by messienessie_62pahm | Oct 20, 2014 | Cocktails & Appetizers, Live, Portland Local
I came to wine (and drinking in general, for that matter) late in life. In high school and all through my 20s, I was straight edge — I never touched the stuff. Somewhere in my 30s, I decided I knew and trusted myself enough not to follow in the genetic line and...
by messienessie_62pahm | Apr 16, 2012 | Chocolate and Cocoa, Cocktails & Appetizers, Live
As any loyal reader knows, I have a thing for chocolate so when Savory Spice Shop approached the Virtual Potluck (VP) gang and we were all charged with choosing a section — I chose the baking section because Savory Spice Online has six different kinds of...
by messienessie_62pahm | Mar 18, 2012 | Cocktails & Appetizers, Holiday Fare, Live
Welcome friends! Here let me take your coats, hats and pocketbooks. Please go on in, there’s plenty to eat and Don will whip you up a Martini or an Old Fashioned — you know how Mr. Draper is. Oh, and I brought the tastiest shredded pork and shrimp egg...
by messienessie_62pahm | Dec 31, 2011 | Cocktails & Appetizers, Holiday Fare, Live
There’s something about having lil noshes on New Year’s Eve, even if you’re just staying home with the fam, that makes it all feel extra festive. In fact, most years of my life that’s what I’ve done on New Years — stayed home,...
