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Sweet Retreat: December 2011
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Exploring the world of food and sweet treats one delicious bite at a time. Thursday, December 8, 2011. Salted Caramel Corn and Other News. MY OH MY has it been a busy week for me! With school, staging (volunteering in a food service establishment), and starting a new job I have been pooped! A LOT GOING ON RIGHT? I'm actually surprised I'm awake writing this! First off, school has been great, yesterday we learned how to make lobster bisque! I have also started working at a pie shop! I found this recipe on...
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Sweet Retreat: August 2010
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Exploring the world of food and sweet treats one delicious bite at a time. Sunday, August 29, 2010. A much needed night out. So i had a day off, and another wonderful day with someone visiting from hawaii! Russ was visiting from hawaii to interview for a job up in portland. luckily for me that meant more food experiences! This is the front of podnah's and my friend russ, charming isn't he? I thought the name of the place was very deceiving. seemingly indian, yet southern bbq.intriguing. All relevant ques...
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Sweet Retreat: November 2010
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Exploring the world of food and sweet treats one delicious bite at a time. Monday, November 29, 2010. I really can't wait to try it! An ORANGE CREAMSICLE TART! Ok, i will obviously let you know how this one goes because it is now at the top of my list for things to try! Thanks goes out again to my friend for getting me this awesome book! Sugar, spice, and everything nice. Portland's downtown christmas tree(thank you FBI for saving us from terrorism). My dad and i with our PERFECT tree. After arranging ou...
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Sweet Retreat: October 2010
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Exploring the world of food and sweet treats one delicious bite at a time. Saturday, October 2, 2010. So a few days ago i posted a headline on my facebook asking all my friends what i should bake next, i got some really great responses, thanks guys! Among all the replies my girlfriend mari suggested i make paula dean's gorilla bread. i had heard of monkey bread before, the pull-apart cinnamon bread that is altogether delightfully scrumptious, but gorilla bread? That is new to me! Here is the recipe:.
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Sweet Retreat: November 2011
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Exploring the world of food and sweet treats one delicious bite at a time. Tuesday, November 29, 2011. MMMMMMMMMM Chocolate.If you are like me, and love chocolate, AND happen to be in the Portland area, I highly suggest checking out Cacao Drink Chocolate. On SW 13th Ave. I had first learned of this decadently sinful chocolate shop my my girlfriend Jen; I remember thinking, "A cocoa shop? When can we go? So we set up a day to go so that we could "study" and try out the different types of "cocoa". Braising...
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Sweet Retreat: March 2011
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Exploring the world of food and sweet treats one delicious bite at a time. Wednesday, March 30, 2011. I received my dorie greenspan Baking: From My Home To Yours, the other day and i couldn't wait to break the bindings and get to baking! I was checking the mail every day for this thing! It was actually this book that had the recipe for the tiramisu cake. I had some left over buttermilk from a recent cake i had made and i thought "what better than to make some buttermilk biscuits". Makes about 12 biscuits.
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Sweet Retreat: December 2010
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Exploring the world of food and sweet treats one delicious bite at a time. Saturday, December 4, 2010. Cookie packages in the making. When the holidays roll around i get into "baking mode major" because i prefer to give people food as gifts, aint nothin' like lovin' from the oven! I can't wait to share it all! But in the mean time, i have to taste test. And this is my tree, finally done! Chai spiced snickerdoodles added today! They were really yummy, and yes, i do taste tests along the way!
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Sweet Retreat: January 2011
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Exploring the world of food and sweet treats one delicious bite at a time. Wednesday, January 5, 2011. Thank you mr. pietro ferrero for one of the single best inventions EVER! Nutella. i did not know this but mr. ferrero developed this amazing spread during world war II, due to the lack of chocolate available. aren't bakers such smart people? Here are the ingredients. and it was about this time i started sticking spoonfuls of nutella in my mouth. 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour. 1/2 cup heavy cream.
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Sweet Retreat: April 2011
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Exploring the world of food and sweet treats one delicious bite at a time. Tuesday, April 5, 2011. I recently joined the 21st cenury and got my first smartphone.trust me people, the switch has been long over due! I've had an LG envy for the past 4 years:-p.anyhoo, amidst the many accidental calls and failing horribly at facetime, i found an app that creates these picture collages so i made a few about food hope you enjoy! A little french flavor and other yummyness. We started at chez machin. Jen's french...