Closed for Spring Break....

Sorry for the last minute notice but we will be closed this weekend! March 26th & 27th. Hope all is well in Portland & the sun is out.... we will be up & running next weekend...... hope to see you all!
n&w

Yes, we are Now Open!

We opened this past weekend & thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hello. I really do miss everyone when we close down.
All the kids grow so much & I have to catch up with everyone & their adventures....This will be our 5th year in the little trailer.
We have lots of plans in the works.... puppet shows, movie nights & a big party to celebrate Daisy's 5th birthday!
peace
n

Bye to 2009 & looking toward the future

It is hard to believe that 2009 is over. It is like a wave washed over me & when I stood up another year had passed. I'm so ready for a new decade! I can't wait to see what we do with our lives & business. We had a great season last year. So much press... it made me start to believe I really had something going on. Not just solely satisfying my need to nurture & connect with people. I had so may great food adventures this past year & got such inspiration from so many people.

Over the Holidays we went on a road trip to the Bay Area. It was our old stomping ground before moving to Portland. So I tried to go to all the places I loved & have missed. First stop Cafe Fanny. Alice Water's little cafe nestled in between a wine shop & the Acme Bakery. Oh the smell of bread all day long. I love this cafe so much it really speaks to me. Everything is simple & good

I always enjoyed breakfast the most..... fresh beignets with homemade jam. Eggs cooked just right with prosciutto that melts like butter in your mouth. Then relax & enjoy your cafe au lait. Is there a better way to start the day?

Another one of my favorites in the East Bay is the Holy Land. It's a kosher Israeli cafe. It is one of those places were I always get the same thing. That is rare for me but, I could never pass up the sampler plate with a side of falafe.The pickled carrots & beets, the super smooth hummus & the smokey baba ganoush, tabouli & tomato relish. It's the kind of thing I really could eat everyday.
So after a bellyfull of HolyLand I realized that Ici the little ice cream shop I had read about was just up the street. We had to stop in and check it out. I had a scoop of Rosemary Pinenut Brittle & Meyer Lemon. Wow..... creamy & what a treat they had wheat free cones! I had made brittle for the holiday so I was inspired by the use of herbs in theirs.
Our friends from New Zealand were staying in the Presidio. So we picked them up & went out for a traditional dinner at Brandy Ho's. It is one thing I really miss about the Bay Area & the East Coast is the Chinese food. I grew up on chicken with almonds, egg drop soup, & little cups of tea with no handles. Some of my fondest childhood food memories are of eating chinese food with my Mom in a dark restaurant with deep red booths. Where the hostess had a jet black beehive & would always give me an extra almond cookie.
Happy New Year & hope to see you all soon

peace

N&W

Handmade Bazaar this Saturday 11:00-4:00 at Mississippi Studios

We are so happy to be a part of the Handmade Bazaar this year.
We will be selling Sweets & Eggnog all day so come by & get the Holiday season started ... It's not truly the holidays in our house until we toast the season with the first eggnog.

Holiday Sweets... 6.50 half doz. / 13.00 doz assorted box

Ginger Lime Macaroons

Brown Butter Raspberry Cookies

Chocolate Espresso Crackles

Pistachio Shortbread

Egg Nog..... 10.00 qt( Limited Supply).... if you want to special order the egg nog just write to me & I'll save some just for you!

Hope everyone is surviving the cold snap & hope to see you this Saturday

Handmade Bazaar 11:00 to 4:00 @ Mississippi Studios

peace

n

Chocolate, Friends, & Brooklyn

Last week after closing the trailer for the season. I headed for the airport & found myself on my way to NYC. The impetus for the trip was that my very dear friend Hadley & her family were going to be in Brooklyn. They would be traveling all the way from New Zealand where they had moved 8 years ago. So I had to go & really who passes up the chance to spend a week in New York with much missed friends. I arrived after an easy plane ride to their Brooklyn flat. My own room ready with my favorite fresh hydrangeas & "Schoc" chocolate with lime & chili from the land down under. It was so great to see my friends & know that we were in for an adventurous week of food & catching up. Still being on west coast time I was up early the next morning. We left Jasper with the nanny, stopped for some coffee,(8oz americano is hard to find) ran into a friend from portland on the street (small world) then descended into the underground. On the G to the F or was it the F to The G it really is another world down there. Sun shining through the stairwell Manhattan was a buzz , as it has always been to me. We ended up in China Town & it was as if everything was alive. All the markets & sidewalk stands loaded with everything from the far east. We made are way to the village to have some lunch. While walking up 1st Ave. I remembered that there was a great Indian market I loved when I lived here. All the bags of curry leaves, mustard seeds, star anise, & on and on. So I had to score some nigella seeds that I have found hard to find in Portland & Hadley got some delicious mint chutney for later. As we were walking & trying to figure out where to eat we found ourselves in front of Momofuku. So we went for it & luckily got in just before the real rush. The place was bustling with people but we got a seat at the bar. We ordered rice cakes with chili & onion, savoy cabbage with honey crisp apple & their famous ramen. The rice cakes were more like gnocchi with a BBQ sauce but, the edges were crispy & the sauce rich with caramelized onion then topped with scallions. Super Yum! The savoy cabbage arrive warm with the apples still holding onto their crunch. Their was a flavor that I still can't put my finger on . It was as if they had figured out how to get the rich flavor of butter without the heavy creaminess. Over the top good. Hadley had a tasty dark & stormy slushie. Frozen drinks done right. So now it's back to the subway with a satisfied belly & dreams of what might be next. more soon. . . . . . hope all is well out there with you all.
Peace
N

Last Weekend of the Season

Fall is here all the trees are changing colors. Our season is comming to an end. We will be closing the trailer on Sunday November 1st. So come get the last biscuits & treats of 2009. We had a great year & thanks to everyone for your support. We will be back in the spring(hopefully March). For those of you wondering about our homemade EggNog. I will be taking orders & everyone can come pick it up. I'll have dates & pricing as we get closer to the holiday season. Thanks again to everyone.

peace

n&w

CLOSED THIS WEEKEND I HAVE A CRUMMY COLD

So sorry to anyone who tries  to visit us this weekend! I've got a cold that got into full swing on Friday.....  I guess fall is here.. I hope this will be the extent of my aliments for the season.... I'm a true believer in .....bring it on & get it over with. Hope everyone is healthy out there & we will see you next weekend.

peace

n