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Portland Pounds

Or this entry should be titled, “how I gained 1 delicious pound per day in Portland.” On let me count the ways. Despite staying in Ryan’s parent’s gigantic house, for most of the time there, my exercise consisted of walking around Powells or going up stairs to get a snuggie to curl up [...]

Back with a new cast iron skillet!

I hope everyone had a great holiday! I was home at my mother’s for Christmas and spent the rest of New Years at Ryan’s folks’ place in Portland, Oregon. Portland is rustic and beautiful, although small. This time around, I spent a majority of the time snuggled in a snuggie watching movies [...]

House of Teriyaki

House of Teriyaki 11615 SW Pacific Hwy Tigard, OR 97223-8629

Right along the highway, this unassuming place is Ryan’s favorite Teriyaki place, probably, in the entire world. Serious stuff. He always swears by the spicy chicken platter with great mounds of rice and mayonnaise cabbage slaw. Solid.

It’s really cute, and [...]

Pok Pok

Pok Pok 3226 SE Division Street Portland, OR 97202

Pok Pok is a place in Portland that we HAVE to hit. Their wings are to die for. Ryan and I have not found a single other place that does wings better than this place. I also love their drinks. Designated drivers [...]