Brieracha Sandwich

by brittany on May 17, 2012

Do you know what’s great about taking something fancy that tastes really good and trashing it up a little?  It still tastes really good, but maybe even better because the trashy part adds a whole new dimension of delicious.  Classy and trashy are the perfect combination, just like Lady and the Tramp (except he was so much cuter than her).

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Spinach Lemon Sorbet

by brittany on May 15, 2012

Portland is unseasonably scorching hot right now.  I know this because I’ve let my dog outside to soak up sun, then let her back inside to cool off her baked little brains.  Repeatedly.  Here at the Powell Parich house, we’re staying cool inside.  We opened our windows overnight, shut them this morning, and that, teamed up with our fairly new insulation and brand new siding, seems to be doing the trick.  Still, I used the weather as an excuse to try this spinach lemon sorbet.

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Low-Commitment Projects: Tae’s “Drift Away”

May 14, 2012

Check out Tae’s Low-Commitment Project for the week.  Drift Away is a tiny visual vacation–so dreamy.

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Hibiscus Flower Syrup

May 12, 2012

I called my mom to vent about frustrations yesterday.  She let me blather for 15 minutes straight about issues totally unrelated to her, just because she’s my mom and she’s there for me.  In the mom lottery, I hit the jackpot.  When I was under 4′ tall (and that was a very long stretch of [...]

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Eats in Italy, Part 2

May 11, 2012

At our family’s house in Bologna, Lella prepared a big spread for lunch.  We happily munched on a plate of Prosciutto di Parma.

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Eats in Italy, Part 1

May 9, 2012

I managed to plan every single flight, bus ride, and train trip on our vacation in just such a way that we’d have to wake up at 3 in the morning.  Maybe I didn’t want to waste one moment of waking hours on travel, but I didn’t factor in the exhausted, falling-into-bed naps we’d require [...]

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Sourdough Egg Bowls

May 8, 2012

I don’t even know what to call this.  Sourdough bread egg bowl?  Eggs in cocotte in bread?  Egg/bread bomb?  Honestly, it is kind of a disaster in a cute little package.  Don’t get me wrong–it is a delicious disaster, but this is one of those experiments that I didn’t think I’d be photographing.

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Low-Commitment Projects: Natural Habitat

May 7, 2012

What you see above, folks, is the Northwestern Tiny Brown Bear in its natural habitat.  If you’re really quiet, he (and his name is Max) might let you perch next to him on his log, especially if you bring a picnic.  Max’s portrait is one in a series for this week’s Low-Commitment Projects, titled Natural [...]

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Eats in Paris, Part 2

May 6, 2012

Last time we visited Paris, Michael insisted we wait in the super long line for the privilege of ascending the Eiffel Tower.  He promised I’d never have to do it again, so I acquiesced.  It was a nice view and we took photos, but I especially enjoyed standing underneath the structure. On this trip to [...]

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Eats in Paris, Part 1

May 4, 2012

This tart was our edible welcome to Paris, and we needed it.  We’d arisen at 3:30 (after the worst hostel experience ever, which never actually resulted in sleep overnight) to leave Sofia, and when we arrived at our Paris hotel, we just stopped in to drop off our bags.  On our way to our first [...]

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