Pumpkin French Toast with Apple Cider Syrup and Spiced Pecans

It’s been quite an adventure these past few months! On August 9th, Steve and I welcomed our brand new daughter Ava into the world! At 7 lbs. 3 oz. she was the perfect little peanut! Steve and I have been having a blast getting to know her and adjusting to a very different routine as parents!

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Homemade Butter Mints

Butter mints are one of those weird things that I forget that I love until I see them sitting in a candy dish at a baby shower. Those little pillows of chalky, pastel goodness are weirdly addictive.

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Fresh Cherry Tart

Summer has FINALLY made an appearance here in Portland! (For those of you who aren’t local to the Pacific Northwest, it usually takes several weeks into June for the warm weather to kick in). But now the farmers markets are filled with amazing strawberries and cherries, and the streets are filled with naked cyclists (I […]

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