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
Pescado & Sweet and Spicy Tacos
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.
- Read every work of fiction that has won the Pulitzer Prize
- Run a marathon
- Go to Europe
- Pay off student loans
- Learn to speak another language – enough to hold a basic conversation with a native speaker
- Have a poem published
- Drink a REALLY expensive bottle of wine to see if its worth it
- “Finish” our house projects (is it ever really done though?)
- Plant Dahlias and get them to grow/bloom
- Read the bible
- Finish a crossword puzzle on my own – on a hard day
- Have a well trained dog (please, oh please)
- Take a train
- Learn to surf
- Find my signature drink that makes me look cool/sophisticated/classy
- Learn to snowboard
- Learn to confidently drive a car with a manual transmission
- Splurge on an expensive piece of jewelry for myself
- Camp in a yurt
- Go to Hawaii
- Make a quilt for someone
- Grow a vegetable garden
- Re-learn how to play the piano
- Go to an NCAA basketball tournament game
- Make a good profit selling our first house
- Own real furniture (as in furniture not from Ikea)
- Upgrade to a king size bed (I like my space)
- Go to South American (lots of travel, I know)
- See a great concert in awesome seats
- 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.
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