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It’s Getting Chile: Homegrown Spice
The containers might be small but the flavor and heat is fierce. I’ve never had huge success growing chiles. And although the Pacific Northwest isn’t exactly the best place to grow them I often see...
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More Pix Patisserie Love
These are a few of my favorite things -- Pix Patisserie macarons. I think I’ve made myself pretty clear here about my undying love for Pix Patisserie. It’s one of my favorite Portland businesses which...
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galleryHOMELAND Bake Sale @ The Cleaners at Ace Hotel THIS Saturday
A week ago I got word of a galleryHOMELAND bake sale taking place this Saturday at The Cleaners at the Ace Hotel from 11am-2pm. galleryHOMELAND is a local non-profit arts organization and they’ve...
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Dovetail Bakery about to spread its wings: New retail location!
I've got the scoop! The Dovetail Bakery scoop! Dovetail Bakery owner Morgan Grundstein-Helvey has some fabulous news. I’m in the final edits stage of my book at the moment and in an effort to stay on...
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The Grand Central Baking Book: Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies
Celebrate 2010 with these Grand Central Baking Book chocolate shortbread mint chocolate ganache sandwich cookies. I’m not a big baker. I don’t have a stand-up mixer, I rarely sift, I can’t remember the...
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Dovetail Bakery Open: Extra, Extra!
Tasty vegan treats at Dovetail Bakery's new NE Alberta location In December, I wrote about vegan Dovetail Bakery’s soon-to-be new retail location on Northeast Alberta Street. Well, they’ve delivered on...
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Portland’s Mississippi Marketplace: The Big Egg food cart
If only James Beard had a food cart tip jar category... On Saturday morning my boyfriend and I woke up early by our weekend standards (thanks be to sunshine) and by 8am we were ready for breakfast. We...
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Portland Italian Food Panel @ Elephants Delicatessen Tuesday Night
Darryl Joannides owner of Cork: A Bottle Shop will talk about Italy to Portland wines at Mangia, Mangia! A few months back Jesse Locker of the Portland Bologna Sister City Association (PBSCA) asked me...
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Bakesale for Japan April 2nd @ Ristretto Roasters & Barista
This Satuday in Portland 10am-2pm! Giovanna Zivny, Elizabeth Nathan and others have organized Portland’s Bakesale for Japan next Saturday, April 2nd from 10am-2pm at two of Portland’s favorite coffee...
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Taste of the Nation 2011
Celilo Restaurant's (in Hood River) morel and fromage blanc topped crackers were super tasty. Taste of the Nation truly gets bigger and better every year. We had a fantastic time eating and drinking...
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