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Cool Moon ice cream across the street from Jamison Square.
E-San Thai downtown
Voodoo Doughnuts is almost cliche now, but definitely needs to be on the list
Same goes for Stumptown Coffee
FlavourSpot walk-up waffle hut
If you venture out to the 'burbs, DeCarli in Beaverton is great
Toro Bravo's tapas are incredible
Saint Cupcake
Pine State Biscuits

Another jealous homesick Portlander here! Man, I really miss it.

I just recently made stuffed portobellos for dinner, and they were great. I filled them with a mixture of cooked brown rice, ricotta cheese, cooked broccoli and dried basil, then covered the top with mozzarella cheese. I simply baked until the mushroom was tender and the cheese was bubbly. It was really good.

I was an extremely picky eater as a child, and predictably only liked the junk. But I was the youngest and my mom didn't really care at that point.
*I liked Ramen noodles only without the broth, covered in salt and margarine. I ate a package of Ramen a few years ago out of desperation. It was awful.
*My staple was peanut butter and jelly. I still love it. Had it for breakfast on an English muffin this morning, in fact.
*I loved all the sugary cereals but never had them--we were a Wheaties/Chex house. Now I will not buy them because of their (lack of) nutritional value and high sugar content--even Raisin Bran, which I still love, is extremely high in sugar.
*Only with my grandfather, which was about twice a year, I would eat peanut butter and butter sandwiches. Spread a very thick layer of butter on squishy white bread, then spread peanut butter over it. You could taste the layer of butter under the PB. I think I'd be afraid to try it now.

I use only whole wheat flour. Sometimes I have noticed things are a bit more tough and denser than normal, like my pizza crusts. But mostly things turn out fine.

I actually started storing my salt that way after seeing it on FN. I keep it right next to my bottle of olive oil and garlic holder thingy in a sugar dish that matches my plates.

Grilled cheese or quesadillas, depending upon if we still have bread left. Sauteed frozen vegetables with garlic, S&P.

Another yes. I douse mine in ketchup and I usually run out about halfway through. So bring on more ketchup! And some hot sauce, too, please.

Another Oregonian here--P-Town represents!

We stayed in Vernazza in the CT. We ate at the restaurant perched inside the lighthouse/castle thing at the very end of town, right on the water--I think it's called Belforte. Food was good, wine was better, view was best. The next night we had a fabulous dinner at a restaurant along the main drag. It think it was called Trattoria da Sandro. The trofie (a local potato/pasta dish thing) with pesto was awesome. We had dessert at Trattoria Gianni Franzi. The tiramisu... words can't even describe how transcendent it was paired with the local dessert wine called sciacchetrà. Holy lord it was good! We also had breakfast coffee, drinking chocolate and pastries at Il Pirata at the top of town. Molto buono!
Ok, I'm jealous. Can I come too?

I'm making corned beef in my Crockpot, cabbage and potatoes (but not in the Crockpot. I don't do beef and I want my own un-adulterated vegetables). I'm also making real Irish soda bread, which does not contain raisins, seeds, nuts, candies, sprinkles, zest or any other accoutrements. (See this website for more info: www.sodabread.info)
For dessert: Irish cream creme brulee. And, of course, gotta have some Guinness.
Can't wait! Slainte!

Fasting for a week is not healthy. People claim to do it for "detox" or "cleansing" purposes. The body was designed to cleanse itself WITH food in it--that's what your liver is for (among other organs). Not eating for days at a time just messes things up, including your metabolism, which is really hard to get back on track.

If a dish has a name that happens to be in a language that's not your native tongue, that doesn't mean the name changes because you can't say it. It also doesn't make you elitist if you pronounce it right. It drives me NUTS when people say "broo-shet-a" because the letters sound that way in English. In Italian, they don't! It's "broo-sket-a."
Would you request a "kay-suh-dil-la" simply because you don't speak Spanish? You can pronounce something correctly in its originating language without being a native speaker. Have a little respect for the dish.