veggie chicken …
Read More

It’s Just Lunch

So everyday around 11:45 I realize I am starving and that can only mean one thing, it's time for lunch. I try really hard not to get into a rut or going to the same few places everyday, since Portland is a veritable restaurant wonderland and I often finding myself googling where I should go. Sometimes I will type in "awesome lunch specials" or "best Portland lunch" and usually it recommends places on the other side of the bridge, which I really have to want to try to go to. Anyway, I end up at new places often, and it's always interesting to see the difference in the lunch menu.…
Read More

Battling it Out

I might have been hungover today. Maybe. After the Dude Barn fiesta Nate and I decided it would be fun to get really drunk, so I did. Look for amazing photos featuring me, Kokane and popcorn coming soon to a social networking profile near you, but this post is about today. My sister arrived from Vermont yesterday with her friend Laura, who apparently skateboards. So I sucked up the headache and sour stomach to take them up to Battleground. We lagged and I missed out on the session with homies, mostly because as we were pulling into town Burgerville was seriously calling my name. Let me tell you, the strawberry…
Read More

Fun with Baked Goods

Wednesdays are my favorite day of the week for one simple reason: it's donut day! Working above a bakery I have to really limit my intake of wonderful confections, but on donut day I let myself indulge. There's nothing like a sweet, gooey donut to really make the day go better. So this morning I was telling my favorite vegan Aaron about how much I love donut day and he said, "wait until you see the special donut we made!" Almost instinctively I replied, "Is it shaped like a cock and balls?" Obviously it was. Of course the Sweet Pea staff went above and beyond, making it actually function. Yay,…
Read More

“pro” snowboarder?

Here I sit watching ABC's The Bachelorette. Now I'll admit I love terrible TV as much as the next person, but this show is a low, even for me. So why, do you ask, would I put myself through this show where the SAME GIRL from last season searches for love amongst douche bags once again? Well, I currently have two guests from Ohio, and they excitedly informed me someone from their past was one of the potential suitors on this season's Bachelorette. The Ohioan featured on the show is Jesse Csincsak and according to his bio, he is a professional snowboarder. I personally have never heard of Jesse, but…
Read More

Fun at the Dude Barn!

I know I promised two blogs in one day, but perfection can't be rushed, and I got over it before I finished the video last night. So here is the continuation of my awesome Saturday. The video really says it all, but I do need to throw in this one picture. Pat disappeared for a while at one of the spots. When he came back he wasn't wearing socks. Apparently he had found a clean port-a-potty, but there was no toilet paper. Bummer. Without further adieu...
Read More

One day, two blogs!

Saturday was big for me. I started by riding my bike to the rhododendron garden, which unfortunately cost money to get into and only took cash. So we didn't actually go inside, but we had fun and got exercise inspite of ourselves. When I got home I remembered this: So off to Northeast I went. I brought along Jared, Nate, and Steve Blasko, fresh off the plane from Ohio. I promised them fun, and good hot dogs. Luckily Cory (and his new employee Jim Draplin) did not disappoint. And Nate guessed the ingredients of Cobra Sauce first try. Sadly, he is no longer with us. JUST KIDDING. That was a…
Read More

Top Chef Portland!

Jared has been claiming soup skills since I met him. Since I fancy myself to have some culinary skills as well, I couldn't just let him claim it. So after lots of talk, we finally got down to it: the official soup off. Thanks to Nate, Chrissy and Tim for judging. As for the winner? Well, you'll have watch the video to find out:
Read More

Domestication

I am officially a lame old person. Here is how I spent my weekend. I finally got the plant hanger things I wanted and put them up on my patio. I planted petunias at the base of this weird shrub thing in  my backyard. And begonias next to one of my pine trees. I took the weird shelf thing from my front porch and turned it into a decorative cage for my beans to grow up. I took the plastic off my tomatoes since it was almost 100 degrees. I made my front porch "more inviting." I got way too excited because the columbines i planted last year are blooming.…
Read More

Summer rules

I love it when I come home to Portland just in time for good weather. It doesn't always work out, and more often than not I miss the brief sunny streaks in the winter. But now we are getting into the time of year when it's nice all the time, and hopefully this is the official kickoff. I was telling Corey from Alliance about the warm temps and he asked if the newspaper was covering how the polar bears at the zoo were handling it. I laughed and didn't think anything of it, but this morning here was the headline: Last night Sherowski had a little BBQ. It turned into…
Read More

Fire On the Mountain

I had been to Fire on the Mountain once before. Ben made me go there and buy him dinner once for some reason. But I'd never been to the one on 17th and E Burnside, nor been there for lunch. Figured what the hell? They even have "veggie wings." So I got a BBQ Chicken sandwich. It came with tater tots and was basically a chicken breast with lettuce, tomato and BBQ sauce on ciabatta bread. It was pretty good, but same price all day, so it was still $7.50. A bit much for lunch. Poor Jared ordered the veggie wings, which are not wings at all but veggie chicken …
Read More

It’s Just Lunch

So everyday around 11:45 I realize I am starving and that can only mean one thing, it's time for lunch. I try really hard not to get into a rut or going to the same few places everyday, since Portland is a veritable restaurant wonderland and I often finding myself googling where I should go. Sometimes I will type in "awesome lunch specials" or "best Portland lunch" and usually it recommends places on the other side of the bridge, which I really have to want to try to go to. Anyway, I end up at new places often, and it's always interesting to see the difference in the lunch menu.…
Read More

Battling it Out

I might have been hungover today. Maybe. After the Dude Barn fiesta Nate and I decided it would be fun to get really drunk, so I did. Look for amazing photos featuring me, Kokane and popcorn coming soon to a social networking profile near you, but this post is about today. My sister arrived from Vermont yesterday with her friend Laura, who apparently skateboards. So I sucked up the headache and sour stomach to take them up to Battleground. We lagged and I missed out on the session with homies, mostly because as we were pulling into town Burgerville was seriously calling my name. Let me tell you, the strawberry…
Read More

Fun with Baked Goods

Wednesdays are my favorite day of the week for one simple reason: it's donut day! Working above a bakery I have to really limit my intake of wonderful confections, but on donut day I let myself indulge. There's nothing like a sweet, gooey donut to really make the day go better. So this morning I was telling my favorite vegan Aaron about how much I love donut day and he said, "wait until you see the special donut we made!" Almost instinctively I replied, "Is it shaped like a cock and balls?" Obviously it was. Of course the Sweet Pea staff went above and beyond, making it actually function. Yay,…
Read More

“pro” snowboarder?

