If this post seems familiar, well, it should. 
Call me a creature of habit….or perhaps as the Missus puts it; "boring". On our second morning I got up before the Missus and went for a walk. Not far mind you. My joints were creaking from the day before.
I didn't realize it at the time, but the stops we made on this morning eerily mirrored what I did on our previous visit to Portland.
I could tell that it was going to be a hot one as the sun rose quite brightly over Pioneer Courtyard Square. Though I've walked through this square quite a few times, I realized that I had never taken a decent photo of that iconic Bronze Sculpture named Allow Me, by Seward Johnson. So I finally got a fairly decent shot…..
I then headed up (down?) SW Washington and back to Blue Star Donuts.
Things weren't quite as busy as they were the last time around.
Since our breakfast destination didn't open until 9am, I decided to pick up (only) 2 donuts for the Missus and I to sample. I got the Missus the Chocolate Ganache…She loved the chocolate topping, but apparently is not a big fan on the brioche style dough used for the donuts.
Me…the one without a sweet tooth, really enjoyed the Orange – Olive Oil donut. It was totally an "grown up" flavored treat….not too sweet.
Just something to keep us until breakfast…..
Blue Star Donuts
1237 SW Washington St
Portland, OR 97205
***Tasty N Alder has closed
One of the main reasons the Missus wanted to return to Portland was Tasty n Alder…… this might just be one of the Missus's favorite places…..to the extent that we visited twice on our previous trip to Portland.
Our Server was the same one we had last time….of course she didn't remember us…but that doesn't really matter because she is a joy.
And of course we had to get that Radicchio Salad, the one the Missus has me make a derived copycat version of.
As good as ever.
It might sound a bit strange, but we both enjoy veggies/salads for breakfast, so the "Simple Greens" was really nice….especially since it was already getting pretty hot outside.
Crisp,. nicely chilled vegetables…..very refreshing with a simple dressing.
I believed we needed something more substantial, so we went with Aaron's Northwest Migas.
Sort of like a Chilaquiles meets Tex-Mex version of Migas….this was fine. The corn and the green chilies made the dish. It was hearty without being too filling. Not sure if I would have this again….for us, it seems that TnA does veggies the best, but it was quite filling as we'd end up walking a lot more (duh) than I'd anticipated.
Tasty n Alder
580 SW 12th Ave
Portland, OR 97205
After breakfast….we were off on a chocolate hunt for the Missus….stay tuned!
glad you are able to post again!
Mmm… I need to find a place with a good orange flavored donut. It’s been a long time since I woke up to a delicious orange flavored donut…
The olive oil-orange flavor is one of my favorite crackers from Ines Rosales (Tortas de Aciete)…to have it as a donut sounds wonderful! The Missus sure does like that radicchio salad. I’m going to try your copycat recipe this week.
Me too Kat!
That was a nice donut Soo.
The Missus does love that salad Cathy.
When we were in PDX, Tina got talking cameras with a guy at the next table at the Saturday Mkt on Sunday. Nice friendly folks. They had a box of Blue Stars and said “everybody knows about Voodoo donuts, but thse are better.” Soon everybody will know about Blue Star it seems like.
Hi ED – Yep, we prefer Blue Star to VooDoo…