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Posts By Linz
Foodie Friday: French Toast & Berry Pears
I love breakfast foods, especially the ones that are usually reserved for the weekends. However, when Dale gave me the idea of making French toast this morning, I dismissed him. “French toast is for the…
Sweet Athena Freebie! October Background
1024 x 768 / 1280 x 800 / 1440 x 900 / 1920 x 1200 / iPhone Flying in a little late, here is October’s free desktop wallpaper (for personal use only, of course.) A…
Foodie Friday: Jello Molds!
This retro-themed season means that we get to try out some crazy things. Making the top of my list of kooky projects has been to attempt a good old jello mold. I’m not sure I…
Foodie Friday: Carrot Apple Ginger Soup
Soup season is back and I am pumped! To celebrate, I created a special recipe with ingredients on hand. While I have tasted soups featuring carrots, apples, and ginger previously, this soup also includes a…
Falling back in time
Oh no! We seem to have hit some kind of time warp, pulling us into the past. It looks like we’ll be stuck here for a while…probably the next three months. Gosh, I guess we’ll…
Sweet Athena Freebie! September Background
1024 x 768 / 1280 x 800 / 1440 x 900 / 1920 x 1200 / iPhone Drawing inspiration from a recent garage sale find, here is September’s free-for-personal-use desktop wallpaper! Though the…
Foodie Friday: Slow-Roasted Tomatoes
I would like to say that I plan all of my meals ahead of time, giving careful thought to what is best for me to eat, and then spending time meditating over my chopping, simmering,…
Foodie Friday: A Gold Star
It is August, which means it is Crazy Training/Crunch Time at my job. It happens every year, and yet I am still surprised by how much energy, effort, and thought is required for this special…
Sweet Athena Freebie! August Background
1024 x 768 / 1280 x 800 / 1440 x 900 / 1920 x 1200 / iPhone “In summer, the song sings itself.” -William Carlos Williams
Foodie Friday: Gone Camping
Dale and I are packing up the car today to head for a warmer location. Don’t get me wrong, our side of Oregon is nice right now, but I’m excited to take advantage of the…
Sweet Athena Freebie! July Background
1024 x 768 / 1280 x 800 / 1440 x 900 / 1920 x 1200 / iPhone July puts me in a festive mood, so I’ve created a colorful calendar to celebrate it! (As you…
Foodie Friday: Mushroom Hash with Ginger-Citrus Sauce
One of my favorite dinner recipes is Cooking Light’s Crunchy Shrimp with Toasted Couscous and Ginger-Orange Sauce. It takes some time, but the resulting flavors are so bright and unlike most of what I eat…
Foodie Friday: Stawberry Pavlovas
This week’s farmer’s market provided me with one of the best gifts of the season: fresh Oregon strawberries. We took home two varieties, including Hoods, which are at the same time hilariously shaped and incredibly…
Asparagus Cake
From the moment I first spied Rosie’s breathtaking Asparagus Cake over at Sweetapolita, I knew I would try to make one myself. I only needed an excuse to make an asparagus cake. As you read…
A Garden Party
This past weekend, we celebrated a friend’s birthday with a theme that fits her well. She has a love for gardening that I can only equate to my brothers’ shared childhood love of videogames. Or…
Foodie Friday: Spicy Grilled Corn with Cotija
I’ve been seeing pictures of this kind of corn for a while, so I had to give it a try. I knew I’d love it because it gets rolled in cheese. We love cheese. Only…
Sweet Athena Freebie! June Background
1024 x 768 / 1280 x 800 / 1440 x 900 / 1920 x 1200 / iPhone Back again to welcome us all to a new month is Sweet Athena’s desktop wallpaper (free for personal…
Foodie Friday: Avocado-Lime Cream
For a fresh addition to your next batch of tacos, try this Avocado-Lime Cream. It’s part of a quick and zesty recipe for Ancho Chicken Tacos with Cilantro Slaw in the May issue of Cooking…
Foodie Friday: The Brew
Hey there ladies and gents, Dale here, you all may know me as Lindsey’s husband. I’m here to talk about one of my favorite foods, beer. Recently I’ve joined the many individuals in the Portland…
jess + linz
Friends since middle school, we continue to inspire each other to be creative in our big, adult lives. Each season we take on a new theme to guide our crafting, cooking, and creating. We're up for trying anything, and things are bound to get messy. But that's just the way we like it.