Here I sit watching ABC's The Bachelorette. Now I'll admit I love terrible TV as much as the next person, but this show is a low, even for me. So why, do you ask, would I put myself through this show where the SAME GIRL from last season searches for love amongst douche bags once again? Well, I currently have two guests from Ohio, and they excitedly informed me someone from their past was one of the potential suitors on this season's Bachelorette. The Ohioan featured on the show is Jesse Csincsak and according to his bio, he is a professional snowboarder. I personally have never heard of Jesse, but…
Read More

Fun at the Dude Barn!

I know I promised two blogs in one day, but perfection can't be rushed, and I got over it before I finished the video last night. So here is the continuation of my awesome Saturday. The video really says it all, but I do need to throw in this one picture. Pat disappeared for a while at one of the spots. When he came back he wasn't wearing socks. Apparently he had found a clean port-a-potty, but there was no toilet paper. Bummer. Without further adieu...
Read More

One day, two blogs!

Saturday was big for me. I started by riding my bike to the rhododendron garden, which unfortunately cost money to get into and only took cash. So we didn't actually go inside, but we had fun and got exercise inspite of ourselves. When I got home I remembered this: So off to Northeast I went. I brought along Jared, Nate, and Steve Blasko, fresh off the plane from Ohio. I promised them fun, and good hot dogs. Luckily Cory (and his new employee Jim Draplin) did not disappoint. And Nate guessed the ingredients of Cobra Sauce first try. Sadly, he is no longer with us. JUST KIDDING. That was a…
Read More

Top Chef Portland!

Jared has been claiming soup skills since I met him. Since I fancy myself to have some culinary skills as well, I couldn't just let him claim it. So after lots of talk, we finally got down to it: the official soup off. Thanks to Nate, Chrissy and Tim for judging. As for the winner? Well, you'll have watch the video to find out:
Read More

Domestication

I am officially a lame old person. Here is how I spent my weekend. I finally got the plant hanger things I wanted and put them up on my patio. I planted petunias at the base of this weird shrub thing in  my backyard. And begonias next to one of my pine trees. I took the weird shelf thing from my front porch and turned it into a decorative cage for my beans to grow up. I took the plastic off my tomatoes since it was almost 100 degrees. I made my front porch "more inviting." I got way too excited because the columbines i planted last year are blooming.…
Read More

Summer rules

I love it when I come home to Portland just in time for good weather. It doesn't always work out, and more often than not I miss the brief sunny streaks in the winter. But now we are getting into the time of year when it's nice all the time, and hopefully this is the official kickoff. I was telling Corey from Alliance about the warm temps and he asked if the newspaper was covering how the polar bears at the zoo were handling it. I laughed and didn't think anything of it, but this morning here was the headline: Last night Sherowski had a little BBQ. It turned into…
Read More

Fire On the Mountain

I had been to Fire on the Mountain once before. Ben made me go there and buy him dinner once for some reason. But I'd never been to the one on 17th and E Burnside, nor been there for lunch. Figured what the hell? They even have "veggie wings." So I got a BBQ Chicken sandwich. It came with tater tots and was basically a chicken breast with lettuce, tomato and BBQ sauce on ciabatta bread. It was pretty good, but same price all day, so it was still $7.50. A bit much for lunch. Poor Jared ordered the veggie wings, which are not wings at all but veggie chicken …
Read More

It’s Just Lunch

So everyday around 11:45 I realize I am starving and that can only mean one thing, it's time for lunch. I try really hard not to get into a rut or going to the same few places everyday, since Portland is a veritable restaurant wonderland and I often finding myself googling where I should go. Sometimes I will type in "awesome lunch specials" or "best Portland lunch" and usually it recommends places on the other side of the bridge, which I really have to want to try to go to. Anyway, I end up at new places often, and it's always interesting to see the difference in the lunch menu.…
Read More

Battling it Out

I might have been hungover today. Maybe. After the Dude Barn fiesta Nate and I decided it would be fun to get really drunk, so I did. Look for amazing photos featuring me, Kokane and popcorn coming soon to a social networking profile near you, but this post is about today. My sister arrived from Vermont yesterday with her friend Laura, who apparently skateboards. So I sucked up the headache and sour stomach to take them up to Battleground. We lagged and I missed out on the session with homies, mostly because as we were pulling into town Burgerville was seriously calling my name. Let me tell you, the strawberry…
Read More

Fun with Baked Goods

Wednesdays are my favorite day of the week for one simple reason: it's donut day! Working above a bakery I have to really limit my intake of wonderful confections, but on donut day I let myself indulge. There's nothing like a sweet, gooey donut to really make the day go better. So this morning I was telling my favorite vegan Aaron about how much I love donut day and he said, "wait until you see the special donut we made!" Almost instinctively I replied, "Is it shaped like a cock and balls?" Obviously it was. Of course the Sweet Pea staff went above and beyond, making it actually function. Yay,…
Read More

“pro” snowboarder?

Here I sit watching ABC's The Bachelorette. Now I'll admit I love terrible TV as much as the next person, but this show is a low, even for me. So why, do you ask, would I put myself through this show where the SAME GIRL from last season searches for love amongst douche bags once again? Well, I currently have two guests from Ohio, and they excitedly informed me someone from their past was one of the potential suitors on this season's Bachelorette. The Ohioan featured on the show is Jesse Csincsak and according to his bio, he is a professional snowboarder. I personally have never heard of Jesse, but…
Read More

Fun at the Dude Barn!

