FREE TREATS!

today at people's coop. we will be there from about noon to about three with free samples! some new friends and some old favorites! we can tell you all about the new shop!!! see you there!

xo,

  love,

     morgan

MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR NEWS!!!

our new home!!!

so... the search has finally ended! after months and months and even more months of looking for the perfect spot, i am so happy to announce that DOVETAIL BAKERY HAS FOUND ITS NEW HOME!!! it is so cute conveniently located right at the corner of 31st & ne alberta st. (two doors down from the vita cafe!!!) and directly next door to held vegan belts! we have lots of work to do, but we will keep you updated about the happenings!

part of the reason that this project is so exciting is that we will finally have a retail storefront! yes, at last you will be able to swing by the bakery to pick up a freshly baked sticky bun and a cup of amazing courier coffee, or a special order birthday cake for your friend, or a moist wheat-free banana fig muffin still warm from the oven! we are all so excited about getting to spend time with all of you who eat what we bake!  

speaking of incredible and loyal customers... 

while the dovetail staff were all celebrating our official new home...

cheers!

literally to our total surprise, kathy & jesi (our most dedicated & loyal customers) happened to be walking by & joined in on the excitement! 

EXCITEMENT!

a dovetail bakery event just isn't complete without them! thanks guys! 

as we begin the process of building out the kitchen & storefront i have had a few (only a few) quiet moments in our new home. here are a few lovely up close & personal glimpses of 3039 ne alberta st. in transition.

hidden worlds

goodbye old floor

pathways

so before our new ne alberta st. home can do this...

we have to get...

autumn tastes delicious

autumn is upon us!!! this is my absolute favorite time of year. there are so many sweet winter squashes to be eaten, so many batches of soup in the works, canning, picking, pressing, and long shadows that remind me that the sun is retreating. renewal! 

with the changing of the seasons we have changed around how our menu will work from now on. we will always offer year-round favorites like chocolate chip cookies, sticky buns, wheat-free banana chocolate marble loaf cake, and lots more, but we will also have a seasonally inspired menu from now on that will change every three months (with the seasons!). we are committed to using local & sustainably grown ingredients as often as possible and this new seasonally inspired menu allows us to focus on that commitment by partnering up with small local farmers. 

here is the list of seasonal offerings for autumn 2009:

apple cider buns: slices of locally grown, farm direct apples wrapped in our soft sweet roll dough with aromatic spices & a hint of orange zest topped with a light sprinkle of sugar

pumpkin muffins: moist & tender, sweet & spicy pumpkin muffins made with locally grown certified sustainable pumpkin & topped with gingered pepitas

sage & onion corn muffin: savory & warm made with organic locally milled cornmeal, sage & caramelized onions. just like cornbread stuffing! 

cranberry scones: simple & balanced. tart cranberries inside of a rich flaky scone, topped with a light dusting of sugar.

wheat-free fig & onion cornmeal scone: organic locally milled cornmeal, caramelized onions & locally grown organic figs. sweet & savory.

gingerbread loaf: full of dark molasses & lots of ginger, topped with a ginger glaze. 

we also have a few new year-round favorites to introduce to you:

cinnamon buns (finally!): our soft sweet roll dough full of lots of cinnamon & brown sugar topped with a light vanilla glaze

salty sweet trail mix cookies (lauren lamotte's world famous): oats, dried cranberries, dried apples, coconut flakes, chocolate chips, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds & almonds all in one brown sugar cookie, topped with a few fleur de sel crystals. the perfect salty sweet balance.

wheat-free banana fig muffins: moist wheat-free banana muffin with chunks of local, organically grown figs. so delicious together!

we would also like to welcome whole foods market laurelhurst to the list of vendors who carry our products. look for apple cider buns, cranberry scones & cinnamon buns in their pastry case! 

so please enjoy the seasonally inspired autumn menu while you can because it will only be around for a few months! and as the sun retreats even further we will keep you updated about what to look forward to on our winter menu!!!

