A friend of mine from Salem texted me one weekend:
“Dude, when are you coming over next? Salem is boring so you should come over and we’ll make a cake.”
Nudie cake (no sugar added)
#dessert
Special Bundt for those particular foodies
I went to my F3’s Salem abode last weekend which is always a decadent food time.
I knew they would be expecting something different and inventive in flavor.
Stephanie’s stash
These are the sweets I still have left from the holidays.
I actually had to make some drawer space to have a place for my sweet stash, and these don’t even count the Christmas cookies in the freezer.
Christmas Cookie Countdown
Here we are post Christmas and I would like to give a rundown of my favorite cookie treats from this year’s holiday.
Silly bundt cake
My friends and I wanted to watch “The Great Gastby” with Leonardo Dicaprio and I was tired of making cookies.
Tis the season to whip out my cathedral shaped bundt cake pan.
Pumpkin pie time of year
This week, my autumnal food cravings have finally kicked in.
Oregon suffered recently from a prolonged Indian summer, switching abruptly in mid-October.
“Cajun” cake
This is a cajun pecan cake from the Palio dessert cafe.
The slice is a white cake with butter cream- cream cheese frosting. There are pecans within the cake and on top, which are candied and with cayenne pepper and cinnamon.
Maybe Malabi
This picture of the malabi in Einat Admony’s book, “Balaboosta” has been haunting me because of the beautiful colors. The creamy dessert is served with pistachios and orange marmalade.
I also had extra milk on hand that needs to be used soon, so this was the perfect reason to make malabi. To me, it looks like a swedish cream meets panna cotta, but with the vibrancy of the orange and pistachios, it is a dessert full of beauty.
The Snickerdoodle
Snickerdoodles are one of my favorite cookies. Mostly because its like eating a cinnamon roll without doing a lot of work.
When I was a kid and made these for the first time on my own, I was surprised to learn that they need to be chilled for about an hour before you roll them in the cinnamon and sugar.
Kanafeh: Hard to pronounce, but tasty
It’s time for a Middle Eastern sweet.
I tried out the only independent coffee shop in my new neighborhood and found a charming Middle Eastern restaurant called Gyro House Mediterranean Grill. They are located in Beaverton, OR.
Gyro House has many other wonderful food items to offer besides their gyros and homemade french fries with tasty sauce.