I know I promised two blogs in one day, but perfection can't be rushed, and I got over it before I finished the video last night. So here is the continuation of my awesome Saturday. The video really says it all, but I do need to throw in this one picture. Pat disappeared for a while at one of the spots. When he came back he wasn't wearing socks. Apparently he had found a clean port-a-potty, but there was no toilet paper. Bummer. Without further adieu...
Read More

One day, two blogs!

Saturday was big for me. I started by riding my bike to the rhododendron garden, which unfortunately cost money to get into and only took cash. So we didn't actually go inside, but we had fun and got exercise inspite of ourselves. When I got home I remembered this: So off to Northeast I went. I brought along Jared, Nate, and Steve Blasko, fresh off the plane from Ohio. I promised them fun, and good hot dogs. Luckily Cory (and his new employee Jim Draplin) did not disappoint. And Nate guessed the ingredients of Cobra Sauce first try. Sadly, he is no longer with us. JUST KIDDING. That was a…
Read More

Top Chef Portland!

Jared has been claiming soup skills since I met him. Since I fancy myself to have some culinary skills as well, I couldn't just let him claim it. So after lots of talk, we finally got down to it: the official soup off. Thanks to Nate, Chrissy and Tim for judging. As for the winner? Well, you'll have watch the video to find out:
Read More

Domestication

I am officially a lame old person. Here is how I spent my weekend. I finally got the plant hanger things I wanted and put them up on my patio. I planted petunias at the base of this weird shrub thing in  my backyard. And begonias next to one of my pine trees. I took the weird shelf thing from my front porch and turned it into a decorative cage for my beans to grow up. I took the plastic off my tomatoes since it was almost 100 degrees. I made my front porch "more inviting." I got way too excited because the columbines i planted last year are blooming.…
Read More

Summer rules

I love it when I come home to Portland just in time for good weather. It doesn't always work out, and more often than not I miss the brief sunny streaks in the winter. But now we are getting into the time of year when it's nice all the time, and hopefully this is the official kickoff. I was telling Corey from Alliance about the warm temps and he asked if the newspaper was covering how the polar bears at the zoo were handling it. I laughed and didn't think anything of it, but this morning here was the headline: Last night Sherowski had a little BBQ. It turned into…
Read More

Fire On the Mountain

I had been to Fire on the Mountain once before. Ben made me go there and buy him dinner once for some reason. But I'd never been to the one on 17th and E Burnside, nor been there for lunch. Figured what the hell? They even have "veggie wings." So I got a BBQ Chicken sandwich. It came with tater tots and was basically a chicken breast with lettuce, tomato and BBQ sauce on ciabatta bread. It was pretty good, but same price all day, so it was still $7.50. A bit much for lunch. Poor Jared ordered the veggie wings, which are not wings at all but veggie chicken …
Read More

It’s Just Lunch

So everyday around 11:45 I realize I am starving and that can only mean one thing, it's time for lunch. I try really hard not to get into a rut or going to the same few places everyday, since Portland is a veritable restaurant wonderland and I often finding myself googling where I should go. Sometimes I will type in "awesome lunch specials" or "best Portland lunch" and usually it recommends places on the other side of the bridge, which I really have to want to try to go to. Anyway, I end up at new places often, and it's always interesting to see the difference in the lunch menu.…
Read More

Battling it Out

I might have been hungover today. Maybe. After the Dude Barn fiesta Nate and I decided it would be fun to get really drunk, so I did. Look for amazing photos featuring me, Kokane and popcorn coming soon to a social networking profile near you, but this post is about today. My sister arrived from Vermont yesterday with her friend Laura, who apparently skateboards. So I sucked up the headache and sour stomach to take them up to Battleground. We lagged and I missed out on the session with homies, mostly because as we were pulling into town Burgerville was seriously calling my name. Let me tell you, the strawberry…
Read More

Fun with Baked Goods

Wednesdays are my favorite day of the week for one simple reason: it's donut day! Working above a bakery I have to really limit my intake of wonderful confections, but on donut day I let myself indulge. There's nothing like a sweet, gooey donut to really make the day go better. So this morning I was telling my favorite vegan Aaron about how much I love donut day and he said, "wait until you see the special donut we made!" Almost instinctively I replied, "Is it shaped like a cock and balls?" Obviously it was. Of course the Sweet Pea staff went above and beyond, making it actually function. Yay,…
Read More

“pro” snowboarder?

Here I sit watching ABC's The Bachelorette. Now I'll admit I love terrible TV as much as the next person, but this show is a low, even for me. So why, do you ask, would I put myself through this show where the SAME GIRL from last season searches for love amongst douche bags once again? Well, I currently have two guests from Ohio, and they excitedly informed me someone from their past was one of the potential suitors on this season's Bachelorette. The Ohioan featured on the show is Jesse Csincsak and according to his bio, he is a professional snowboarder. I personally have never heard of Jesse, but…
Read More

Fun at the Dude Barn!

I know I promised two blogs in one day, but perfection can't be rushed, and I got over it before I finished the video last night. So here is the continuation of my awesome Saturday. The video really says it all, but I do need to throw in this one picture. Pat disappeared for a while at one of the spots. When he came back he wasn't wearing socks. Apparently he had found a clean port-a-potty, but there was no toilet paper. Bummer. Without further adieu...
Read More

One day, two blogs!

Saturday was big for me. I started by riding my bike to the rhododendron garden, which unfortunately cost money to get into and only took cash. So we didn't actually go inside, but we had fun and got exercise inspite of ourselves. When I got home I remembered this: So off to Northeast I went. I brought along Jared, Nate, and Steve Blasko, fresh off the plane from Ohio. I promised them fun, and good hot dogs. Luckily Cory (and his new employee Jim Draplin) did not disappoint. And Nate guessed the ingredients of Cobra Sauce first try. Sadly, he is no longer with us. JUST KIDDING. That was a…
Read More

Top Chef Portland!

