Author: Michelle

Chocolate Chip Coconut Shortbread Bars

You remember that time that my dog somehow managed to hit my laptop just right and post? Sorry about that. Today was a sweet gorge fest if you were following on Instagram: a poppy seed bagel with bacon and scallion cream cheese, a mushroom swiss 

Sweet Corn Muffins

Happy Sunday. My dad came over and the three of us [under Roma’s supervision] painted the living room back to white. It had been green for years, and it was time for a change. I’d been talking about it for months now, and all my 

Cauliflower and Aged White Cheddar Soup

I’m tired, and have absolutely no reason to be. It’s a perfectly good Saturday afternoon, and all I feel like doing is curling up on the couch with Roma. Friday night was a good one. We met up with friends for dinner at Lardo East 

Sour Cream Pancakes

We cracked open a bottle of wine we bought in Italy for no real reason other than we could. It’s from Celli, a winery in Bertinoro. It was their Solara, which is made from the Albana grape. The flavor is sweeter, with a honey-like consistency 

Artichoke-Olive Tapanade

Eileen at Ham Pie Sandwiches and her husband came through Portland this weekend, so of course we went out for dinner and drinks. It was a really awesome surprise on all accounts. She’s just as awesome in person, if not more so because she brought 

Cabbage Roll Stew

I had more breakfast for dinner tonight — an egg sandwich with aged white cheddar, sauerkraut, and stoneground mustard. When it rains breakfast, it pours around here. I’ve started using this new method for eggs where I’ll actually use a saucepan, heat oil in it