Just a little bit of sunshine

It seems Portland has forgotten that it’s almost June. Mother Nature keeps teasing us with days of sunshine speckled here and there, but then it decides to rain for like 6 days straight. The first summer I was here for I remember summer coming quite quickly, but every year after that it takes longer and [...]

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A cookie jar should never be empty

Lately we’ve gotten into the habit of always having a little something sweet after a meal. I can blame part of it on the fact that I’m in culinary school – you need to do your own research right? I blame the other part of it on the fact that school is only 3 hours [...]

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An unusual cupcake

I’m back!!  Well, I’ve been back for awhile I just, um, haven’t gotten around to writing on this thing yet.  You know, you think that after you get the whole wedding thing done, get the family and friends out of town, and fly off to your honeymoon you can just relax… Wrong!  Once you get [...]

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Gluten-free Vegan Pumpkin Waffles with Blueberry Syrup(ish)

I’ve been playing around with some gluten-free flours lately, which doesn’t always end happily ever after for me.  Today, however, the flour gods were on my side. About 6:36 this morning I awoke, laid there for a second, thought to myself, “I should make waffles,” and proceeded to hop out of bed and into the [...]

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