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

sunday parkways!!!!!!!!

THE ROUTE!!!!

i am so so so so excited about sunday parkways this year!!! we will be one of the food vendors at kenton park and it's going to be a blast and a half!!! maybe "sunday parkways" doesn't sound familiar to you. don't worry. sunday parkways is when the city closes off a section of the streets to car traffic!!! yes NO CARS! it's true. come flood the streets with your car-free vibes! the route includes peninsula park, arbor lodge park, and KENTON PARK where you can find us!!!! there are super cute neighborhood event at each stop, and your favorite vegan pastries at one park in particular (KENTON PARK)!!! 

come say hello to us and grab a few of your favorite cookies, muffins, and scones for the ride. AAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNDDDDDDD we will have some brand new items to snack on including... 

WHEAT-FREE ALMOND POPPYSEED LOAF CAKE

RHUBARB, APRICOT & ORANGE FLOWER WATER CAKE

TRAIL MIX MUFFINS

CINNAMON ROLLS

RHUBARB & BLUEBERRY MORNING BUNS

SALTED TRAIL MIX COOKIES

this will be their first day out in the world so come introduce yourselves!

can't wait to see you there. enjoy the ride!!!!!!!

lots of love,

  morgan, lauren, marly, katherine & jesse

ps if you still want some more infos here is a link to the portland department of transportation website with all the details. XO!

new moooooooooooooooooooooooooooon massage

i'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo melty from the AMAZING massage i just got!!! i feel like a million bucks or cookies or scones. or cupcakes. whatever the best thing you can imagine is... that's how i feel. 

new moon massage

i recommend. to the max! jen is awesome and so nice and vegan and makes her own oils, lotions, and scrubs. this is a link to her information. find her. i'm serious. you won't be sorry. at all. 

thank you jen!

love,

  morgan

FAT FANCY!!!

friends, there is so much to say about this. and for those of you who have spent more than a few moments with me, you've probably heard me get all riled up about the horrible body image messages that are rained down on all of us all the time. they are poison. but for the sake of brevity i will just tell you all that this is something that is very important to me. i hope it is important to you as well. so get ready to get fancy...

SO SO FANCY!

 

with that said, i would like to introduce you to fat fancy! check out their ridiculously fun monthly sales. you just might find a dovetail treat waiting there for you! they were recently featured in the oregonian. show them some love and support as they work toward opening up a full time storefront! thanks to everybody who already loves fat fancy and thanks to fat fancy for all the fashions!!!

THANK YOU FAT FANCY!

lauren & nichole

red is a power color

how much do i love our sample crew??? too too much. no, actually more than that. so i'm sure you all know lauren by now, ruler of all things dovetail, but maybe you haven't met nicole georges yet. chances are that if you live in portland you've already met her. but you might not know that she was one of my first delivery drivers. she always offered to wear an awesome outfit, which she always did, and might i add that she drives around in one handsome car. whole foods on northeast 15th & fremont will be hosting regular sampling events every 1st sunday i believe. look for us! we'll be looking for you! thank you lauren (ALWAYS) and thank you NICOLE GEORGES!!!!!!

summer sunshine

hey everybody i'm in l.a. my suntan is so awesome and i love my family!!

liz crain brings spring to dovetail bakery

 welcome to spring!

i was taking a walk the other day and look who came out to greet me! like clockwork the crocus and daffodils bloom this time every year, and i am so thankful because this is the time of year when i wake up everyday hoping that it will be sunny and springy outside, but we all know that most days... it's not. thankfully there have been other exciting things to look forward to, like meeting liz crain! she writes a blog that i love called food lovers guide to portland  and is working on a book by the same name. her photos are beautiful and her i love her writing. it is honest & focused & funny.


this is a photo she took of blueberry muffins on their way in the oven. you can see the rest of the post on her blog. we talked about the bakery, she met lauren and marly, and then i couldn't resist asking her about a food hero we have in common, sandor katz author of wild fermentation and the revolution will not be microwaved. if you haven't already read his books, you really should. wild fermentation is an old favorite of mine and it can often be found on my bedside table. what could be more relaxing than falling asleep thinking about sauerkraut, honey wine, and sourdough bread? i asked her about interviewing him at his home at tennessee & told her of my long term scheme/plan/dream to have sandor come to portland and teach a fermenting workshop. all around i had a great time meeting liz and i hope you all get a chance to enjoy her writing. thanks liz!

sweetheart of the rodeo

marly

i know there have been a lot of introductions, but there is someone else who i promised to introduce and i'm sure you'll love her as much as we do. marly, sweetheart of the rodeo, queen of scones, lover of dogs, my musical kindred spirit, and soon-to-be birthday lady (it's tomorrow!). i feel so lucky that our little staff is made up of some of the best people a person could possibly hope to work with! marly was introduced to us by evan & ali of the little red bike where you can see her artwork in regular rotation on the specials chalkboard, and hanging on the walls (so beautiful!). what a gem! thanks for all your hard work marly! and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

we all think you are great!

i'd like you to meet...

our beautiful home

a small (SMALL) business we are in such a lovely position of getting to be in personal contact with our clients (who we love), our distributors, and ingredients providers. i recently noticed that i haven't written much about the products we use so i felt like it was high time to make a few introductions... i would like you to meet our flour producers, shepherd's grain. they are an alliance of family farms based in the northwest who grow food alliance certified sustainable wheat. besides making a lovely flour, i appreciate their focus on long term sustainability. this flour comes to us by way of glorybee foods in eugene, oregon who are distributors of so many excellent baking supplies. you might already be familiar with their in house brand "aunt patty's" which makes delicious dark blackstrap molasses and packages their own extensive selection of herbs, spices, dried fruits & trail mixes. we are also in such a lucky location because we are right around the corner (relatively speaking) from bob's red mill and their whole grain store! maybe you'd like to buy some coconut flour, a few handfuls of green flageolet beans, some teff, and some green pea flour, you could. i love their bulk section so much. they have so many grains, flours, beans, and nuts to choose from, ALL IN BULK! and all of their mixes too. you can also see and touch some old stone burrs used for grinding grains into flour, and buy your own home grain mill, eat at the bakery cafeteria, buy their fresh bread for something like $1.99/loaf and you might even see bob! i did. and his wife charlie. bob looks just like he does on the labels. handsome. but i digress. i would take the opportunity to announce that we will be switching our berry supplier to stahlbush island farms who are also food alliance certified. if you would like to know more about organic vs. food alliance certification check out this page on their website. in a nutshell the chart at the bottom of the page sums up the overarching differences & similarities between the two. these berries and a few other stahlbush island farms vegetables will be arriving via earthly gourmet, the nicest (and most patient) vegan distributor in the northwest! and last but not least for today's information extravaganza, ota tofu makes simple & delicious soy nectar that we will be using in our scones, sticky buns, cakes, and wheat-free loaves. sigh. life is delicious. if you ever thought you couldn't stand 9 months of gray weather a year, just think for a moment how lucky we are that so many delicious foods are made right in our backyards. literally. thank you to everybody who helps to make this happen. 

xo.

m