I wanted to share this recipe for this white bean and arugula salad with blood orange dressing again because it is the perfect salad for this weekends celebrations. It’s great for a vegetarian, vegan, or a filling side salad. Enjoy your family and friends and sun shining! Original 2014 post: As you can see we have a new look here! This is my way of launching this new, beautiful, bespoke space. I may do another post, just on the nuts and…

My final in this class was to make a hexagon chocolate box using various methods. Perfectly tempered chocolate, which I managed to do. Use texture sheets like the little rounds decors, piping chocolate, the white on the top, a way to open the box, and glue these components together using chocolate. All chocolate, edible box. It was to have a top and bottom, and fill with confections of specific types. Twelve of each to be turned in and judged….

I am happy to announce that I will be hosting this years Food Blogger Bake Sale again in Portland, Oregon. So get your wallets out, all proceeds go to Share Our Strength, No Kid Hungry to help end child hunger right here in The United States. There will be a WHOLE FOODS gift certificate available when you enter the awesome raffle! WHEN: MAY 4TH WHERE: Oregon Historical Society’s outdoor plaza, across the street from Portland Art Museum,…

Last week was an incredible week. I often say how grateful I am for this life I live and it is nothing but the truth. Rhubarb Apple crisp is a way to celebrate good things, happy times, and the start of a birthday week full of good food, family, and more Rhubarb Apple crisp. Last week was Brian’s birthday. I celebrate a birthday week, not just one day. I enjoy them because it was the day you were born, without that, naturally, you would…

GIVEAWAY OVER, JOHN T. WON! Congratulations! Thank you for participating. YAY! We have a giveaway just for you Portland area! I am so excited that I may over use the exclamation point in this post. I warned you… Smallwares! I am excited to be celebrating a two year blog anniversary with you, my readers. I am grateful for you, without you, there is no blog. I am in the process of sharing some awesome thank you giveaways for this month, so…

A beautiful and flavorful take on holiday cookies. Make these Orange Cardamon Shortbread Cookies to share with family or take to your holiday cookie exchange and share with friends! I’ve gone on and on about my favorite baking book and bakery over the years, and here I am again sharing another recipe from it’s glorious pages. I fell in love with the process of shortbread when I worked at Baker & Spice, so this year I am making…

The balance between sweet and salty in a grilled cheese. The juxtaposition between gooey and crispy. Fresh and savory, all of these are my idea of the perfect grilled cheese sandwich. This isn’t the classic yellow cheese on old school bread, which I am equally poetical about that situation. This is upping the game on a date night at home. We were craving something comforting and wanting something more indulging than a salad. While I did…