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The Opal Creek Trail To Jawbone Flats

smunch — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 09:00:04 +0000

The Opal Creek Trail To Jawbone Flats seriously has All. The. Things. Like roaring waterfalls, serene turquoise pools, lush mossy landscapes, mining equipment leftover from 1943, and a cool semi-ghost town. This area has different trails that cater to hikers of all skill sets. Wanna check out one of the coolest hikes in the PNW? [...]

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Balancing Flavors & Other Nifty Charts

smunch — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:45:20 +0000

So, I had every intention of posting a recipe for Short Cut Chicken Pot Pie this week, BUT, even though the recipe was Shock Munch worthy, I got distracted in the kitchen and burned the dough, sooooooo the recipe wasn’t photographable, at all. Apparently, I can’t bake and watch youtube videos simultaneously. Lesson learned. So, I’ll plan on making [...]

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Sharing Is Caring

smunch — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 21:31:54 +0000

So, I tanked in the kitchen this week. I made a couple of recipes and none of them worked out. Whoops!!!! The first meal I attempted to make was baked tuna cakes with a greek yogurt tarter sauce. The sauce was great, but the tuna cakes were just “meh”. The concept was close but I need to [...]

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Moving to Portland

smunch — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 00:03:00 +0000

We did it!!!! Kieran and I have moved to Portland, Oregon! It seems surreal to look out our Airbnb window and see mountains and greenery, opposed to the flat, concrete jungle, Chicago. Moving out of state has been exhilarating and utterly exhausting. Exhausting doesn’t properly describe how we’re feeling right now. Kieran was offered a [...]

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