Chocolate and coconut is a seriously underrated combination. The freshness of coconut and simultaneous sweetness/bitterness of chocolate are a match made in heaven. I only added shredded coconut to these cookies, but you could definitely up the ante with some coconut oil. These are mostly …

So 4th of July isn’t really my thing. After all, I’m English. I do like having the day off work though and I’ve lived here for almost 17 years so I guess it isn’t all bad. I don’t really celebrate it though. I don’t make …

It has been HOT in Portland. I’m not talking 85°, wish there was a breeze hot, I’m talking 100°, can function kind of hot. My dog basically spent the weekend lying on one of the air conditioning vents on the floor. I honestly wish I …

Happy Tuesday! It seems like we’ve finally convinced summer to come to Portland and I’m so excited! It’s been dark, cloudy, cold and rainy here for far too long; I’ll probably be complaining that it’s too hot soon. Never satisfied. How was your Father’s Day? …

I don’t like bananas. Rumour has it, when I was a kid my mum fed me bananas. Lots and lots of bananas. Now I will choose treat just about any fruit other than a banana; banana bread though? I could eat that all. day. long. …