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Bowled Over

As you know, we adore Portland’s food cart scene. Tasty food served by friendly people—what’s not to love? But as great as it can be to get a meal from a cart, it’s not always the speediest thing in the … Continue reading

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I Scream, You Scream…

The calendar may say otherwise, but as far as we’re concerned, Memorial Day marks the official beginning of summer. And though Portland weather doesn’t seem to agree (we’re still wearing light jackets most days, sadly), we’re determined to get our … Continue reading

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The Coast is Clear

One of the many things that drew us to Portland was the huge range of things to do just outside of the city. In the past 10 months, we’ve done our share of trips to Mt. Hood (skiing, snowshoeing, hiking) … Continue reading

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Happy Trails in Bend

Even before we set foot in Bend, OR, we had a feeling we’d take to the town right away. We were right. When we got to our hotel—The Old St. Francis School—on Saturday afternoon, the guy who checked us in … Continue reading

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Bend or Bust

With less than six weeks to go before Beth’s due date, we’ve been doing our best to fit in a few last-minute excursions. Last weekend, we met up in Eugene, where Lindsey ran an awesome marathon. This weekend, we’re piling … Continue reading

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More cheese, please!

Ok, we promise to cool it with the grilled cheese posts soon. After all, we just blogged about the yummy sandwiches two days ago, and here we are today, blogging about them again. But as our friend Jessica (who happens … Continue reading

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Say (grilled) cheese!

Did you know that April is National Grilled Cheese Month? Neither did we. To be honest, we didn’t even know the beloved sandwich actually had its own month. But since we make grilled cheese for lunch at least once a … Continue reading

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Food cart field trip

It’s amazing how much you learn to appreciate a little sunshine when you live in a place where gray skies reign supreme through most of the winter and spring. The second a few rays start poking through the clouds, you … Continue reading

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Top Chef-inspired Trips

As you might have noticed, we like to plan our travels around food. If there’s nowhere good to eat where you’re goin’, then you’re probably going to the wrong place. Just sayin’. This is one of the reasons why we … Continue reading

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An ordinary food day in Portland? Extraordinary.

As you know from our epic two-week cross-country road trip this summer, we strive to eat local food whenever we can. In some areas, this proved harder than others (a certain stop at Subway in Pennsylvania comes to mind, as … Continue reading

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