Posts Tagged ‘food’

Low(er) calorie living

Friday, March 20th, 2009

I’ve been thinking about the concept of buildings that produce more energy than they consume, and dispose of more waste than they generate. If you saw Damin’s presentation you got a clear, concise picture of this idea. It’s pretty captivating.

Like lots of folks in my, um, age group, I’m dealing with the reality that I’m taking in more calories than I’m spending. This has been brought into horrifying relief once I started tracking calories with this iPhone application. It’s pretty scary how much you can rack up on a luxury FourthMeal when the first three were already a bit over the top.

So, I’m gonna check in with the fitness guru at Cyan as soon as he moves in. I’m bringing a bike in for jaunts between Cyan and my east-side office space. And, I’m heading to the Farmer’s Market for some produce each Saturday. Going to read The Minimalist’s new cookbook and try to get less protein and carb focused. The goal is to expend more calories than I take in. Kind of a personal take on the Living Building. Wish me luck!

Around PDX: Masterbacon – A day for bacon lovers

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

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A Portland bacon cook-off is coming to the Davis Street Tavern this Saturday. It’s open for the public to enter and enjoy bacon dishes from 1-4pm. From their announcement:

Have you ever wanted to get together with a bunch of other bacon geeks and just geek out about bacon? What if there was an event specifically catered to bacon geeks to be able to share their favorite bacon treats with the world? Wouldn’t it make sense to make it a competition complete with trophy and prizes? Of course it would.

Masterbacon is just such an event.

Saturday January 17, 2009 from 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Davis Street Tavern

500 NW Davis Street
Portland, Oregon 97209 Get Directions