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Welcome to Le Restaurant where you will be entertained with menu planning ideas from the archives of nonchefnick.blogspot.com. Each week, lunch and dinner suggestions will be presented to assist in planning your family or dinner party meals. This week, Le Restaurant proposes...

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Dinner Menu

First Course

Avocado and Shrimp

Served chilled, this appetizer or first course is a wonderful beginning to your dinner

Second Course

Lamb Shank Bourguignon

Lamb Shank Bourguignon is an excellent savory dish sure to please the most discriminating Lamb lovers. Slow braised with button mushrooms, a side of mashed potatoes or pureed parsnips will make for a very nice complimentary side.

Third Course

Dark Chocolate Decadence

It doesn't get much better than this, if you are a chocolate lover! Deep and rich, this Chocolate Brownie cheesecake has all the textures you love in two of your favorite desserts, brownies and cheesecake, and yet, it is so unique that you've got to try it!

Portland, Oregon - A very livable city

Welcome to Portland, Oregon, the city of my residence. I want to take a bit of your time to tell you more about this lovely city, located on the west coast of the USA in the state of Oregon. Nicknamed The City of Roses, for its numerous Rose gardens and the annual Rose Fesitval during June that features its Grand Floral Parade, Portland lies in the Willamette Valley of the state of Oregon. There are two rivers that flow through the city, the Willamette which separates the west side from the east and the Columbia which borders the north. Great mountain peaks dot the skyline with Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens, both a little more than an hours drive away.

With a population of approximately 600,000 and 2 million including the metro area, Portland is one of the most livable cities in the USA, thanks to its many parks, bike paths, tolerant citizens, and control of growth policies. It boasts a first class mass transit system with numerous bus routes, a light rail system, and trolley car lines. The city has maintained a vibrant city core with Portland State University at its southern end, the largest university in Oregon.

Some interesting facts you might not know about Portland are Washington Park, the largest city park incorporated within the city limits of any city in the USA, Mt Tabor is the only volcano within the city limits of any city in North America (although no longer active), the Pacific Ocean beaches to the west and among the best ski resorts to the east are only an hours drive away!

Should you have a desire to visit this beautiful city, there are many wonderful hotels available with a wide range of prices to fit most budgets. There are too many attractions and things to do to here, but a few have been above mentioned. It would certainly be worth your while to research our city and plan a visit soon.

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