by Heather Sheire | Oct 4, 2013 | Bread, Breakfast, Snack
When school starts up at my daughter’s elementary school, the PTA at organizes a teachers breakfast for the first day of teacher training. Because our school starts in August, this breakfast takes place near the end of July when blueberries are at their peak....
by Heather Sheire | Mar 5, 2012 | Breakfast, Fish, Hors D'Oeuvres
I heart smoked salmon. As a child of the Pacific Northwest, I grew up on salmon, usually purchased and prepared within 24-48 hours of being pulled out of the sea. My father used to grill this incredibly fresh fish over charcoal with butter, garlic, pepper and lemon....
by Heather Sheire | Mar 27, 2011 | Bread, Breakfast, Cake, Daring Bakers Challenge
When the March Daring Baker’s Challenge was announced, I already had coffee cake on the brain. For a couple of weeks, I had been reminiscing about the Danish Kringle at John Neilsen’s Bakery in Seattle. And although I knew that the yeasted meringue coffee...
by Heather Sheire | Oct 13, 2010 | Breakfast, Cake
I am haunted by memories of the coffee cakes I enjoyed in my twenties. I grew up near Seattle and attended college in Portland, Oregon. The cold in the NW is different from the cold in Virginia. It’s wet and sinks into you more deeply. In Seattle or...
by Heather Sheire | Aug 13, 2010 | Pie & Quiche
My husband’s declaration about this dish, “totally freakin’ good”. My 8-year old’s review “delicious mommy”. My four-year old’s assessment, “I don’t like what we’re having for dinner…what are...
