My name is Sarai, I live in Portland, OR and love to make things.
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There are sweet people and there are savory people. Never is that more clear than when it’s time to get waffles.
I lean much more to the savory side, Kenn to the sweet side. I’ll take cheese, vegetables, salt, olives and bread over pastries and candy any day. Don’t get me [...]
Have you ever stood in the baking aisle at the grocery store, comparing the price of pure vanilla extract to the imitation stuff and been a wee bit tempted to skimp? Pure vanilla is a bit pricey, but there is nothing like real vanilla in the world. But it’s really easy to make [...]
I hosted a craft night at my house this week. It’s a weekly get together where a different person hosts each week and makes a big pot of soup. Most of the participants are either vegan or vegetarian, so we keep the food vegan. I made my favorite curried butternut soup recipe, [...]
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You all know I love a good cocktail. We drink some fancy concoctions around here, which Kenn often writes about on his blog, Cocktailia.
I wanted to share this particular bit of heaven. A group of artists in Philly have recreated a spirit that has not been in production since the early 20th century, [...]
My life has undergone a very sudden transformation. My days used to be full of meetings, calendars, reports, and presentations at a rewarding but challenging corporate job. Now they are full of planting seeds, dreaming up ideas, baking bread, and taking long walks with my honey. Portland has been cooperating with insanely [...]
Although it’s still pretty warm around here, we’re getting into the fall spirit with warm drinks.
Caffeine addict I may be, but I also like to stay hydrated while enjoying a delicious beverage, so I’ve been making some wonderful herbal tisanes. I love my glass teapot and cups, a gift from a friend. It’s [...]
Yesterday was Kenn’s birthday. I came home bearing a fresh bouquet of peonies, since it is that very brief season in which they do not cost 4875988492490 dollars.
I then made gnocchi alla romana and lemon roasted broccoli and coconut panna cotta with a berry coulis. The first and last recipes are [...]
We drove down to LA last weekend for family things, and I think it was one of the best LA visits ever. It almost made me love Los Angeles. I guess visiting all your favorite old haunts within a couple days will do that.
I didn’t particularly like living in LA, mainly [...]
Last night, we had a couple friends over for dinner. I made a big salad with champagne vinaigrette, roasted tomatoes stuffed with fresh mozzarella, and two pizzas. One had roasted peppers and broccoli, the other had thinly sliced potato, gruyere, and homemade pesto.
This pesto recipe from Heidi Swanson is the only one [...]
We go through a hell of a lot of granola in our house. While we normally buy it in bulk from the local co-op (why yes, I do live in san francisco), when I was a poor grad student I started experimenting with making it myself. Sometimes it was really good, sometimes… not [...]