Homemade Masterpieces

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four layer chocolate cake with Swiss buttercream frosting, decorated with an impressionist sunflower design

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hazelnut tart with a chocolate pate sucre crust and topped with fresh Oregon strawberries

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homemade pasta with a red sauce made from garden ingredients (tomatoes, onion, garlic, thyme, rosemary, basil) and garnished with fresh basil

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carrot cake with walnuts, cranberries, raisins, and pistachios, with cream cheese frosting

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braised salmon in a lemon-herb sauce, with roasted potatoes and rosemary polenta

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three layer chocolate chiffon cake with berries and cream layers, frosted with chocolate buttercream

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chicken breast and jalapeno polenta, with Swiss chard braised in a red wine reduction, garnished with pomegranate seeds and squash curls

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three layer chocolate hazelnut cake with hazelnut creme layers, frosted in chocolate ganache and garnished with toasted hazelnuts

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pumpkin bread layered with pear mousse, mixed berry coulee, and garnished with an Anjou pear

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three layer chocolate cake, with one layer of raspberry preserves in the center and two chantilly cream layers, coated with chocolate ganache

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a whole entire box of frozen mixed berries...

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...for mixed berry pies...

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...a whole bunch of mixed berry pies

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fresh Oregon strawberries ready to by added to vanilla bean ice cream base made from scratch

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...awww, yeah! Oregon strawberry ice cream

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cheeses, fruits, crackers, cold cuts, wine, chocolate, nuts...this is what we call Living Room Picnic, aka Hall House Smorgasbord...not homemade, exactly, but who cares, it's delicious

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Fabulous Miss M's 1st birthday cake AND bonus smash cake, for the obligatory "hands smooshed into cake" shot" -- white chiffon cake with Swiss buttercream frosting

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grilled pizza: handmade artisan crust, garlic cream sauce, mozzarella, parmesan, fontina, smoked gouda, caramelized onions, portabella mushrooms

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salad of red leaf lettuce, butter lettuce, rocket, cherry tomatoes, and a homemade red wine vinaigrette with fresh minced garlic and smoked salt; toasted burli bread slices rubbed with raw garlic

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slow-grilled chicken basted with lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil, and fresh ground pepper and sea salt; creamy polenta with parmesan rosemary, garnished with fresh minced Italian parsley and cherry tomato halves