A few weeks ago I got a package in the mail (I loooove packages in the mail) from Raw Guru with some samples o

makes 16 squares

makes 12 cookies

makes 6 doughnuts

serves 6-8

makes four 8" waffles

makes 24 pieces

makes 8

In 2010 I started writing my first cookbook. Inspired and excited, I drove to the store and bought myself a li

Have you guys been paying attention to Vegan MoFo this month? You should be!  Earlier in the year I had e

serves 4-6

makes 6

Growing up I was never a big fan of S'mores. While the process was alway fun - roasting the marshmallows until

Over the past couple of weeks I have been enjoying what I call "second breakfast".  My first breakfast is

It has been hot! This is not typical for Oregon spring. Usually around this time of year we are getting a heal

makes one 10" tart

I am so excited to announce that tomorrow my ebook, In the Raw will be available to purchase! You can tha

When I first moved to Portland I was quick to find The Bye and Bye, an all vegan bar and restaurant that serve

Yesterday while putting Eden down for bed I started thinking about "lasts". And while Eden is far from being a

It might have been an odd decision to go to culinary school. As a vegan I was quite out of place in the classi

Eden hates my Vitamix. This makes it a bit hard to enjoy this awesome machine I finally purchased. It all

Last weekend I experienced something I never thought possible: life had become just a little too sweet. My ove

I'm back! You know you love what you do when you miss it while away. After 8 hours of travel we arrived home y

makes about 3 trays

Happy Merry Monday! This morning I have something very special for you... But first, I want to make sure you a

Last year at this time I was making cookies, candies, cakes, and yule logs for stressed-out holiday shoppers.

As a young child  my family spent our winter evenings reading the Little House on the Prairie books. My m

If you've been reading my blog for awhile you may have noticed I like to use whole foods in my recipes, stayin

Today we are being visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past who is taking us back a couple years to the first Ch

Happy November! I am just coming down from a chaotic wrap-up of October, but feel calm and excited as November

I've worked in a range of bakeries over the years, everything from Whole Foods to fine dinning. Although the e

There's no question about it - it's Fall. With the wind and rain blustering around outside our little hou

When I work on recipes for the blog I have a pretty good idea which ones are going to "go viral". Every blogge

The last few weeks my recipes have been heavily influenced by my farm share, as it should be this time of year

makes 12 cookies

 It’s always fun (and a little bit embarrassing) to look back through the early recipes I sha