Jared has been claiming soup skills since I met him. Since I fancy myself to have some culinary skills as well, I couldn't just let him claim it. So after lots of talk, we finally got down to it: the official soup off. Thanks to Nate, Chrissy and Tim for judging. As for the winner? Well, you'll have watch the video to find out:
Read More

Domestication

I am officially a lame old person. Here is how I spent my weekend. I finally got the plant hanger things I wanted and put them up on my patio. I planted petunias at the base of this weird shrub thing in  my backyard. And begonias next to one of my pine trees. I took the weird shelf thing from my front porch and turned it into a decorative cage for my beans to grow up. I took the plastic off my tomatoes since it was almost 100 degrees. I made my front porch "more inviting." I got way too excited because the columbines i planted last year are blooming.…
Read More

Summer rules

I love it when I come home to Portland just in time for good weather. It doesn't always work out, and more often than not I miss the brief sunny streaks in the winter. But now we are getting into the time of year when it's nice all the time, and hopefully this is the official kickoff. I was telling Corey from Alliance about the warm temps and he asked if the newspaper was covering how the polar bears at the zoo were handling it. I laughed and didn't think anything of it, but this morning here was the headline: Last night Sherowski had a little BBQ. It turned into…
Read More

Fire On the Mountain

I had been to Fire on the Mountain once before. Ben made me go there and buy him dinner once for some reason. But I'd never been to the one on 17th and E Burnside, nor been there for lunch. Figured what the hell? They even have "veggie wings." So I got a BBQ Chicken sandwich. It came with tater tots and was basically a chicken breast with lettuce, tomato and BBQ sauce on ciabatta bread. It was pretty good, but same price all day, so it was still $7.50. A bit much for lunch. Poor Jared ordered the veggie wings, which are not wings at all but veggie chicken …
Read More

It’s Just Lunch

So everyday around 11:45 I realize I am starving and that can only mean one thing, it's time for lunch. I try really hard not to get into a rut or going to the same few places everyday, since Portland is a veritable restaurant wonderland and I often finding myself googling where I should go. Sometimes I will type in "awesome lunch specials" or "best Portland lunch" and usually it recommends places on the other side of the bridge, which I really have to want to try to go to. Anyway, I end up at new places often, and it's always interesting to see the difference in the lunch menu.…
Read More

Battling it Out

I might have been hungover today. Maybe. After the Dude Barn fiesta Nate and I decided it would be fun to get really drunk, so I did. Look for amazing photos featuring me, Kokane and popcorn coming soon to a social networking profile near you, but this post is about today. My sister arrived from Vermont yesterday with her friend Laura, who apparently skateboards. So I sucked up the headache and sour stomach to take them up to Battleground. We lagged and I missed out on the session with homies, mostly because as we were pulling into town Burgerville was seriously calling my name. Let me tell you, the strawberry…
Read More

Fun with Baked Goods

Wednesdays are my favorite day of the week for one simple reason: it's donut day! Working above a bakery I have to really limit my intake of wonderful confections, but on donut day I let myself indulge. There's nothing like a sweet, gooey donut to really make the day go better. So this morning I was telling my favorite vegan Aaron about how much I love donut day and he said, "wait until you see the special donut we made!" Almost instinctively I replied, "Is it shaped like a cock and balls?" Obviously it was. Of course the Sweet Pea staff went above and beyond, making it actually function. Yay,…
Read More

“pro” snowboarder?

Here I sit watching ABC's The Bachelorette. Now I'll admit I love terrible TV as much as the next person, but this show is a low, even for me. So why, do you ask, would I put myself through this show where the SAME GIRL from last season searches for love amongst douche bags once again? Well, I currently have two guests from Ohio, and they excitedly informed me someone from their past was one of the potential suitors on this season's Bachelorette. The Ohioan featured on the show is Jesse Csincsak and according to his bio, he is a professional snowboarder. I personally have never heard of Jesse, but…
Read More

Fun at the Dude Barn!

I know I promised two blogs in one day, but perfection can't be rushed, and I got over it before I finished the video last night. So here is the continuation of my awesome Saturday. The video really says it all, but I do need to throw in this one picture. Pat disappeared for a while at one of the spots. When he came back he wasn't wearing socks. Apparently he had found a clean port-a-potty, but there was no toilet paper. Bummer. Without further adieu...
Read More

One day, two blogs!

Saturday was big for me. I started by riding my bike to the rhododendron garden, which unfortunately cost money to get into and only took cash. So we didn't actually go inside, but we had fun and got exercise inspite of ourselves. When I got home I remembered this: So off to Northeast I went. I brought along Jared, Nate, and Steve Blasko, fresh off the plane from Ohio. I promised them fun, and good hot dogs. Luckily Cory (and his new employee Jim Draplin) did not disappoint. And Nate guessed the ingredients of Cobra Sauce first try. Sadly, he is no longer with us. JUST KIDDING. That was a…
Read More

Top Chef Portland!

Jared has been claiming soup skills since I met him. Since I fancy myself to have some culinary skills as well, I couldn't just let him claim it. So after lots of talk, we finally got down to it: the official soup off. Thanks to Nate, Chrissy and Tim for judging. As for the winner? Well, you'll have watch the video to find out:
Read More

Domestication

I am officially a lame old person. Here is how I spent my weekend. I finally got the plant hanger things I wanted and put them up on my patio. I planted petunias at the base of this weird shrub thing in  my backyard. And begonias next to one of my pine trees. I took the weird shelf thing from my front porch and turned it into a decorative cage for my beans to grow up. I took the plastic off my tomatoes since it was almost 100 degrees. I made my front porch "more inviting." I got way too excited because the columbines i planted last year are blooming.…
Read More

Summer rules

I love it when I come home to Portland just in time for good weather. It doesn't always work out, and more often than not I miss the brief sunny streaks in the winter. But now we are getting into the time of year when it's nice all the time, and hopefully this is the official kickoff. I was telling Corey from Alliance about the warm temps and he asked if the newspaper was covering how the polar bears at the zoo were handling it. I laughed and didn't think anything of it, but this morning here was the headline: Last night Sherowski had a little BBQ. It turned into…
Read More

