Jeeze, Julia!

The Farmers’ Market this morning was glorious! Now in full swing, Monument Square is bustling with crafters, musicians, & farmers galore. I was able to find everything I wanted except for eggs which I was informed never last longer than a few hours because they are in such high demand. Fortunately, the Portland Public Market [...]

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As mentioned before, today was our second exception of the month! Not only did we have my dear Julia up for the day, but my Dad happened to be at a conference just around the corner of my house, so we met up for a bite to eat at Market Street Eats! Though locally owned [...]

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Day 8 brought a visitor our way! My best friend for such a long time, Julia C., has come up to Portland to spend a couple of days! We have been planning for awhile to use tomorrow as one of our “free days” (of which we get two per month), but with a huge conflict [...]

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One week! 7 whole days! Yehoo! Now, only 87 days to go! Today was another day where it has become very apparent that locavores must plan ahead! On Sundays, I work from 7 am to 7 pm with a one hour break to get from the first job to the second, & a half hour [...]

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Ryan & I both worked today so we didn’t have any time to get creative in the kitchen. Thanks to making extra Ployes last night, we had wraps for lunch. I put rainbow chard, radishes, scallions, & rice in mine. I wish I had had some cheese to melt on top & keep it all [...]

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The rice with Ryan’s tomato sauce was brilliant! It had super flavour & was good just on its own! And, I must brag, I was such a good girl today at work! We hosted a “Day of Caring”, which is a volunteer opportunity for individuals interested in giving their time to help others. So, we [...]

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Today we filled that second “luxury” spot that we’ve been debating over since the start of it all. Ryan has been such a sport in cooperating when I know that he really isn’t into eating locally as much as I am, so I threw him a bone (I was pretty pleased with our decision, too). [...]

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Breakfast was glorious! And Ryan’s mood even improved a bit from yesterday. So much so that he was the one making meals today! As soon as I awoke he offered me a choice for breakfast; pancakes, french toast, etc. I chose french toast, yum! So far, our biggest challenge is knowing what our rules for [...]

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