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December 24, 2008

Northwest Christmas breakfast

Filed under: Bellingham local,local,Pacific Northwest — Bellinghamster @ 11:54 pm

Vegan Pancakes (yes they taste good oh non-believer)

In a medium bowl combine the following dry ingredients:

  • 1 cup unbleached white flour
  • 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 2 tablespoons cane sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • cinnamon to taste

In a separate bowl combine the following liquid ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3/4 cup soy milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3/4 cup frozen blueberries (opt)

Heat your pan/griddle to med-high heat and use 1/4 cup batter for each pancake – you know what to do!

EAT & B MERRY!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Filed under: Bellingham local,local,Pacific Northwest — Bellinghamster @ 10:08 pm

Well, the kids will have about 3 weeks off for Christmas break – supposed to be 2 weeks. Can you see me smiling? Of course, you can. Not much driving around happening here, what with Bellingham, WA having sold most of its plows a few years back (not supposed to get much snow here). We’ve had enough snow to bring out the local sculptors. Our neighbor Tim Probst of A Better Clean Windows & Gutters (his site is here: window cleaning Bellingham WA) created a beautiful polar bear family alongside Lakeway Drive, which made the front page of today’s Bellingham Herald. Here’s Tim carving the daddy bear:

Tim Probst of "A Better Clean Windows And Gutters" carves a polar bear in the snow along Lakeway Drive in Bellingham WA

Tim Probst carves a snow bear

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2009 to Manhasset, Bayside, North Massapequa, NY; Baltimore, MD; Broadview Heights, OH – go make a snowball and whip it at each other for me – watch your aim, you people are so rude!

December 3, 2008

Flats Tapas Bar, Bellingham

Filed under: Bellingham local,Bellingham Restaurants,local,Pacific Northwest,restaurants — Tags: , , — Bellinghamster @ 5:29 pm

Tom introduced me to Flats Tapas Bar in the Old Fairhaven section of Bellingham, WA. He said it was a reminder of his visits to tapas bar’s in Brazil and NJ and wanted me to experience some of the cuisine. I was already happy with cachaca, so show me more!

Exposed brick walls, muted lighting and comfy seats greeted me. The menu was so varied, it needed studying (didn’t want to miss any culinary treat).  There were salads, cold dishes, hot dishes and wine and spirits galore. I began with a salad of fresh organic greens and then watched all the perfect little meals come: Bravas (roasted yams in Spanish spices with romesco and aioli sauce), Bayona (grilled sausage and cheese with balsamic glaze and peasant bread), Galicia (seared scallops on white beans with carmelized onion, aioli and hazelnut pesto), Castilla (mini Spanish meatballs in a saffron tomato sauce). I could go on and on.  What a treat!

What was most satisfying for me was the variety. The flavors fired and flickered in my mouth; all different and delicious. The kind of variety I’ve been living in my life: some east coast, some west coast, some Wall Street, some Mothering – a Hungarian goulash, my mother would say. 12/3

November 26, 2008

The Temple Bar, Bellingham WA

Filed under: Bellingham local,Bellingham Restaurants,local,restaurants — Tags: , , , , , , , — Bellinghamster @ 2:27 pm

The Temple Bar has a laid back atmosphere with french kitchen work tables and mismatched chairs in two separate but adjoining rooms. Small curved bar in one room, live music stage in the other and attentive service. I like simple drinks. I am low maintenance, but with high standards. I ordered a caipirinha and a pot of herbal tea. My companion had a port. Simple enough. We added the pistachio bowl (served warm), took a seat by the window; we like views, any kind will do.

Port is no challenge; poured from a bottle. The caipirinha recipe was palatable, but not my favorite (my favorite was at Sensa which closed this year). I have provided another caipirinha recipe for comparison in a separate post. Try it , you may like it better…

The Temple Bar has become one of the good places to recharge in Bellingham. Live music, good drinks and a varied Italian menu: roasted garlic, salumi starters along with cheese, fruit or meat plates, salads and paninis.

I look forward to a Raindrop with my pot of herbal next time we steal out. Raindrop = blueberry stolichnaya, lemon, sugar rim.

PS Lots of vegan offerings, Wendy. Happy New Year! 11/26/08

November 20, 2008

What kind of experience do u get?

Filed under: Bellingham local,Bellingham Restaurants,local,Pacific Northwest,restaurants — Tags: , , , , — Bellinghamster @ 10:44 pm

My friend, Renee, has a rant. When she goes out for meals or drinks, the service is not good. Recently she went to Le Chat Noir (Black Cat) in Fairhaven. The server had amnesia when it came to click to read the full restaurant review…

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