Fire On the Mountain

I had been to Fire on the Mountain once before. Ben made me go there and buy him dinner once for some reason. But I'd never been to the one on 17th and E Burnside, nor been there for lunch. Figured what the hell? They even have "veggie wings." So I got a BBQ Chicken sandwich. It came with tater tots and was basically a chicken breast with lettuce, tomato and BBQ sauce on ciabatta bread. It was pretty good, but same price all day, so it was still $7.50. A bit much for lunch. Poor Jared ordered the veggie wings, which are not wings at all but veggie chicken …
Read More

It’s Just Lunch

So everyday around 11:45 I realize I am starving and that can only mean one thing, it's time for lunch. I try really hard not to get into a rut or going to the same few places everyday, since Portland is a veritable restaurant wonderland and I often finding myself googling where I should go. Sometimes I will type in "awesome lunch specials" or "best Portland lunch" and usually it recommends places on the other side of the bridge, which I really have to want to try to go to. Anyway, I end up at new places often, and it's always interesting to see the difference in the lunch menu.…
Read More

Battling it Out

I might have been hungover today. Maybe. After the Dude Barn fiesta Nate and I decided it would be fun to get really drunk, so I did. Look for amazing photos featuring me, Kokane and popcorn coming soon to a social networking profile near you, but this post is about today. My sister arrived from Vermont yesterday with her friend Laura, who apparently skateboards. So I sucked up the headache and sour stomach to take them up to Battleground. We lagged and I missed out on the session with homies, mostly because as we were pulling into town Burgerville was seriously calling my name. Let me tell you, the strawberry…
Read More

Fun with Baked Goods

Wednesdays are my favorite day of the week for one simple reason: it's donut day! Working above a bakery I have to really limit my intake of wonderful confections, but on donut day I let myself indulge. There's nothing like a sweet, gooey donut to really make the day go better. So this morning I was telling my favorite vegan Aaron about how much I love donut day and he said, "wait until you see the special donut we made!" Almost instinctively I replied, "Is it shaped like a cock and balls?" Obviously it was. Of course the Sweet Pea staff went above and beyond, making it actually function. Yay,…
Read More

“pro” snowboarder?

Here I sit watching ABC's The Bachelorette. Now I'll admit I love terrible TV as much as the next person, but this show is a low, even for me. So why, do you ask, would I put myself through this show where the SAME GIRL from last season searches for love amongst douche bags once again? Well, I currently have two guests from Ohio, and they excitedly informed me someone from their past was one of the potential suitors on this season's Bachelorette. The Ohioan featured on the show is Jesse Csincsak and according to his bio, he is a professional snowboarder. I personally have never heard of Jesse, but…
Read More

Fun at the Dude Barn!

I know I promised two blogs in one day, but perfection can't be rushed, and I got over it before I finished the video last night. So here is the continuation of my awesome Saturday. The video really says it all, but I do need to throw in this one picture. Pat disappeared for a while at one of the spots. When he came back he wasn't wearing socks. Apparently he had found a clean port-a-potty, but there was no toilet paper. Bummer. Without further adieu...
Read More

One day, two blogs!

Saturday was big for me. I started by riding my bike to the rhododendron garden, which unfortunately cost money to get into and only took cash. So we didn't actually go inside, but we had fun and got exercise inspite of ourselves. When I got home I remembered this: So off to Northeast I went. I brought along Jared, Nate, and Steve Blasko, fresh off the plane from Ohio. I promised them fun, and good hot dogs. Luckily Cory (and his new employee Jim Draplin) did not disappoint. And Nate guessed the ingredients of Cobra Sauce first try. Sadly, he is no longer with us. JUST KIDDING. That was a…
Read More

Top Chef Portland!

Jared has been claiming soup skills since I met him. Since I fancy myself to have some culinary skills as well, I couldn't just let him claim it. So after lots of talk, we finally got down to it: the official soup off. Thanks to Nate, Chrissy and Tim for judging. As for the winner? Well, you'll have watch the video to find out:
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Domestication

I am officially a lame old person. Here is how I spent my weekend. I finally got the plant hanger things I wanted and put them up on my patio. I planted petunias at the base of this weird shrub thing in  my backyard. And begonias next to one of my pine trees. I took the weird shelf thing from my front porch and turned it into a decorative cage for my beans to grow up. I took the plastic off my tomatoes since it was almost 100 degrees. I made my front porch "more inviting." I got way too excited because the columbines i planted last year are blooming.…
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Summer rules

I love it when I come home to Portland just in time for good weather. It doesn't always work out, and more often than not I miss the brief sunny streaks in the winter. But now we are getting into the time of year when it's nice all the time, and hopefully this is the official kickoff. I was telling Corey from Alliance about the warm temps and he asked if the newspaper was covering how the polar bears at the zoo were handling it. I laughed and didn't think anything of it, but this morning here was the headline: Last night Sherowski had a little BBQ. It turned into…
Read More

Fire On the Mountain

I had been to Fire on the Mountain once before. Ben made me go there and buy him dinner once for some reason. But I'd never been to the one on 17th and E Burnside, nor been there for lunch. Figured what the hell? They even have "veggie wings." So I got a BBQ Chicken sandwich. It came with tater tots and was basically a chicken breast with lettuce, tomato and BBQ sauce on ciabatta bread. It was pretty good, but same price all day, so it was still $7.50. A bit much for lunch. Poor Jared ordered the veggie wings, which are not wings at all but veggie chicken …
Read More

It’s Just Lunch

So everyday around 11:45 I realize I am starving and that can only mean one thing, it's time for lunch. I try really hard not to get into a rut or going to the same few places everyday, since Portland is a veritable restaurant wonderland and I often finding myself googling where I should go. Sometimes I will type in "awesome lunch specials" or "best Portland lunch" and usually it recommends places on the other side of the bridge, which I really have to want to try to go to. Anyway, I end up at new places often, and it's always interesting to see the difference in the lunch menu.…
Read More

Battling it Out

I might have been hungover today. Maybe. After the Dude Barn fiesta Nate and I decided it would be fun to get really drunk, so I did. Look for amazing photos featuring me, Kokane and popcorn coming soon to a social networking profile near you, but this post is about today. My sister arrived from Vermont yesterday with her friend Laura, who apparently skateboards. So I sucked up the headache and sour stomach to take them up to Battleground. We lagged and I missed out on the session with homies, mostly because as we were pulling into town Burgerville was seriously calling my name. Let me tell you, the strawberry…
Read More

Fun with Baked Goods

Wednesdays are my favorite day of the week for one simple reason: it's donut day! Working above a bakery I have to really limit my intake of wonderful confections, but on donut day I let myself indulge. There's nothing like a sweet, gooey donut to really make the day go better. So this morning I was telling my favorite vegan Aaron about how much I love donut day and he said, "wait until you see the special donut we made!" Almost instinctively I replied, "Is it shaped like a cock and balls?" Obviously it was. Of course the Sweet Pea staff went above and beyond, making it actually function. Yay,…
Read More

“pro” snowboarder?

