Where?
Slappy Cakes
4246 SE Belmont, Portland Oregon, 97215
http://www.slappycakes.com

Slappy Cakes is my new favorite breakfast place to get a full tummy to start to my day. This place makes Denny’s and Village Inn look way overrated.
What makes Slappy Cakes so special and unique is they have hot griddles mounted into each table where you are able to cook up your own pancake mastery! You are able to choose your batter (buttermilk, peanut butter, buckwheat, or even zucchini) Pick your toppings..I chose bacon, sausage,and cheddar cheese, they have sweet toppings too like chocolate chips and fresh fruit. I vouched an extra few bucks to try the 100% maple syrup! When you go..you GO BIG or go home.
The pancake batter comes to your table in the vessel of a squirt bottle for easy pouring and also aids in creating designs. I first created a heart, then moved on to a Mickey Mouse face, and the letter “S” for my name! The only tricky part is the flipping…
The temperate of the griddle was already preset and somewhat at a low temperature because it took 5ish minutes to cook each pancake. If you feel like a dummy in the kitchen, this place makes it pretty easy to make a chef out of everyone! I can see this place is a HUGE hit with the kids. They also had yummy cocktails with a twist of the basic Bloody Mary and Ginger Mint Mimosa. They also had a full breakfast menu if you didnt feel like cooking. Jeff got the “Truck Stop” which was eggs, bacon, potatoes, sourdough toast, and a side of biscuits & sausage gravy!
I definatley will be back!

Here are some pictures I took during my tasteful excursion including their menu!

the menu with options..

my toppings… bacon, sausage, cheddar cheese and the batter awaits!

Jeff’s “Truck Stop” breakfast combo

In this post:

Kells Irish Pub

Saint Cupcake Galore

Beauty Bar

Voodoo Doughnut

First Stop… Saint Cupcake Galore on 12th & Morrison http://saintcupcake.com/
This all cupcake bakery shop sells a various selection of delectable treats with cupcakes as their STAR!
I tried pumpkin spice, toasted coconut cream, and red velvet.
Ashley tried local peach w/ brown sugar cookie crumble, big top dot, and a bonbonbunbuns.
We washed it down with chilled chocolate milk and a hot latte to compliment our Palette.
Check out Saint Cupcake Galore on Twitter they tweet their theme for the day which decided sprinkle and frosting color combos. The day we visited the theme was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with purple,green,and orange colors. So pretty with a whismal humor.

Next stop was Kell’s Irish Pub on 2nd in Downtown PDX http://www.kellsirish.com/
This pub is known for their pub food and Irish beer sections. A unique thing about Kells is their magnetic ceiling. Visitors take cash, wrap it in a coin, and toss it up to the ceiling where is sticks and never returns. All money thrown up to the ceiling is donated to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Its a fun tradition they have been doing for years. Kells was offering a $3 Happy Hour on pub food so we snacked on a few greasy bites and sipped some brew while we sat outside on a sunny afternoon people watching.

Ashley supporting our PDX Trail Blazers! GO BLAZERS
Me with my Martini

And our main stop was Beauty Bar on 1st and Ash http://thebeautybar.com/portland/
$10 Happy Hour special Martini & Manicure! They ahve other locations in other cities including Chicago, Las Vegas, SF, and NY!
Inside the Beauty Bar is vintage inspired with old hair dryers and retro decor. The atmosphere was cute and girly which fills up at night with the opposite sex like any other bar open till early morning.
For the manicure the manicurist had many polishes to choose from including CHANEL Nail Polish which retail for $25. This was my chance to feel a glimpse of high end glam I opted for the RED.

VooDoo Doughnut http://voodoodoughnut.com/
This place is a Portland icon also seen on No Reservations w/Anthony B and MAN vs. Food
Its like any other bakery shop selling donuts but with a little more spunk.
Open 24 hrs you can usually find a line going around the block waiting for these tasty bites.
Some of their popular dounuts are: maple with real bacon,
And of course what started it all was the “Voodoo” donut. An donut shaped in the shape of a body filled with red (blood) jam and stabbed in the heart with a pretzel.
I had the precious little VoodDoo and Ashley had the Neapolitan.

Look.. their brick outside was glitter painted!

Its going to be a hot week here in Portland! We are going to be cooking mostly on the grill OUTSIDE so we dont have to heat up the house.

Monday: Slow-Cooked White Chili with Chickenw/cornbread on the grill
Tuesday: Teriyaki Chicken Kebabs with Pineapple on the grill
Wednesday: Skillet Lasagna with grilled veggies
Thursday: Jeff’s Choice
Friday: Pizza on the Grill (Papa Murphy’s DeLite)
Saturday: OUT
Sunday: Tuna Melts w/ red potato salad

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Roasted Tomato and Creamy Goat Cheese Tart

Oven Roasted Plum Tomatoes

Heirloom Tomato Salad

Tomato Spinach Salsa

Spicy Pickled Green Tomatoes

Eggplant, Tomato, & Mozzarella Stack

Tuscan Stuffed Tomatoes

Greek Tomato and Feta Fritters

Herbed Sweet Corn and Tomato Salad

Cucumber-Tomato Bruschetta

Check out http://www.foodcartsportland.com/ for a practical guide where to find funky food carts in Portland and what to eat when you get there. They also have a map of carts all around town and write mini review posts regularly about feautured carts with menus, hours, and directions!

Thumbs up to these guys rockin’ up good food all year round, especially when its 90+ degrees outside! With high Portland temps in August, it is at least 20 degrees warmer in the carts!

Here are a few of my favorites:

The Grilled Cheese Grill (gourmet grilled cheese for grown-ups & kids)

Sugar Cube (desserts,drinks,cupcakes)

Garden State (Italian street food in the Northwest)

I love Lasagna but in the summer I never want to make it because by turning on the over it just heats up the house when its already too hot! I found this awesome recipe on Sisters Stuff blog on how to make this italian favorite all in one skillet on the stove! Genius!

Thanks ladies for the yummy post

Visit their blog for the FULL recipe! {HERE}

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Mint Margarita

Sparkling Sangria

Watermelon Mango Martini

Basil Lemonaide

Bloody Mary Punch

Cran Tea Cocktail

Read full directions at Delicious Delicious Delicious: Read here

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See the full recipe below or visit the site http://www.rachaelraymag.com/Recipes/rachael-ray-magazine-recipes/rachael-ray-burger-recipes/Pomegranate-Feta-Burgers

Ingredients:

8 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
Grated peel of 1 lemon, plus 2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound ground lamb
1 small pomegranate (about 8 ounces), seeds extracted
3 cups arugula
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint, plus whole leaves for garnish
Salt
4 hamburger buns, toasted
1 small red onion, thinly sliced

Directions:

1. Preheat a grill pan over medium heat. In a small bowl, mash three-quarters of the feta, the lemon peel and 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the lamb with 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds and the remaining feta. Shape into 4 patties. Grease the grill pan with 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil, add the burgers and cook, turning once, for 8 minutes for medium. Transfer to a plate and cover loosely with foil.
3. Meanwhile, in a bowl, toss the arugula with the chopped mint, the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and the lemon juice; season with salt.
4. Spread the bun bottoms with the feta mixture. Press the remaining pomegranate seeds into the cheese. Top with the burgers, red onion, arugula salad, whole mint leaves and bun tops.