Category Archives: baking

Toast Tuesday: the cake

I just celebrated another year on the planet with a food feast. I love being the host. It gives me such great satisfaction to prepare a meal that feeds not only the belly, but the soul. It feeds my soul to get in the kitchen, play around, and to pour my heart into something thatContinue reading “Toast Tuesday: the cake”

compliments always make a girl feel good

This time of year is especially brutal at work. Customers are angry, coworkers are grumpy, and it hasn’t stopped raining in months.  I think I’ve mentioned before we don’t have a dress code at work. This leaves what folks show up in to great interpretation.  I usually dress business casual most days, the days IContinue reading “compliments always make a girl feel good”

snow day(s)

Portland doesn’t see snow too often and when we do most folks just don’t know what to do.  The powers-that-be at work decided we needed to stick it out for far too long.  So by the time they decided we should go home the road were clogged and buses were way behind schedule.  I hoppedContinue reading “snow day(s)”

Lemony Lemon Ginger Scones

Baking for a Cause: The Trilogy… If it hadn’t been decided earlier (which I am sure it had) Lula’s Kitchen will never be a breakfast joint.  A) I’m not a huge fan of eating breakfast and B) I don’t like making breakfast.  And these past few weeks of baking for my big day of RebuildingContinue reading “Lemony Lemon Ginger Scones”

Pass over the scones

One of my favorite things about Passover is the charoset.  and truth be told, my charoset is the only reason I get invited to the Seders I do. 😉   I will admit, my charoset rocks!  I live off of it for a week.  It’s so easy to make, every year I think, why don’tContinue reading “Pass over the scones”

Life gave me lemons so I made candied lemon peels

I make no bones about working 2 jobs and going 90mph through life.  As the saying goes, a rolling stone gathers no moss, but I figure that also holds true to germs and cooties as well.  I stay healthy by getting 8 winks a night, a good diet, and lots of walking. Well, the cosmosContinue reading “Life gave me lemons so I made candied lemon peels”

little miss muffin

We surround ourselves with people who compliment us.  Of course we aren’t going to hang out with someone who constantly tells us how fat we are or how bad we look.  The other compliment.  Their skills and traits are a good balance for our skills. I am the cook.  I am not the baker.  IContinue reading “little miss muffin”

a sunday without the superbowl

Be forewarned… long day of fun with lots of pictures This glorious Sunday morning started with an outing to the Milwaukie Center dog park to meet new puppy Jack.  what a cutie and so sweet!  Coe was only interested in chasing her ball and stopped only briefly to sniff a new bootie when it ranContinue reading “a sunday without the superbowl”

good music and pumpkin bread

I have great neighbors.  They house sit, fix things and share treats.  So when Mrs. Neighbor knocked on the door in the fall and gave me tickets to a series of chamber concerts I was delighted.  She didn’t want them because she didn’t like chamber music.  What I didn’t tell her was I don’t reallyContinue reading “good music and pumpkin bread”