take good care & enjoy!!!

love,

  morgan & all of us at dovetail bakery

beautiful new business cards!

this image, taken from fortress letterpress' flikr page is of our beautiful new letterpressed business cards! i feel very in love with these cards. bruce paulson, owner/printer/mastermind of fortress letterpress, was so helpful with working out the design and was so patient and great to work with! he even came over to my house with color samples so we could compare them next to the flowers growing in our yard! thanks bruce! we all love the cards! 

and also

one last thing i have been meaning to share with you for some time now...

the following is an excerpt from a blog called goodstuffnw and it is all about lovely foods and lovely food related stuff happening in the beautiful part of the world that we call home! this photo is from day one of the st. johns farmers market and we were all overwhelmed with the outpouring of neighborhood support. 

check out goodstuffnw.blogspot.com for beautiful photos, farmers market updates, reviews and some pretty cute dog photos! thanks so much for including us in your blog!!!

see you at the market!

love,

  morgan

St. Johns Farmers' Market:Last weekend saw the kind of terrific neighborhood support that a well-organized farmers' market can summon with the opening of the St. Johns Farmers' Market. Located within spitting distance of the St. Johns Bridge and gorgeous Cathedral Park, it was mobbed by happy shoppers who not only came to buy but to visit with their neighbors and enjoy the multitude of offerings from local food and beverage vendors. A few of the larger farms were represented, including Sweet Leaf Organics and DeMartini Family Farms, but included a couple of smaller farms from Sauvie Island, as well as other vendors like St. Johns Coffee Roasters and Dovetail Bakery. Dovetail owner Morgan Grundstein-Helvey's (above left) wares were so popular she had to send someone back to the bakery to make more muffins. Luckily it was just a block away!

shopping list

photos will be following, but i wanted to make sure that you knew what we will be bringing to market this week!

summer peach cake (yes, it's still summer!)

nectarine vanilla bean muffins (featuring baird family orchards nectarines)

raspberry muffins with a lemon zest glaze

peach blackberry buns (if you love our sticky buns you'll LOVE these little beauties!)

almond poppyseed loaf cake (kathy & jesi!)

aunt miriam's sticky buns 

blueberry muffins

some other delectables that are yet to be decided! come by an enjoy it while it lasts! there is officially only one more month of the st. johns farmers left to enjoy! see you very soon! 

XO!

morgan

mail order. a little goes a long way!

recently people have been asking me if we can ship our baked goods. yes we can and we do! i would like to present you with a very small photographic essay all about it. 

this is robert. he is our VERY FIRST, farthest, and most loyal mail orderer! although he lives at the other end of the country he can still enjoy dovetail bakery sticky buns any and all the time! we also love shipping cookies and we even sent a pie once! if you have a friend or loved one who might need a chewy ginger molasses cookie or two, or even a wheat-free banana chocolate marble loaf cake sent their way, just call me at 503.288.8839 or send me an email at dovetailbakery@hotmail.com. i'll help you out!

they have arrived!

safe! just like the stork itself had delivered them.

getting ready to get down to business...

nothing makes a person smile like a mountain of dovetail bakery cookies & sticky buns!

thanks robert! glad to be long distance best friends! we'll keep sending the treats as long as you keep smiling! ps your order is being prepared as we speak!

have a supremely excellent day everybody!

love,

  morgan

fermentation festival tonight! dreams really do come true.

TONIGHT!!! 6-8 PM!!! SE THERE WITH BELLS ON!!!

Portland Fermentation Festival @ Ecotrust THURSDAY, AUGUST 27th 6-8PM
A free and open-to-the-public celebration of fermented food and drink. Bring kraut, try kraut. Bring miso, try miso. Come for fermented food and drink skill sharing, recipe sharing, tasting and more.

