Seattle Pastry Girl

Have you watched this season of Top Chef ?  I hope I'm not spoiling it for you by saying how happy I am that Richard Blais won.   I thi...

I can't believe I almost didn't bake this cake this month.  I really would have missed an outlandish recipe and one of the most del...

Have you ever had one of those weeks ? No matter how hard you tried to remain positive, lurking around each corner was something waiting to...

J and I went out to breakfast last Friday  morning. For as long as we have lived in Seattle we haven't ever made the trek to Cafe Besal...

Spring is this Sunday, March 20th and I am anxious to say good bye to Winter.  It's been cold, grey and wet in Seattle-yes I know, what...

It seems silly to bake cookies after the tragedy in Japan.  Saying life goes on just doesn't seem appropriate.  How much can a person b...

I'm back in that longing for Paris mode and it doesn't help that Trip Advisor keeps sending me updates on a $607 round trip fare to...