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

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!!!!!!