Join the Cyan/PDX this Thursday August, 19th at 6pm for music from the Bobby Torres Trio , food, and drinks.
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Party in the Cyan Backyard and Meet Our New Blue Team!!!
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010New Food Cart right next door to the Cyan/PDX!
Monday, July 12th, 2010Welcome to Bayou Fixins’
The Cyan/PDX just got a new neighbor from the south! Bayou Fixins’ has everything from Gumbo and Jambalaya to spicy mac an corn bread. Located just to the south of the Cyan/PDX front door on 4th ave you can pick up a taste of the Bayou Monday-Friday during lunch.
Head on down and check out this new SW staple.
Remember to help yourselves to the Garden.
Saturday, July 10th, 2010The Cyan/PDX garden is in full swing and with lots of veggies and herbs to enjoy there is enough for anyone that want to do a little picking! 
Between the garden out back, our new partner Winter Green Farms and the PSU farmers market you couldn’t ask for more delicious options! Stop and take a look in your own back yard Cyan/PDX residents before that next trip to the market….you just might find what you are looking for growing right under your window.
Looks like someone noticed our back yard oasis
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010Caitilin Pope-Daum gives you a behind the scenes tour of the Cyan and some of it’s many sustainable features…
See what was discovered here posted on
greenbuildingpro.com the other day.
Schmooze Event Tonight at Cyan/PDX 6pm
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Don’t worry…that’s not a swarm of bees attacking.
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010Put down the phone and stop calling the Best Buy you bought your TV from. That never ending hum you are hearing while watching the World Cup game is not the sound going out. Nor is it a swarm of hungry bees on the attack. It’s a Vuvuzela, also known in South Africa a Lepatata. 
It’s sound is mind numbing and relentless, creating a fog of white noise through all of South Africa.
While instruments like the vuvuzela have been found all throughout time, it’s popularity has come to a head thanks to this years World Cup. Just the other day I saw someone walking from Kell’s blowing one in the streets of Portland!
Many sources have sighted the sound level of the instrument being measured at 127 decibels contributing to football matches with dangerously high sound levels for fans and players alike. A new model now availble has a modified mouthpiece which is claimed to reduce the volume by 20 dB but what fun is that.
So be warned…it’s better to be on the non buisness side of one of these things if it ends up at your next World Cup match.
With summer hopefully around the corner Cyan/PDX Presents: How to use the bbq’s.
Monday, June 7th, 2010I may be a little hopeful wearing the boat shoes and whale shorts but I feel it in my bones….summer is around the corner, I just know it is!
Soon enough the sun will be out and it will be time to hit the grill and get bbq’n! So grab your dogs and burgers and get to it!
The Cyan is living green even with our bbq’s! No dinosour burning fosil fuels here…just good old wood coals!
Here is how to get started:
Next to the grills you will find natural wood charcoal provided for you. Fill up the top portion of the chimney with the coals and the lower part with newspaper sprayed with a bit of cooking oil. Light the paper and wait for the coals to turn bright red, this should take about 5-10mins.
Pour the hot coals out and pile them to one side of the grill creating a hot zone on one side and warming zone on the other. This will help control the temp and allow you to sear and cook at the same time. You can also adjust the height of the grill surface by raising and lowering the grill face with the wheel to the right.
Once the grill surface is hot use the metal rod and triangle piece to clean the chanels of residue and start grilling.
After you are finished up raise the grill as high as it goes and brush the grill to clean while still hot.
Enjoy this summer of grilling and don’t forget to use some of those herbs from the garden to build marinades and rubs!
Cyan Paws Team dashes on the Waterfront!
Monday, May 17th, 2010
This weekend the Cyan Paws Team joined forces with the Oregon Humane Society and a few thousand other puppies to raise $237,738.53! All that green goes directly to animals in need right here in Oregon. Thank you to all the Cyan Paws team members that attended this weekend. If you missed out this time follow us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=119536231397937&v=wall
Time to fire up the bbq! Spring is here…
Monday, May 3rd, 2010Working the Traeger Grills at the Cyan is a fun and easy way to spend the summer grilling in the backyard.
Here is a how to from the other day when I tossed on some brisket and chicken…
- Traeger Smoker
Traeger grills are fueled by food-grade hardwood pellets. These pellets not only power the grill but add the flavor to your food that gas grills can not do. The pellets are made from 100% pure wood sawdust and have a 99% burn rate meaning low emissions and lower carbon footprint, just like your friendly Cyan/PDX. Not to mention that replacing fossil based fuels (propane and charcoal) with renewable natural wood makes better BBQ.
wood pellets
Go ahead and open up the front of the taeger, here you will find where to fill the wood pellets. If you are smoking for a long period of time keep an eye out to make sure these don’t run out.
temp to smoke
To start the grill turn the temp to ‘smoke’ and let run for 10 mins.
get to grillin
Now toss your meat on and get to grillin! With my brisket I set it up on ‘smoke’ for about 5 hours, added the chicken for another hour, and turned the temp up to 350 for 1 more hour!
sit down and enjoy
7 hours later it’s time to sit down and enjoy with friends! Now it really doesn’t need to take you all but I am kinda crazy about my Q sometimes. The Traeger can be turned up to 500 degrees if you want to do some serious grilling at high heats that won’ t take you much time but that is the joy of the Traeger. Take it low and slow or crank the heat for some quick grilling it all tastes good in the back yard of the Cyan!
OHS Doggie Dash 2010 May 15! Time to get our Cyan Team together!!
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Time to Rally your furry friends and get ready for the 23rd running of OHS’s Doggie Dash!!
If you are interested joining the Cyan’s Team please send a note to deven@cyanpdx.com
For more details visit http://www.oregonhumane.org/doggiedash/event.asp