Kristin Belz

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Nov 3, 2011
There are countless cheeses in the marketplace, from plastic-like cheese products (Kraft singles and Cheez Whiz) to imported masterworks from France and Italy. And from close to home, there are...
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Nov 1, 2011
Very much an unsung root vegetable, celeriac actually does sing, if you can get past its naturally gnarly looks. The knobby-skinned root vegetable is related to common celery, but is a type grown...
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Oct 31, 2011
Some things are worth waiting for. The Tokyo chaise from Charlotte Perriand is one of them. Only recently produced and made available by the modern-minded Italian furniture manufacturer Cassina,...
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Oct 28, 2011
They are at opposite ends of the spectrum, but two common home life situations at some point force an otherwise lazy person to do some extra housework: living in a place for a long while, or...
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Oct 27, 2011
What contrasts with washed out cloudy grey? Certainly not brownish shriveled dead plants – and that’s what I’ve been seeing in my window boxes for too many days now. Not a pretty sight; certainly...
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Oct 25, 2011
In my neighborhood, people don’t usually store their food on their front porch. But during October, this is exactly what happens with pumpkins. How many vegetables (actually, they are fruits) are...
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Oct 21, 2011
Portland’s chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has been helping us celebrate Design + Architecture all month. Next week is the culmination: the gala awards presentation and...
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Oct 21, 2011
Portland design companies are continuing their colonialist tendencies – and without the negative connotations colonizing has had in the past. Recent examples: Rejuvenation opened a Los Angeles...
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Oct 19, 2011
God knows, the holiday of spooky orange and black hasn’t even passed, but is it ever too early to ponder those late December special days of ho-ho-ho-ing, parties, presents and hellos from far...
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Oct 18, 2011
Being inspired to try to do something yourself. And it entails experimentation: experiments sometimes fail; they wouldn’t be experiments if you always knew you’d succeed in doing what you set out...
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