Here I sit watching ABC's The Bachelorette. Now I'll admit I love terrible TV as much as the next person, but this show is a low, even for me. So why, do you ask, would I put myself through this show where the SAME GIRL from last season searches for love amongst douche bags once again? Well, I currently have two guests from Ohio, and they excitedly informed me someone from their past was one of the potential suitors on this season's Bachelorette. The Ohioan featured on the show is Jesse Csincsak and according to his bio, he is a professional snowboarder. I personally have never heard of Jesse, but…
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Fun at the Dude Barn!

I know I promised two blogs in one day, but perfection can't be rushed, and I got over it before I finished the video last night. So here is the continuation of my awesome Saturday. The video really says it all, but I do need to throw in this one picture. Pat disappeared for a while at one of the spots. When he came back he wasn't wearing socks. Apparently he had found a clean port-a-potty, but there was no toilet paper. Bummer. Without further adieu...
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One day, two blogs!

Saturday was big for me. I started by riding my bike to the rhododendron garden, which unfortunately cost money to get into and only took cash. So we didn't actually go inside, but we had fun and got exercise inspite of ourselves. When I got home I remembered this: So off to Northeast I went. I brought along Jared, Nate, and Steve Blasko, fresh off the plane from Ohio. I promised them fun, and good hot dogs. Luckily Cory (and his new employee Jim Draplin) did not disappoint. And Nate guessed the ingredients of Cobra Sauce first try. Sadly, he is no longer with us. JUST KIDDING. That was a…
Read More

Top Chef Portland!

Jared has been claiming soup skills since I met him. Since I fancy myself to have some culinary skills as well, I couldn't just let him claim it. So after lots of talk, we finally got down to it: the official soup off. Thanks to Nate, Chrissy and Tim for judging. As for the winner? Well, you'll have watch the video to find out:
Read More

Domestication

I am officially a lame old person. Here is how I spent my weekend. I finally got the plant hanger things I wanted and put them up on my patio. I planted petunias at the base of this weird shrub thing in  my backyard. And begonias next to one of my pine trees. I took the weird shelf thing from my front porch and turned it into a decorative cage for my beans to grow up. I took the plastic off my tomatoes since it was almost 100 degrees. I made my front porch "more inviting." I got way too excited because the columbines i planted last year are blooming.…
Read More

Summer rules

I love it when I come home to Portland just in time for good weather. It doesn't always work out, and more often than not I miss the brief sunny streaks in the winter. But now we are getting into the time of year when it's nice all the time, and hopefully this is the official kickoff. I was telling Corey from Alliance about the warm temps and he asked if the newspaper was covering how the polar bears at the zoo were handling it. I laughed and didn't think anything of it, but this morning here was the headline: Last night Sherowski had a little BBQ. It turned into…
Read More

Fire On the Mountain

I had been to Fire on the Mountain once before. Ben made me go there and buy him dinner once for some reason. But I'd never been to the one on 17th and E Burnside, nor been there for lunch. Figured what the hell? They even have "veggie wings." So I got a BBQ Chicken sandwich. It came with tater tots and was basically a chicken breast with lettuce, tomato and BBQ sauce on ciabatta bread. It was pretty good, but same price all day, so it was still $7.50. A bit much for lunch. Poor Jared ordered the veggie wings, which are not wings at all but veggie chicken …
Read More

It’s Just Lunch

So everyday around 11:45 I realize I am starving and that can only mean one thing, it's time for lunch. I try really hard not to get into a rut or going to the same few places everyday, since Portland is a veritable restaurant wonderland and I often finding myself googling where I should go. Sometimes I will type in "awesome lunch specials" or "best Portland lunch" and usually it recommends places on the other side of the bridge, which I really have to want to try to go to. Anyway, I end up at new places often, and it's always interesting to see the difference in the lunch menu.…
Read More

Battling it Out

I might have been hungover today. Maybe. After the Dude Barn fiesta Nate and I decided it would be fun to get really drunk, so I did. Look for amazing photos featuring me, Kokane and popcorn coming soon to a social networking profile near you, but this post is about today. My sister arrived from Vermont yesterday with her friend Laura, who apparently skateboards. So I sucked up the headache and sour stomach to take them up to Battleground. We lagged and I missed out on the session with homies, mostly because as we were pulling into town Burgerville was seriously calling my name. Let me tell you, the strawberry…
Read More

Fun with Baked Goods

Wednesdays are my favorite day of the week for one simple reason: it's donut day! Working above a bakery I have to really limit my intake of wonderful confections, but on donut day I let myself indulge. There's nothing like a sweet, gooey donut to really make the day go better. So this morning I was telling my favorite vegan Aaron about how much I love donut day and he said, "wait until you see the special donut we made!" Almost instinctively I replied, "Is it shaped like a cock and balls?" Obviously it was. Of course the Sweet Pea staff went above and beyond, making it actually function. Yay,…
Read More

“pro” snowboarder?

Here I sit watching ABC's The Bachelorette. Now I'll admit I love terrible TV as much as the next person, but this show is a low, even for me. So why, do you ask, would I put myself through this show where the SAME GIRL from last season searches for love amongst douche bags once again? Well, I currently have two guests from Ohio, and they excitedly informed me someone from their past was one of the potential suitors on this season's Bachelorette. The Ohioan featured on the show is Jesse Csincsak and according to his bio, he is a professional snowboarder. I personally have never heard of Jesse, but…
Read More

Fun at the Dude Barn!

