Same City Field Trip: Portland’s Better Living Show & Vegan Village
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Same City Field Trip: Portland’s Better Living Show & Vegan Village

What better time to start putting together a recap about a visit to the Better Living Home and Garden Show than a Boltbus with shaky but semi-reliant WiFi out-of-town? I’m now back home and just last night, started a batch of chocolate liqueur using the organic Frontier Co-op cacao nibs I picked up at the show (yeah, samples!). … Continue reading »

FarMar / noodles / soup / spicy / thai / travel / vietnamese

spicy yellow curry noodle soup & inspiration from chau in vancouver, b.c.

Between us, sometimes I think like a blogger and frame posts in my head. They often never come to fruition for various reasons – my camera died, crap lighting, reserve/manners, annoyance, reality, etc. One thing I’ve enjoyed doing over the years is recreating memorable dishes from restaurants (and carts), but I rarely seem to talk about it on the … Continue reading »