Spiced Chocolate Chunk–Pumpkin Seed Cookies

Newsflash: it’s autumn.  Where did the time go?!  Labor Day has come and gone, which (in my mind) means the unofficial start of fall.  Many of my friends have expressed devastation over the loss of warm and carefree summer days, but fall has always been my favorite season.  I’m looking forward to walks in crisp… Read More Spiced Chocolate Chunk–Pumpkin Seed Cookies

Adventures in PDX Eats: Brunch

Welcome to a new installment of Adventures in PDX Eats!  If I had to pick one defining characteristic of the Portland food scene, it would be the importance Portlanders place on brunch.  Today I’ve teamed up two of my favorite ladies in Portland – Meredith of Martha Chartreuse and Erin of Bakery Bingo – for… Read More Adventures in PDX Eats: Brunch

Chocolate and Lemon Biscotti

Oh look, another biscotti post.  “Really, Mary Ellen?”  Yes, really!  They are my true love.  Okay, maybe not my true love, but they are certainly my biggest baking vice. So imagine my joy when earlier this year, an entire book of biscotti recipes came out.  It even has a cute name – Ciao Biscotti!  It’s almost… Read More Chocolate and Lemon Biscotti

Banana and Chocolate Crunch Cake with Graham Cracker Frosting

Thanks for all the great feedback on my first PDX Fit post – there might be some more coming your way in the future!  But for today, back to our regularly scheduled baking programming.  And I’m back with a good one! If you’re not familiar with Michelle and her fabulous baking blog Hummingbird High, you… Read More Banana and Chocolate Crunch Cake with Graham Cracker Frosting

Adventures in PDX Fit: Title Nine + A Givaway

I’m trying something new today with Pâte à Chew!  Pâte à Chew is a blog focused  on my own adventures in the kitchen, and my Instagram feed is 98% pictures of what I’m making and eating out on the town.  Luckily for my waistline, fitness is a huge part of my life.  Be it weight training, kettle… Read More Adventures in PDX Fit: Title Nine + A Givaway