Portland Fermentation Festival
Thursday, August 27th 6-8pm
Ecotrust’s Billy Frank Jr. Conference Center
721 NW 9th Ave. Portland, OR
All ages, open to the public
FREE
pdxfermentfest@gmail.com

SEE YOU THERE! I AM SO EXCITED TO HANG OUT WITH ALL THAT FERMENTATION! XOXO!!

love,

  morgan

st. johns farmers market. what a blast!

per usual i feel like i have so much to tell you! it has been a blue ribbon weekend for ye olden dovetail bakery! yesterday was the first first FIRST ST. JOHN'S FARMERS MARKET!!!! it was absolutely too much fun! there were so many smiling faces, painfully cute dogs, old friends, new friends, incredible produce, and handsome baked goods!

smiling faces! (and a painfully cute dog!)

old friends!

new friends!

incredible produce!

and handsome baked goods.  (going, going...)

i think everybody was overjoyed to see the amazing turn out. we were in good company when we started selling out of everything just a couple of hours into the market. in fact marly (what a gem!) ran back to the kitchen (one block away from the market site) and baked more blueberry muffins on the spot! she packed the just baked muffins into a tub, grabbed the rolling cart and rolled them back to the market just in time to refill the display with still warm muffins. does it get any better than that?

in addition to sticky buns, rhubarb & blueberry buns, cookies & loaf cakes, lauren made a few loaves of cinnamon swirl bread and a couple of batards, but both were completely gone within minutes of the opening bell! we are pleased to let you know that there will be more bread next time! but you might want to get there early if you want to be sure to get some! thanks for a great first market everybody!!! come by and see us next saturday july 18 from 9am-1pm in the heart of downtown st. johns!

we are also proud to share with you our mention on PORTLANDPICKS.COM!!! check out the "chick picks" section for july 10th. here's a little teaser...

"Brace yourself. The creamiest, most buttery and delicious cupcakes we’ve ever eaten are… vegan. Completely nonsensical, but utterly true—Dovetail Bakery’s locally-made concoctions are to die for, even though they’re 100% cruelty-free."

-portlandpicks.com july 10, 2009

thanks so much for the sweet words!!! we are so happy to keep supplying your sugar fix!!! 

this guy knows what you're talking about

well those are major highlights to report. looking forward to seeing you next weekend. 

XO,

  morgan

summertime fun!

wellllllllllllll helloooooooooooooo! so much to report! we have been busy, busy and busier! there are so many things to tell you about. so here goes!

i have been meaning for a long time to introduce you to our intern! awesome hardworking thea! 

so many sticky buns! just because she 'cause she can. 

as you can see she loves making sticky buns and coconut squares and is at least several times more fashionable than i (read silver fanny pack, t&c surf shirt, etc.). i always laugh a lot when thea is working. thanks for being awesome thea!!!

i also wanted to tell you about how much fun we had recently at the sunday parkways event in north portland! if you want to see some photos of getting ready check out tricia martin's blog eatingisart.com. she has a pretty amazing food sense and takes beautiful photos. she and lauren worked together to bake a FIVE FOOT LOAF OF BREAD!!! check out the big bread & the bread friend map. and also pietopia! what kind of pie would your life be? not to be missed! thanks again for all you help & support tricia!!!

and last but not least...

THE ST. JOHN'S FARMER'S MARKET STARTS JULY 11TH!!!

st. johns is the best

we are so excited to be a vendor at our neighborhood market! please some by and say hello! it is going to be so fun! the local high school jazz band will be performing and i heard that the first one hundred people at the market get some kind of free gelato or a coupon. either way, not bad. aaaannnnnnndddd DOGS ARE WELCOME!!! not so at many other portland markets. ps we love dogs!! and lauren will be baking special dovetail bakery dog treats!!! july 11th-september 27th from 9am-1pm. saturdays rule. can't wait to see you there!!!

much more to tell you but it will have to wait until next time. or until we see you at the market on july 11th! lots of love. enjoy the best summer around... portland summer!!! XO!

love,

  morgan