Pomegranate Party: Roasted Carrots and Porridge with Pomegranate Molasses

Inspired by colorful Suzanis motifs (which often include pomegranate symbols) and festive fruity holiday decor, try these two deliciously festive recipes featuring yummy pomegranate molasses.

Roasted Carrots (side dish for 2-3, anytime of day)

3 small bunches of assorted carrots (McGrath Farms)
Maldon Salt, to taste
Pomegranate Molasses
1 cup glazed red walnuts
½ cup pomegranate arils

Preheat oven
Wash and trim carrots (we like to leave a bit of the greens)
Toss with a tablespoon of olive oil.
Place on sheet and sprinkle with salt
Cook for 15-20 minutes.
Serve with pomegranate arils and molasses.

Pomegranate + Butternut Squash Overnight Porridge (serves 3-4)

¼ cup pomegranate molasses
½ cup pomegranate arils
1 cup glazed red walnuts
2 cups butternut squash
1 cup hemp milk (or whatever milk or milk alternative you prefer)
1 cup buckwheat

For porridge

Add 2 cups of water to 1 cup of buckwheat.
Leave overnight.
In the morning add 1 cup of hemp milk to the buckwheat and warm.
In another pot, warm the butternut squash.

 

Serve with glazed walnuts, pomegranate molasses, and butternut squash (recipes below)

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Glazed Walnuts

2 cups walnuts (we chose pretty red walnuts but regular walnuts will do)
¼ cup honey
1 tbsp butter

 

Cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes. Stir to coat.
Remove from heat and let cool (preferably on a fine mesh drying rack so that any excess syrup can drip off).

 

Butternut Squash Juice + Pulp

1 butternut squash
2 carrots
2 pink lady apples
1 knob of ginger

Juice squash and carrots. Reserve the pulp.
Juice apples and ginger.
Strain juice and add the remaining foam and liquid to pulp.
Drink juice and smack lips – ahhh!

 

*If you aren’t planning on making juice, you can take the same above ingredients (with the exception of the ginger), cook until soft and then puree with blender.

 

Pomegranate Molasses

2 cup of pomegranate juice
Juice of a cara cara orange*
¼ cup honey

 

Cook on medium heat, stir in honey and orange juice.
Reduce heat to low.
Cook until reduced to ½ cup.
Let cool.  
*This recipe is on the cusp of a syrup and molasses. If you are planning on keeping it in fridge for longer than 30 days, you should use lemon instead of orange.

nommy nom nom!!

Recipes developed by Bethany Harris for The Jungalow
Photos by Justina Blakeney

 

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Diverter at Clinton and 32nd is complete

This post was submitted by BikePortland subscriber Adam Herstein. These posts usually appear on our Subscriber Posts page but we like to share them here on the Front Page when appropriate. — Ted

The permanent Clinton Street diverter at 32nd has been completed. This marks the conclusion of over a year of effort by BikeLoudPDX, planning by the city, and feedback from the community. The diverter is a new design for Portland, featuring two concrete pads that widen as one rides through that prevents cars from getting through, but is wide enough for a large cargo bike. Because of the nature of the diverter that allows for both right and left turns (but no straight movements) by drivers, it is unfortunately still possible to cheat the diverter by driving in the oncoming lane.

There has already been feedback from the community about the sterile appearance of the diverter, and consensus is growing that the diverter could use some “beautification”. Planters, flowers, and paint have all been suggested as ways to improve the look of the concrete pads. Officials from the city seem receptive to this idea, on the condition that it does not impede emergency access. Community members will continue to work with the city on this and hopefully will come up with a design that improves the attractiveness of the diverter.

I rode through the diverter this morning and it functions much better than the old temporary diverter that was fashioned from gravel-filled garbage bins. The opening is much wider and requires little to no weaving. On my 50 lb. Dutch bike, I had no problem navigating around the concrete pads, wheres with the old design I would often find myself riding in the oncoming lane. Illegal parking was a major issue with the temporary design – there was often a large boat that was parked very close to the opening, making the already tight turn even more tricky. The permanent design addresses this issue by moving the opening further toward the middle of the street. Even if someone was parked right up to the concrete pad, they would not be interfering with bicycle traffic.

Overall, it’s a good design that allows bicycles of all sizes to safely navigate though the diverter. The only issue seems to be about it’s appearance, and hopefully that can be addressed with a community effort. It’s been a long and bumpy road, but we finally have a safer Clinton Street. Thanks to PBOT, BikeLoudPDX, the Richmond Neighborhood Association, and everyone else who helped get this on the ground.

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Chamomile-Honey Hot Toddy

Children who are having trouble falling to sleep are often prescribed a glass of warm milk to help them nod off. Their parents, having spent the night cajoling, ordering and begging their children to go to bed, may need something a bit stronger.

