Dinner to go
No, it's not a take-out box. It's a vintage picnic 'box' with a feature that really sets it apart from your standard picnic basket...
Open it up, unpack your stuff, unfold the legs and now you've got yourself a table!
We found this gem at a yard sale in upstate New York. I love the red faux crocodile. The legs and sides are aluminum with a bakelite handle. On the inside there are thick elastics to keep your picnic gear in place. It actually came with red plates and old red handled silverware. What a score! They just don't make stuff like this anymore.
We just packed up a simple dinner of pan fried chicken (which tastes good at room temperature), a nice mixed salad with olives, sweet peppers, avocado, carrots, celery, baby heirloom lettuces, and onion, and a side of marinated mini mozzarella balls with roasted tomatoes.
Have a picnic. Enjoy the sunshine and spring air.
Pack up your basket, your bag, whatever...just take it outside!
What?! You know you love crispy bacon with your pancakes drizzled with maple syrup, so why not crumble that bacon up and cook it right in the pancake and then top it off with whipped butter and hot syrup? Genius! Sweet, savory, and very filling, these pancakes came from the original Original Pancake House right here in Portland. After reading about it in this month's issue of 
Woke up early this morning and headed to Pine State Biscuits, which has been on my list of places to check out in Portland. Definitely worth it!