I know I promised two blogs in one day, but perfection can't be rushed, and I got over it before I finished the video last night. So here is the continuation of my awesome Saturday. The video really says it all, but I do need to throw in this one picture. Pat disappeared for a while at one of the spots. When he came back he wasn't wearing socks. Apparently he had found a clean port-a-potty, but there was no toilet paper. Bummer. Without further adieu...
Read More

One day, two blogs!

Saturday was big for me. I started by riding my bike to the rhododendron garden, which unfortunately cost money to get into and only took cash. So we didn't actually go inside, but we had fun and got exercise inspite of ourselves. When I got home I remembered this: So off to Northeast I went. I brought along Jared, Nate, and Steve Blasko, fresh off the plane from Ohio. I promised them fun, and good hot dogs. Luckily Cory (and his new employee Jim Draplin) did not disappoint. And Nate guessed the ingredients of Cobra Sauce first try. Sadly, he is no longer with us. JUST KIDDING. That was a…
Read More

Top Chef Portland!

Jared has been claiming soup skills since I met him. Since I fancy myself to have some culinary skills as well, I couldn't just let him claim it. So after lots of talk, we finally got down to it: the official soup off. Thanks to Nate, Chrissy and Tim for judging. As for the winner? Well, you'll have watch the video to find out:
Read More

Domestication

I am officially a lame old person. Here is how I spent my weekend. I finally got the plant hanger things I wanted and put them up on my patio. I planted petunias at the base of this weird shrub thing in  my backyard. And begonias next to one of my pine trees. I took the weird shelf thing from my front porch and turned it into a decorative cage for my beans to grow up. I took the plastic off my tomatoes since it was almost 100 degrees. I made my front porch "more inviting." I got way too excited because the columbines i planted last year are blooming.…
Read More

Summer rules

I love it when I come home to Portland just in time for good weather. It doesn't always work out, and more often than not I miss the brief sunny streaks in the winter. But now we are getting into the time of year when it's nice all the time, and hopefully this is the official kickoff. I was telling Corey from Alliance about the warm temps and he asked if the newspaper was covering how the polar bears at the zoo were handling it. I laughed and didn't think anything of it, but this morning here was the headline: Last night Sherowski had a little BBQ. It turned into…
Read More

Fire On the Mountain

I had been to Fire on the Mountain once before. Ben made me go there and buy him dinner once for some reason. But I'd never been to the one on 17th and E Burnside, nor been there for lunch. Figured what the hell? They even have "veggie wings." So I got a BBQ Chicken sandwich. It came with tater tots and was basically a chicken breast with lettuce, tomato and BBQ sauce on ciabatta bread. It was pretty good, but same price all day, so it was still $7.50. A bit much for lunch. Poor Jared ordered the veggie wings, which are not wings at all but veggie chicken …
Read More

It’s Just Lunch

So everyday around 11:45 I realize I am starving and that can only mean one thing, it's time for lunch. I try really hard not to get into a rut or going to the same few places everyday, since Portland is a veritable restaurant wonderland and I often finding myself googling where I should go. Sometimes I will type in "awesome lunch specials" or "best Portland lunch" and usually it recommends places on the other side of the bridge, which I really have to want to try to go to. Anyway, I end up at new places often, and it's always interesting to see the difference in the lunch menu.…
Read More

Battling it Out

I might have been hungover today. Maybe. After the Dude Barn fiesta Nate and I decided it would be fun to get really drunk, so I did. Look for amazing photos featuring me, Kokane and popcorn coming soon to a social networking profile near you, but this post is about today. My sister arrived from Vermont yesterday with her friend Laura, who apparently skateboards. So I sucked up the headache and sour stomach to take them up to Battleground. We lagged and I missed out on the session with homies, mostly because as we were pulling into town Burgerville was seriously calling my name. Let me tell you, the strawberry…
Read More

Fun with Baked Goods

Wednesdays are my favorite day of the week for one simple reason: it's donut day! Working above a bakery I have to really limit my intake of wonderful confections, but on donut day I let myself indulge. There's nothing like a sweet, gooey donut to really make the day go better. So this morning I was telling my favorite vegan Aaron about how much I love donut day and he said, "wait until you see the special donut we made!" Almost instinctively I replied, "Is it shaped like a cock and balls?" Obviously it was. Of course the Sweet Pea staff went above and beyond, making it actually function. Yay,…
Read More

“pro” snowboarder?

Here I sit watching ABC's The Bachelorette. Now I'll admit I love terrible TV as much as the next person, but this show is a low, even for me. So why, do you ask, would I put myself through this show where the SAME GIRL from last season searches for love amongst douche bags once again? Well, I currently have two guests from Ohio, and they excitedly informed me someone from their past was one of the potential suitors on this season's Bachelorette. The Ohioan featured on the show is Jesse Csincsak and according to his bio, he is a professional snowboarder. I personally have never heard of Jesse, but…
Read More

Fun at the Dude Barn!

I know I promised two blogs in one day, but perfection can't be rushed, and I got over it before I finished the video last night. So here is the continuation of my awesome Saturday. The video really says it all, but I do need to throw in this one picture. Pat disappeared for a while at one of the spots. When he came back he wasn't wearing socks. Apparently he had found a clean port-a-potty, but there was no toilet paper. Bummer. Without further adieu...
Read More

One day, two blogs!

Saturday was big for me. I started by riding my bike to the rhododendron garden, which unfortunately cost money to get into and only took cash. So we didn't actually go inside, but we had fun and got exercise inspite of ourselves. When I got home I remembered this: So off to Northeast I went. I brought along Jared, Nate, and Steve Blasko, fresh off the plane from Ohio. I promised them fun, and good hot dogs. Luckily Cory (and his new employee Jim Draplin) did not disappoint. And Nate guessed the ingredients of Cobra Sauce first try. Sadly, he is no longer with us. JUST KIDDING. That was a…
Read More

Top Chef Portland!