Enter this chamomile hot toddy. It’s a drink of whiskey, honey, and lemon mixed with chamomile tea to help you doze off in no time.

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The Last Day of The Worst Year Party

Time for commemoration, consternation, and commiseration.

Fire ritual. Snacks.

*We’ll have something for kids & “X” peeps, too.

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State survey on Transportation

The Oregon Speaker of the House is asking you to fill out a survey on Transportation.

1) Fill out this survey
2) Share the Link with friends
3) Share some of your answers with BikePortland

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My ideas to fix transit in Portland and everywhere in Oregon

— Get cars out of lanes used by Bus and MAX and Streetcars
— Enforce existing rules on speed and cell use, deeply investigate all crashes with a serious death or injury and pull data records.
— Reduce speed limits like Seattle has done. We must fund safety before we fund projects to widen roads and increase death rates.
— Stop repeat offenders
— Get cars off greenways. We need a network of streets like Sunday Parkways every day of the year.
— High Speed trail and complete the Salmonberry trail
— New leadership at ODOT focused on VisionZero , if the FAA can design our system for zero deaths we can do the same with roads
— Add 20 cents to the gas tax
— Give all 99 of Portland’s Neighborood associations a budget to fix the most deadly spots in their area.
— Replace all 7 members of the broken House Transportation committee appointed by Kotek. None of the members live in a city. ( see image)
— Take money away from ODOT and give to local transit managers
See how California does it –> https://youtu.be/Pk1rW5S-S5A?t=34m15s
— Get city roads out of ODOT control, make them safer under city control, No mash up of ODOT/PBOT/Mult County

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Thanks for reading. Please get the survey to friends and share the URL of the survey or the URL of this bikePortland page…

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How can we get the Subscribe To Comments button back?

I find following and participating in comment-conversations mighty tedious without the long-standing option to subscribe (receive latest comments by email). I don’t have a smart phone or know how to implement the tricks some folks have mentioned for getting around this. If there is a workaround that non-computer nerds can avail themselves of, I’m all ears. Mostly I would like to know if this is a money thing, or something else? We’ve lost it before, and then it was brought back. Jonathan has not replied to my email queries about this issue.
Thanks for any insights.

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4 Sauna Safety Tips for Beginners

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Whether it’s at a professional health spa or at home, a sauna offers a variety of major health benefits. Despite the many benefits, it also comes with its share of dangers. Below are 4 of the most important safety tips to keep in mind.

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Drink Plenty of Water
You will be sweating heavily in a sauna, so be sure to drink plenty. Water is probably best for you, but beer and cider is what Finns enjoy the most. Roasting sausages either on open fire or in tin foil directly on the stove is another key part of the sauna experience. Source: VisitFinland

Skip the Creams, Lotions, and Jewelry
Metal heats up fast in saunas, so while you might go in looking fashionable, you’ll leave with painful burns. If you have any jewelry, take it off, and put it in a safe place. Do not take it into the sauna with you. You also don’t want to wear any creams or lotions. If they don’t run with your sweat and make an oily mess, they will clog up your pores and keep your skin from breathing and sweating. Source: WikiHow

Wait an Hour After a Meal
Saunas increase the flow of nutrients (glucose, amino acids, fatty acids, and oxygen) via the circulatory system. While it may seem like the perfect time to be pulling in more via digestion, the reality is that digestion gets put on the back burner while the circulatory system ramps up nutrient delivery to the muscle and skin. For that reason, it’s best not to eat a heavy meal right before stepping into a sauna. If I’m hungry I opt for a light snack, then eat when my session is over. Source: MommyPotamus

Don’t Go Too Hot
For a far infrared sauna , most people set the temperature for anywhere between 100-140 degrees. If you are a beginner, and particularly if you are not in great health, you’ll want to start at 100 degrees or less. This way you’ll give yourself a chance to get used to the heat.
It’s okay to get into an infrared sauna 10-15 min. after you’ve turned it on, even if the temperature is not up to your target temperature yet.
It doesn’t take longer than that for infrared sauna heaters to warm up, and once they do, you’ll be getting the infrared heat effect. The infrared-emitting heaters will be on continuously until the heat gets up to the temperature you set.
For a traditional sauna, most people set the temperature for anywhere between 160-200 degrees (come back for our upcoming Finnish saunas page). In this case, you’ll probably want to wait until you’re within 5-10 degrees of the temperature you’ve set it at to get the full effect throughout your whole home dry sauna session.
Remember that heat rises, so choose whether to sit on an upper or lower bench (or change positions) accordingly. Source: The-Infrared-Sauna-Effect

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