Food

Over Christmas, my family connected with our Norwegian heritage by making lefse. They might look like tortillas, but they’re made from potatoes and taste best with a thin spread of butter and a sprinkle of sugar, just the way Grandma liked it! We wish you could’ve been there, Grandma Hazel (otherwise known as Bapa Zezel […]

Ever since I heard it was possible to roast your own coffee beans at home with an air popper (‘though, I suppose, the process started long before that when I started tasting the first really good coffee of my life at Seattle’s independent coffee shops), I was intrigued but not enough to do the research […]

Cupcake Royale has it down when it comes to beautiful, yummy cupcakes. I could just sit in there forever smelling the lovely sugary aroma, taking in the oh-so-beautful cupcake display and washing my own down with a latte. And if I were one years old again, I’d probably really enjoy smashing my face in one! […]

I know, I know, what woman doesn’t love chocolate, right? But I’m not talking just any old chocolate here. I’m usually a only-European-made chocolate kind of girl (the Canadians also have it going on) but when I discovered Theo Chocolate, I broke my boycott on American chocolates. Not only is their packaging beautiful, but the […]

Ever since I was a kid, I loved making things. I just love the feeling of having something tangible to show for my efforts, and even better if it serves a purpose! In second grade, I made these paper ties (compare to the cloth version men tie around their necks) by coloring A LOT on […]