Food

30 Foods to Cook before 30: Pimento Cheese

With only a little over 15 months until my 30th birthday, it’s definitely time to get going on the 30 foods to cook before 30 challenge. As part of our Kentucky Derby celebration last month, I decided to knock an easy one off the list, pimento cheese. To be perfectly honest, I never really knew… Continue reading 30 Foods to Cook before 30: Pimento Cheese

Fashion Finds · Gifts · Shopping · Specialty Stores

5 Companies That Give Back

There is nothing more exciting than discovering a cool new brand and what’s even better is knowing that company gives back whether it’s through donations or knowing your purchase supports a certain community! We decided to round up our top 5 favorite companies that give back with every purchase!

Cakes · Events · Food · Holidays · In Season

Memorial Day Dessert: Lemon Berry Tiramisu

Happy Memorial Day everyone! Our family celebrated with a weekend at the shore and of course some delicious food! As usual, I was in charge of dessert and wanted to try making something new. I knew it had to include berries since not only are they in season, they are also the perfect patriotic colors!… Continue reading Memorial Day Dessert: Lemon Berry Tiramisu

Oregon · Restaurants

Battle of the Donuts: Portland

As a foodie, you know there are quite a few things you’ll need to try while visiting Portland, Oregon including great craft beer, delicious coffee, and some of the best farm-to-table (or pub) fare in the country. No top list of what to eat & drink in Portland would be complete without one of our… Continue reading Battle of the Donuts: Portland

Beer & Wine · Drinks

Great Ways to Celebrate Craft Beer Week

In case you haven’t heard, this week is Craft Beer Week! While we never need an excuse to drink great beer, we will definitely be cracking open a few of our favorite brews to celebrate. No matter where you live there a few ways you can get in on the fun. 

Events · Holiday Parties

Happy Derby Week!

Happy Derby Week everyone! I was able to start out Derby Week right thanks to a work trip to Kentucky. My first stop after landing in Louisville on Sunday was to The Brown Hotel to try the original Hot Brown. It definitely lived up to hype, not that you can really go wrong with cheese,… Continue reading Happy Derby Week!

Bars · Beer & Wine · Drinks · Oregon · Portland · Restaurants · Travel · United States

Drink Here: Portland’s Best Breweries

With over 65 breweries in Portland proper alone, it’s no surprise that Portland is known for it’s craft beers. Since there were quite a few beer lovers in our group, we set out to try as many as we could and managed to visit close to a third of the list! So what did we… Continue reading Drink Here: Portland’s Best Breweries

Cookies · Events · Food · Holiday Parties

Happy Easter!

We hope you all had a great Easter today! Easter is one of our favorite holidays, since it’s the one time of year we eat our favorite foods like pizza ghen. This year in addition to making our traditional ricotta pie and egg salad for brunch at our aunt & uncle’s house, we also made these… Continue reading Happy Easter!

Oregon · Restaurants

Top 5 Places to Eat Lunch in North & NE Portland

As I’m sure you all have noticed, we’ve been slacking a bit in the blogging department over the past two months. Well the good news is we’re back! And the better news is that I’ve spent most of the past 6 weeks in Portland, Oregon for work and so I’ll be sharing all the great… Continue reading Top 5 Places to Eat Lunch in North & NE Portland