http://valanne.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Confessions of a Burned Out Pastry Chef en Vox Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:09:41 -0800 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/goodbye-village-baker.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/goodbye-village-baker.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/goodbye-village-baker.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:09:41 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00e398d6bc070004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00e398d6bc070004-50si" alt="Frontdoor" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The Village Baker bakery and all it's entities are now closed. Recession blues, and being in a tourist town in the off season took it's toll. My stepson is now out of a job. To say he is bummed is an understatement. To all my ex-coworkers, I hope... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/goodbye-village-baker.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0123ddd5f8cb860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> closed the village baker http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/challenge-accepted.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/challenge-accepted.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/challenge-accepted.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:45:49 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00d41421e64f3c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00d41421e64f3c7f-50si" alt="Food Network Challenge" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Well, kids, my good buddy Rick who owns Cakelava in Hawaii, has asked me to be his assistant in a Food Network Cake Challenge. I'm going to do it. He's the main competitor......I'll just be the dork in the background, but that's good enough for me... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/challenge-accepted.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0123ddd27cc1860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cake food network challenge cakelava rick reichart village baker cafe http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/recession-blues.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/recession-blues.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/recession-blues.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:24:22 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0123ddc61ebe860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0123ddc61ebe860c-50si" alt="Kick_butt" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Remember this post? Well, after 8 months, the cafe is closing, along with the original one in Poulsbo. Part of it has to do with the recession, and I'm sure there's other reasons too. One being that my kick-ass co-worker, Jewlz, finally found a g... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/recession-blues.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0123ddc61f27860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> closing port townsend recession the village baker jewlz famous northwest catering co http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/and-here-we-are.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/and-here-we-are.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/and-here-we-are.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:30:03 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/video/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f01240b6b6000860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f01240b6b6000860e-50si" alt="CAREFORCE" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> After all that filming Mom and I did for the commercial, here is the very few seconds of us that didn't make it to the cutting room floor! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/and-here-we-are.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0123f16eccbf860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mom commercial careforce http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/andwere-rolling.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/andwere-rolling.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/andwere-rolling.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:56:43 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0110169309f8860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0110169309f8860c-50si" alt="Mommakeup" /></a> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0110169309f7860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0110169309f7860c-50si" alt="Equipphoto" /></a> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f011016cdce6f860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f011016cdce6f860d-50si" alt="Mominterview" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Well, Mom and I just got done filming our big TV debut this week. Us, on TV? Yes, amazingly. Turns out that the caregiving company that helped my mom out when she was really sick and whom I use for respite care when I can't make it over there, tho... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/andwere-rolling.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0110164e3ad9860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv television mom commercial video production hd 15 minutes of fame careforce http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/cakes-for-the-memories.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/cakes-for-the-memories.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/cakes-for-the-memories.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:56:26 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f011016403112860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f011016403112860b-50si" alt="Monopic" /></a> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f01101640310c860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f01101640310c860b-50si" alt="mynextjob" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I was digging around in my computer files today and found a picture of this cake....it's one of the ones I'm most proud of: I don't know, it's one of those cakes that turned out better than I thought it would. At first the client wanted me to do... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/cakes-for-the-memories.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f011016bfd697860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mom cakes monopoly cake next job skill recipe http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/the-three-bee-yotches-bakery.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/the-three-bee-yotches-bakery.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/the-three-bee-yotches-bakery.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:30:16 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0110167bbb7d860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0110167bbb7d860c-50si" alt="3bitches" /></a> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0110167bbb8c860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0110167bbb8c860c-50si" alt="Sconed" /></a> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f011017f72bf7860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f011017f72bf7860e-50si" alt="It&#39;stime" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> What do these women have in common? We're all pastry chefs, and now we're all married. Welcome to the club Marla! That's me on the left, Marla, the bride, in the center, and the INFAMOUS Jewlz on the right. As women, we kick ass, but as pastry ch... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/the-three-bee-yotches-bakery.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f01101636e471860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> wedding cakes jewlz annie welch marla overman three bitches bakery sconed robin bupp simply cakes ltd http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/inside-humor.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/inside-humor.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/inside-humor.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:58:49 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f011016994cb7860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f011016994cb7860d-50si" alt="Vortex, bottled " /></a> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f011016199efc860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f011016199efc860b-50si" alt="pirate baking" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Those of us in the know, will realize the hilariousness of this wine label as it pertains to my life. A gift from Jewlz for my birthday......how did she FIND it???? And I found this on my stepson's truck the other day....I want one! Cupcake and... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/inside-humor.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f011016994ff7860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> wine townshend vortex johnny cupcakes pirate baking microwave brownies http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/recession-baking.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/recession-baking.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/recession-baking.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 31 May 2009 15:59:29 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0110168ed2af860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0110168ed2af860d-50si" alt="Smells" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> If I were stupid enough to open my own bakery (especially now), here's a sign I might just want to use in the front window....... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/recession-baking.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0110168ed2e3860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bakery recession free smells http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/cake-or-death.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/cake-or-death.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/cake-or-death.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 25 May 2009 17:18:04 -0700 I found this lovely little Eddie Izzard bit on one of my favorite sites, Cake Wrecks. I think the next time I have a customer to deal with, I'll ask, "Cake or death?" Either way, I win. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/cake-or-death.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f0110182b1adc860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> eddie izzard cake or death cake wrecks