This cake is a stunner. A real beauty. Back in September I had the pleasure of meeting Domenica Marchetti from Domenica Cooks. She was here in Portland for her book The Glorious Vegetables from Italy at Feast Portland, the food festival. She is a very talented and successful cookbook author with many lovely books. This tour was about her Glorious Vegetables book. I had the honor of baking this cake for her book signing for guests to sample….

This is an oldy but a goody soup recipe from last year SoupaPalooza 2012. An easy, hearty, healthy recipe to start 2013! I hope you had a great Happy New Year. I hope you feel happy, healthy, and are enjoying life! May it be a full and wonderful year for you and your loved ones. Original Post: Barley, Cabbage, Carrot, and Pea Soup I was hanging out yesterday, doing my daily writing, brainstorming, day dreaming, and what not, thinking to…

A great way to use Spring asparagus and get tons of protein. This is last years recipe I thought needed some love this year. Enjoy! Original Post: Happy Spring my friends, it’s sixty degrees here today. Bring the new season in with fresh, easy, healthy, seasonal veggies! I am a fan of quinoa. I have always been a fan of grains and things of the grainy nature. I love brown rice, barley, and quinoa! I also like the word, and how versatile…

This recipe of spinach pesto came from not having tons of basil, wanting pesto, and not wanting to go to the store. It’s that simple. I love a fresh pesto, of any kind. Peas, avocados, spinach, any greens can make a lovely tasty pesto. In this case I had tons of spinach, a bunch of basil, and the other necessary ingredients to put it all together. I was about to leave for Sacramento to visit my fam and friends, and call me cheesy but I…

The Giving Table has asked for help from Food Bloggers Nationwide to inform people of a growing epidemic. Hunger in The United States. If you read my blog regularly you know I am involved in many different ways to help with this issue. This is an affordable, healthy way to dinner, snack, or lunch. Just one way to look at it, the face of food stamps, SNAP, is changing and has been since the downfall of our economy in the past several years. Many…

Disclaimer: I have received this John Boos cutting board and one to giveaway to one reader. No other compensation was given. As always, all opinions are my own. In the interest of being honest and reviewing the product for us. I have always wanted this cutting board, this exact one. Always, always, always. When I began the blog, working with the John Boos & Co was on the top of my list. So there is my bias, no big deal. I am just a happy…

This Sautéed Shaved Brussel Sprouts dish is made in minutes for a healthy side dish for pork, chicken, fish, or even a stuffed baked sweet potato for a vegetarian dish! Last month I went on a trip with several amazing Pacific Northwest Food bloggers to the Tualatin Valley right outside Portland, Oregon. It was a few days packed full of tasty food, of course, women talking the business of blogging and owning web based businesses, and talking…