Jared has been claiming soup skills since I met him. Since I fancy myself to have some culinary skills as well, I couldn't just let him claim it. So after lots of talk, we finally got down to it: the official soup off. Thanks to Nate, Chrissy and Tim for judging. As for the winner? Well, you'll have watch the video to find out:
Read More

Domestication

I am officially a lame old person. Here is how I spent my weekend. I finally got the plant hanger things I wanted and put them up on my patio. I planted petunias at the base of this weird shrub thing in  my backyard. And begonias next to one of my pine trees. I took the weird shelf thing from my front porch and turned it into a decorative cage for my beans to grow up. I took the plastic off my tomatoes since it was almost 100 degrees. I made my front porch "more inviting." I got way too excited because the columbines i planted last year are blooming.…
Read More

Summer rules

I love it when I come home to Portland just in time for good weather. It doesn't always work out, and more often than not I miss the brief sunny streaks in the winter. But now we are getting into the time of year when it's nice all the time, and hopefully this is the official kickoff. I was telling Corey from Alliance about the warm temps and he asked if the newspaper was covering how the polar bears at the zoo were handling it. I laughed and didn't think anything of it, but this morning here was the headline: Last night Sherowski had a little BBQ. It turned into…
Read More

Fire On the Mountain

I had been to Fire on the Mountain once before. Ben made me go there and buy him dinner once for some reason. But I'd never been to the one on 17th and E Burnside, nor been there for lunch. Figured what the hell? They even have "veggie wings." So I got a BBQ Chicken sandwich. It came with tater tots and was basically a chicken breast with lettuce, tomato and BBQ sauce on ciabatta bread. It was pretty good, but same price all day, so it was still $7.50. A bit much for lunch. Poor Jared ordered the veggie wings, which are not wings at all but veggie chicken …
Read More

It’s Just Lunch

So everyday around 11:45 I realize I am starving and that can only mean one thing, it's time for lunch. I try really hard not to get into a rut or going to the same few places everyday, since Portland is a veritable restaurant wonderland and I often finding myself googling where I should go. Sometimes I will type in "awesome lunch specials" or "best Portland lunch" and usually it recommends places on the other side of the bridge, which I really have to want to try to go to. Anyway, I end up at new places often, and it's always interesting to see the difference in the lunch menu.…
Read More

Battling it Out

I might have been hungover today. Maybe. After the Dude Barn fiesta Nate and I decided it would be fun to get really drunk, so I did. Look for amazing photos featuring me, Kokane and popcorn coming soon to a social networking profile near you, but this post is about today. My sister arrived from Vermont yesterday with her friend Laura, who apparently skateboards. So I sucked up the headache and sour stomach to take them up to Battleground. We lagged and I missed out on the session with homies, mostly because as we were pulling into town Burgerville was seriously calling my name. Let me tell you, the strawberry…
Read More

Fun with Baked Goods

Wednesdays are my favorite day of the week for one simple reason: it's donut day! Working above a bakery I have to really limit my intake of wonderful confections, but on donut day I let myself indulge. There's nothing like a sweet, gooey donut to really make the day go better. So this morning I was telling my favorite vegan Aaron about how much I love donut day and he said, "wait until you see the special donut we made!" Almost instinctively I replied, "Is it shaped like a cock and balls?" Obviously it was. Of course the Sweet Pea staff went above and beyond, making it actually function. Yay,…
Read More

“pro” snowboarder?

Here I sit watching ABC's The Bachelorette. Now I'll admit I love terrible TV as much as the next person, but this show is a low, even for me. So why, do you ask, would I put myself through this show where the SAME GIRL from last season searches for love amongst douche bags once again? Well, I currently have two guests from Ohio, and they excitedly informed me someone from their past was one of the potential suitors on this season's Bachelorette. The Ohioan featured on the show is Jesse Csincsak and according to his bio, he is a professional snowboarder. I personally have never heard of Jesse, but…
Read More

Fun at the Dude Barn!

I know I promised two blogs in one day, but perfection can't be rushed, and I got over it before I finished the video last night. So here is the continuation of my awesome Saturday. The video really says it all, but I do need to throw in this one picture. Pat disappeared for a while at one of the spots. When he came back he wasn't wearing socks. Apparently he had found a clean port-a-potty, but there was no toilet paper. Bummer. Without further adieu...
Read More

One day, two blogs!

Saturday was big for me. I started by riding my bike to the rhododendron garden, which unfortunately cost money to get into and only took cash. So we didn't actually go inside, but we had fun and got exercise inspite of ourselves. When I got home I remembered this: So off to Northeast I went. I brought along Jared, Nate, and Steve Blasko, fresh off the plane from Ohio. I promised them fun, and good hot dogs. Luckily Cory (and his new employee Jim Draplin) did not disappoint. And Nate guessed the ingredients of Cobra Sauce first try. Sadly, he is no longer with us. JUST KIDDING. That was a…
Read More

Top Chef Portland!

Jared has been claiming soup skills since I met him. Since I fancy myself to have some culinary skills as well, I couldn't just let him claim it. So after lots of talk, we finally got down to it: the official soup off. Thanks to Nate, Chrissy and Tim for judging. As for the winner? Well, you'll have watch the video to find out:
Read More

Domestication

I am officially a lame old person. Here is how I spent my weekend. I finally got the plant hanger things I wanted and put them up on my patio. I planted petunias at the base of this weird shrub thing in  my backyard. And begonias next to one of my pine trees. I took the weird shelf thing from my front porch and turned it into a decorative cage for my beans to grow up. I took the plastic off my tomatoes since it was almost 100 degrees. I made my front porch "more inviting." I got way too excited because the columbines i planted last year are blooming.…
Read More

Summer rules

I love it when I come home to Portland just in time for good weather. It doesn't always work out, and more often than not I miss the brief sunny streaks in the winter. But now we are getting into the time of year when it's nice all the time, and hopefully this is the official kickoff. I was telling Corey from Alliance about the warm temps and he asked if the newspaper was covering how the polar bears at the zoo were handling it. I laughed and didn't think anything of it, but this morning here was the headline: Last night Sherowski had a little BBQ. It turned into…
Read More