From the monthly archives: November 2009

thanksgiving wrap-up

On November 29, 2009 By

There are plenty of good things to be thank­ful for this time of year– an awe­some hus­band, good fur kids (even if we do mostly refer to them as “the jerks), a great new job, my health– but what I truly appre­ci­ate and am hum­bled by my husband’s family.

I know that the holidays […]

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your (not really) burning questions answered

On November 22, 2009 By

So far I have only found one typo in the book– not too shabby. Unfor­tu­nately for you all, it’s on a recipe that has been very pop­u­lar this time of year, the Pump­kin Choco­late Chip Cookies.

I have cre­ated a page for gen­eral FAQ’s and any­thing related to the cook­book. Check it out […]

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gobble, gobble

On November 18, 2009 By

I love Thanks­giv­ing food. Cran­ber­ries and stuff­ing? Yes, please. Some more sweet pota­toes? Pile on some bread sticks or bis­cuits and gravy and call it a day. Who could miss turkey? Thanks­giv­ing is all about the side dishes anyway.

Except for dessert. Dessert is an equally impor­tant part of Thanks­giv­ing. Nat­u­rally, one’s mind wanders […]

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cookies for two

On November 15, 2009 By

Most nights Jim and I won’t be past the first half of our din­ner before he looks at me with a sly expres­sion and asks, “What do we have for dessert?”

Most often, I try not to have any­thing. I’m not try­ing to be cruel, but after cre­at­ing two cook­books that focused on bak­ing and […]

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kittehs for a cause

On November 11, 2009 By

Port­land peeps–

Love kit­tehs? Love shop­ping? Love belly dancing?

This Sat­ur­day is the annual Pretty Kitty Bazaar to ben­e­fit House of Dreams. Buy some fun things for your­self, your fam­ily or your furry kids and par­tic­i­pate in the silent auc­tion. Lots of vegan peeps turned out to donate goods for the auc­tion and raffle, […]

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cherry delight

On November 9, 2009 By

If you’re from the US, you’ve prob­a­bly never heard of clafoutis, but I can assure you that you’ll be happy to be in the know.

Cherry clafoutis is a tra­di­tional French dessert that is basi­cally a baked custard/cake/crustless pie thing served warm and creamy with bursts of sweet cherry good­ness. Not only is it […]

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nutty, seedy goodness

On November 8, 2009 By

I was recently turned onto these bars by a friend and I am for­ever grate­ful. I have been look­ing some sort of gra­nola bar I could make at home that would be firm enough to hold up on it’s own, but not hard and didn’t require too much sweet­ener. These use a […]

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dinner with my ladies

On November 4, 2009 By

Cold weather inspires com­fort food. Given that my poorly adapted Port­land body has been head­ing to work in 40 degree weather, com­fort­ing meals have been calling me.

Behold the clas­sic soup and sammie combo:

Tomato soup with a panini-pressed sand­wich. The sand­wich is on Dave’s bread with one side smeared with a gar­licky bean spread and […]

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