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 […]
Continue Reading →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 […]
Continue Reading →Hey there, blogland buddies. I have a special cause I want to plug here and I need your help.
A good friend of mine is collecting recipes for a cookbook that a close friend of her family is putting together. This friend, Becky, has Stage 4 breast cancer that has spread to her liver and spine. […]
Continue Reading →Remember doing that as a kid? The stupid things we did to try and get people to curse… so goofy. And it doesn’t even sound right.
I promise this post will be more productive than sad attempts at swearing and the effects better than that of biting your tongue. Ouch.
Apple Pie Butter, baby!
I wanted […]
Continue Reading →If you’ve been a long time reader of this blog or my previous one, you know how crazy excited I get about the holidays. I LOVE everything about the holiday season, from Thanksgiving stuffing to New Year’s black eyed peas. I like to plan ahead for holiday gift giving as well. The cusp of November […]
Continue Reading →I’m kind of classic when it comes to eating fruit butters– slathered on a chunk of bread or warm toast is all I need to feel bliss. But that was a very large amount of pumpkin butter to make, regardless of how much I love Dave’s Killer Bread.
Enter my favorite meal of the day: […]
Continue Reading →After my canning frenzy this summer I took a break, but now I’m back in the swing of it with a fall line up of fruit butters in tow. First up, pumpkin butter.
Sadly, the USDA does not recommend home canning of pumpkin butter. This is because pumpkin is low in acidity […]
Continue Reading →I got this fun list from Jess’ blog and couldn’t resist. If you’ve never been to Portland, you could rename this “100 Reasons to Jump on a Train, Plane or Automobile and Get My Butt to Portland!”
Here’s how it works:
1) Copy this list into your own blog, facebook or website, including these instructions.
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