This post is sponsored by Pacific Foods — a brand I’ve loved and used for many years! Thank you for supporting the brands who keep The Kitchen Paper up and running. Cinnamon rolls are one of those things I rarely make, since it usually means making a huge pan of them. I just can’t handle eating…
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Winter Vegetable Gruyere Strata
I’ve been meaning to write this post, and share this recipe, for a VERY long time now. Woof. I was going to post it before Christmas, as a Christmas brunch option, but clearly that did not happen. Oh well — we’re finally here! This is what going down to 4 days a week at my…
Chorizo Biscuits
You guys know I love biscuits. They’re my go-to thing for weekend getaways or ladies brunches or whatever carb-tastic event I’m attending. Usually I stick with my classic favorite — flakey AF white cheddar buttermilk biscuits — but recently I’ve been playing around a bit. This time? CHORIZO BUTTERMILK BISCUITS! Yes, you heard that right….
Dark Chocolate Cranberry Scones
How do people blog these days?? I’m having such a struggle to find anything to say here, and am sitting on multiple recipes I’d really like to share with you all! Mostly my brain is distracted by politics and the state of our country: something I’ve broached here before and likely will again. The trolls…
Cranberry Wreaths
Last post of 2016! YESSSSS! This is gonna be a quick one, because I haven’t actually made and photographed this recipe… but after posting an instagram of these suckers earlier this week, I had so many requests for the recipe! Apologies for the heavily filtered photo. I figured I better just do it now (so…
Warm Kale, Delicata, Pearl CousCous Salad (+PDX Holiday Brunch!)
Have I mentioned how much I love living in Portland?? Yeah, I know I have like ten bajillion times, and I’m gonna do it again: I LOVE living in Portland. I could go on and on about wonderful food, coffee, scenery, etc. but today: it’s about the wonderful creative women I’ve come to know, work…
Toasted Coconut and Pecan Meusli
Wednesday! Halfway through interview week! And I bring you meusli! I don’t have tons to report on the internship/interview front yet: I’m in the middle of my 5 interviews, which are going well and are not nearly as scary as I imagined! I think the last few years of meeting SO many strangers and talking…
Cranberry Pistachio Baked Oatmeal
When did buying a dress become so difficult?? I spent HOURS downtown yesterday, trying on ten bajillion dresses (and a few sassy jumpsuits!) in search of the perfect one for a fancy holiday party on Saturday. Did I succeed? Um, no. Not really. It is HARD! Mostly, I think my Portland dirtbagness has overtaken my…
Cranberry Buckwheat Dutch Baby for One
And here we continue the cranberry kick! YASSS! This whole cranberry thing is going to be a perpetual problem, because if I plan to make a cranberry recipe it means I also plan to have some extra cranberries to have in the final photograph. But that means I have more cranberries to use, which means…
Simple Asparagus & Eggs on Toast Breakfast
Despite the moaning and groaning I do upon having to get out of bed in the mornings, I’ve been really enjoying mornings lately. Mostly, the routine of cooking something tasty to eat along with my coffee while I snuggle in something warm, looking out at the foggy, cool mornings we’ve had lately. I LOVE them….
Whole Wheat Brown Butter Cinnamon Pancakes
It’s Saturday! And apparently it’s National Pancake Day! And for me, it’s kind of a work day. OOF. Not that I’m complaining — you guys know I love my work — BUT: something about “working” on a Saturday feels a bit wrong to me. But, given that I took the last 2.5 days to camp…
Maple Syrup Cinnamon Rolls
I’m having a serious maple moment. As in, I frequently find myself thinking “What would this be like with maple syrup on it?” or “what would this taste like if I swapped ___ for maple syrup?” or “hey, nobody is here to judge me, I’m gonna drink that maple syrup straight from the bottle!” ……
Bacon Tomato Basil Breakfast Pasta
How do we tackle the weekend? WITH CARBFACE BREAKFAST PASTA! That’s a technical term. I’m a wee bit in love with this here breakfast pasta… and I’m not sure if it’s because of the bacon, or the sauce, or the smooth beautiful ziti, or the CHEESE!!!, or the eggs. Or all of them in combination….
Apple Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal
I’m not gonna lie: I’m getting psyched for fall!! PUMPKIN! CINNAMON! PUMPKIN! Wait, what? Sure, I’m LOVING the end of summer — I’ve finally been here for a whole month uninterrupted by travel (for like 36 more hours), and have totally settled into the ride bikes/drink coffee/meet friends/go swimming/hiking/biking groove of things. It’s awesome! But…
Coconut Zucchini Bread French Toast
A few weeks ago, I had a friend sleep on my couch for a few days. We talked a lot about the current state of relationships — friendship or romantic — and technology. How the two help and hinder one another. Everyone I know is swiping right and left with varied success, and I find…
Almond Cherry Scones (with coconut sugar)
These last few days, being back in Portland, are the kind of days where I’m like OMG I LOVE THIS CITY SO FREAKING MUCH I CAN’T STAND IT! Fo reals. I guess I usually/always feel that way, to some degree, but it seems particularly strong since I’ve come home. The weather has been perfect —…