Disclosure: This post in collaboration with Sabra Dipping Company for Greek Yogurt Dips as a Sabra Tastemaker. As usual all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support NJB! Oh the excitement for this much needed weekend of dancing and fun is building. Brian and I are going to Dave Mathews Band concert at The Gorge Amphitheater with my brother and brother in law!!!!! Food and music are always just what I need to relax…

Pozole Rojo, Posole Rojo, Red Posole! Whatever you want to call or however you want to spell it, it’s so so good. I am from Mexico, so it’s pozole. I am particularly a fan of the red version, they come in green too, and I don’t discriminate any pozole, but red oh red. I am a huge fan of the red. It has a blend of chiles that I use in my recipe, and you can really taste them, especially the day after you make it. I think the…

I’m back from Ashland with a full heart and belly! Have I told you how much I love going to Ashland? I think maybe one thousand times, simply because I love it so much and have such warm fuzzy feeling every time I go. It’s a beautiful town and community. They welcome me with loving arms each year I go for the Ashland Culinary Festival and I can honestly say it’s my favorite event of the year. My Oregon granola class was so…

Time flies when you are busy having some fun! My family visited earlier this month and we went to the mountains, on a scenic train ride, and to the famous Seaside Beach where Goonies was filmed. Brian and I went to a concert at the Gorge Amphitheater and camped out for a night thanks to my wonderful generous friend, Nicole, saw Phish, hippies, and beautiful scenery. Also going to school, plus a little food poisoning in there at the beginning…

Yes, you read that right. I tasted chocolate from all over the world for two hours straight. High end, high percentage cacao, glorious chocolate. It would be cool to take your family there for the holidays on a rainy day. I was there to end my quarter with my fellow students and instructor for the Chocolates and Confections class. It was a brilliant end to a wonderful class. Just pure awesomeness. Cacao is located in the Pearl District in…

Whenever I think of plum jam, and say it out loud, it comes with an accent. British to be exact. Not too sure why, but I think I heard it in a movie, I just can’t think of the movie. So if you know what I am talking about please let me know! Making jam is somewhat of a new love for me. But I love it now, it is relaxing and super gratifying. In the way of the process and end result. Making jam means good toast with good butter, and…

Lemon Cake with Raspberry Creme Fraiche Frosting is a beautiful sweet treat for spring and summer. Perfect for weekend brunching and evening parties too! I am a lover of all seasons, but I could possibly say Spring and Fall are my favorite. One is awakening the new, and one is slowing down the soul. Now that it is springing into Spring, I remember with each passing year why I love it too. Over the weekend we spent our time building a fire pit,…