Posts Tagged ‘wine’

Por Que No Tacos, Portland Oregon

August 15th, 2009

There are probably two restaurants in Portland, both beloved by many, that make up a large portion of our diet. They probably shouldn’t but its so freaking good, Por Que No?!

*crickets chirping*

Every major news publication and food blog in Portland has written about this fabulous taco shop, so I won’t get into too much detail here. But the food is consistently good and fresh. I crave the pescado tacos. I never thought it would be possible to sit outside on a cold spring day in Portland and feel like you were eating out of a beach front shack in Mexico, but that is what happens at Por Que No. Let a margarita warm you up, order the homemade chips and guac, finish it up with some tacos, and it’s the recession-proof trip to Mexico you’ve always wanted.

We were there this past Thursday taking a guest from out of town and I snagged a few shots of their sangria and tacos. The two on the end are the Pescado (fish) tacos and the middle was a special – sweet and spicy chipotle chicken with fresh citrus. I hope they put this one on the menu permanently.

Traditional Sangria

Traditional Sangria

Pescado & Sweet and Spicy Tacos

Pescado & Sweet and Spicy Tacos

30 Things by 30

January 13th, 2009

Well, in the spirit of new years resolutions and overall life achievements I have decided to actually write down 30 things I want to accomplish by the time I’m thirty. I’m giving myself 6 1/2 years become some are pretty ambitious and time consuming, and I’m a pretty busy gal. Here they are.

  1. Read every work of fiction that has won the Pulitzer Prize
  2. Run a marathon
  3. Go to Europe
  4. Pay off student loans
  5. Learn to speak another languageĀ  – enough to hold a basic conversation with a native speaker
  6. Have a poem published
  7. Drink a REALLY expensive bottle of wine to see if its worth it
  8. “Finish” our house projects (is it ever really done though?)
  9. Plant Dahlias and get them to grow/bloom
  10. Read the bible
  11. Finish a crossword puzzle on my own – on a hard day
  12. Have a well trained dog (please, oh please)
  13. Take a train
  14. Learn to surf
  15. Find my signature drink that makes me look cool/sophisticated/classy
  16. Learn to snowboard
  17. Learn to confidently drive a car with a manual transmission
  18. Splurge on an expensive piece of jewelry for myself
  19. Camp in a yurt
  20. Go to Hawaii
  21. Make a quilt for someone
  22. Grow a vegetable garden
  23. Re-learn how to play the piano
  24. Go to an NCAA basketball tournament game
  25. Make a good profit selling our first house
  26. Own real furniture (as in furniture not from Ikea)
  27. Upgrade to a king size bed (I like my space)
  28. Go to South American (lots of travel, I know)
  29. See a great concert in awesome seats
  30. Host Thanksgiving dinner for all our family

Just a few things to do. I know that if you write all these things down you are 100x more likely to accomplish them, so there we go.