Family recipes and photographs by Carlos A Perez. Bend, Oregon.https://mexicanblend.com/en-ushttps://mexicanblend.com/recipes/beef-stroganoff/https://mexicanblend.com/recipes/beef-stroganoff/The card says “butter or margarine.” Butter wins.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTRecipesCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/les-newmans-in-bend/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/les-newmans-in-bend/Les Newman’s is a great store in Bend, Oregon that carries authentic, outdoor gear from PNW clothiers. This place is really cool, and the owner Greg seems like a real nice guy. For sure a cool local bSat, 15 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTLifeCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/massive-crater-sink-hole-after-tropical-storm-in-guatemala/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/massive-crater-sink-hole-after-tropical-storm-in-guatemala/I wonder how deep this goes? Originally uploaded by Gobierno de GuatemalaTue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTOopsCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/winterfest-t-shirts/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/winterfest-t-shirts/WinterFest is here! Just dropped off my T Shirts for the event. Cool Yeti Illustration concept comes alive w/ the help of Chuck Moser. Pick one up at The WinterFest site or come on down the The Bend WFri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTProjectCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/thanksgiving-hike/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/thanksgiving-hike/Cruising through my previous uploads and tagging them, I ran across this shot of us. I remember this hike, this day. it pretty much captured the mood. You can't see Lucy, but she was there.Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTAdventureLifeCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/hola-2010/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/hola-2010/Qwerty. That’s as far as I got in the past 3+ months or so when attempting to post to this blog. Between, my new affliction with my iPhone’s camera, twitter, flickr, posterous, tumblr, facebook, oh anThu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTLifeCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/le-french-basset/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/le-french-basset/Le French Basset - an entry from September 30, 2009 on Mexican Blend.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMTDoggerCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/danny-macaskill-prepare-to-be-amazed/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/danny-macaskill-prepare-to-be-amazed/Danny MacAskill-Prepare to be amazed - an entry from June 9, 2009 on Mexican Blend.Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMTLifeCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/usda-forest-service-eagle-cam/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/usda-forest-service-eagle-cam/The Forest Service has a cool (but kinda buggy) “Eagle Cam” set up right in our own Deschutes National Forest. Very cool - but even cooler - if you tune in now, you will see a new eaglet! Super cool.Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 GMTLifeCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/st-innocent-winemakers-dinner/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/st-innocent-winemakers-dinner/more about "Jackalope Grill", posted with vodpod Incredible Winemaker’s dinner last night at the Jackalope Grill with Mark Vlossak from St. Innocent Vineyards. Our favorite was the duck, followed by tTue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTLifeCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/through-you/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/through-you/The vast amount of creativity out there never seizes to amaze me. :^) Check out through-you.com. There is just sooo much out there that is pretty much all public domain - it’s getting interesting forFri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTLifeCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/the-bulletin-goes-warm-and-fuzzy/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/the-bulletin-goes-warm-and-fuzzy/The big news in Bend today (according to The Bulletin) was about a wallaby who had gone missing and was found after a five day Juniper Berry Bender (or maybe he was caught up at the west side RigobertThu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTLifeCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/bowl-for-kids-sake/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/bowl-for-kids-sake/Just wrapped up a project for our local Big Brothers and Big Sisters organization. A worthy cause for sure. Dad took the kids bowling over at Sun Mountain Fun Center a couple of weeks ago - which wasTue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTProjectCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/tiltshift-video/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/tiltshift-video/Cool tilt shift video.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTLifeCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/computers-vs-brains/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/computers-vs-brains/Check out the Computers vs. Brains article by Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang for nytimes.com. The notion of having wired counterparts around to either help us with our daily lives or take over the world aWed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTLifeCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/frak-it/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/frak-it/The last episode of Battlestar Galactica will air tonight - truly an epic TV moment - would love to see the viewership stats for this night on the SciFi Channel. This series is/was truly a merging ofFri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTLifeCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/prehistoric-product-placement/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/prehistoric-product-placement/Ah, Fred, Barney - and Winston. Who knew? As a kid, I watched the Flintstones - what I left with was foot powered cars, dinosaurs for pets, and miniature martians who granted wishes - way better thanMon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTLifeCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/public-real-estate-notice/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/public-real-estate-notice/I saw one of the Real Estate sections disappear this past Saturday from our local daily The Bulletin. The advent of less advertisers no doubt. It appears that the former Real Estate section was replacMon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTLifeCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/no-longer-two-hands-old/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/no-longer-two-hands-old/Max is eleven - the years have outpaced his digits and now it’s time for the toes to contribute. Ten fingers and a toe old. It’s cool to see him grow up for sure. Today I showed him how to back our PaSat, 14 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTLifeCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/mari-lassa-handbags/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/mari-lassa-handbags/Now available on a browser near you - MariLassa.com - Anne Scott’s website for her one-of-a-kind handmade leather handbags. A fun project indeed. After our initial meetings and planning, one of the fiFri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTProjectCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/snowphotoboardshop/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/snowphotoboardshop/Been kinda busy over the past few weeks since the 2009 Bend Winterfest, but had time to kill in Photoshop and put together some images from the Rail Jam. Mostly messing around with different techniqueTue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTProjectCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/the-2009-bend-winterfest-is-on/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/the-2009-bend-winterfest-is-on/Winterfest is on, and in true form the snow has arrived with it. It’s cool to finally see all the creative materials I worked on with the Winterfest peeps up and around town. This marks the first yearFri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMTProjectCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/on-the-hill/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/on-the-hill/Super fun half day today on Bachelor - the snow was great, kinda sketch making the traverse from the summit to the backside, but well worth it. Sunny morning with the clouds rolling in just after noonThu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMTAdventureCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/waxing-the-baron/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/waxing-the-baron/Prepping the Baron for a day on the hill with some fresh wax. Switched up the stance on the 162 a bit for the powder too. Should be a sweet day for sure. Looking forward to some fresh for a change - nWed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMTAdventureCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/really-good-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/really-good-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe/What you’ll need (Use organic ingredients if you like): 1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter at room temperature (two sticks of butta) 1 cup granulated white sugar 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 2Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMTRecipesCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/day-141/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/day-141/Continued from a previous post. It’s been over five months since Max was severely burned over his face and upper body - it continues to amaze me to see him heal so quickly. Granted, the advent of youtSat, 07 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMTLifeMax BurnCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/the-most-expensive-appointment-you-never-went-to/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/the-most-expensive-appointment-you-never-went-to/So you have an appointment scheduled with your doctor, therapist, counselor, dentist, or whatever - an appointment with an individual who provides a professional service. Someone whose time is just asThu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMTLifeCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/president-20/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/president-20/Today was a great day for our country - a definitive step forward and dawn of a very different type of presidency. I’m glad to be a part of it. One of the cool things about this inauguration (besidesTue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMTLifeCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/hows-it-going-to-end/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/hows-it-going-to-end/The Truman Show was on USA tonight - super good movie all around. It was in theaters back in 1998. ‘How’s it going to end?’ was a button worn by Lauren (played by Natascha McElhone). One of the greateSat, 17 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMTLifeCarlos A Perezhttps://mexicanblend.com/posts/mt-bachelor-screws-up-again/https://mexicanblend.com/posts/mt-bachelor-screws-up-again/I love the mountain. I was up earlier today - cruising the groomed ice. But when I got home this afternoon I received an email from Mt Bachelor, which included this statement: ‘effective immediately,Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMTAdventureOopsCarlos A Perez