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610 SW 12th Ave & Alder • petuniaspiesandpastries.com • 503.841.5961
Hours: Tues-Thurs 9am-9pm; Fri-Sat 9am-10om; Sun 9am-7pm
It has been almost seven months since Lisa Clark opened her shop Petunia’s Pies & Pastries in the West End. Between the bustling retail space, growing wholesale, Farmer’s Market booths and upcoming e-commerce site, she certainly has her hands full.
“I am just trying to keep up with everything.” Asked if she ever sleeps, she joked “yeah… kind of.”
My friend Hannah’s mom has pretty much my dream life, entertaining and cooking for everyone she loves. Tina and her husband, Fred have a beautiful vacation home in northern California where they invite friends and family to come stay throughout the summer. Tina cooks incredible meals every day for all of her guests – crepes for breakfast, various snacks and goodies all through the day and course after course for dinner.
Everyone gathers together to have dinner out on this large wood table outside, enjoys the fantastic food and great company. It is definitely the picture perfect scene for the phrase “food brings people together.”
My cake decorating class has officially come to a close.
Overall I’m super pleased with all that I learned. Sure, my cakes still need a little work, but I think in the 7 short weeks, my artistic skills have certainly improved!
Some of the key things I learned over the course of the class:
Here are a few of my creations over the last few weeks.
My friendly dinosaur made out of buttercream frosting and marshmallows. Isn’t he cute?!
My Doll Cake was one of my favorites. It was super fun to put together and there are so many creativity options between the dress and the doll you pick (it’s essentially half a Barbie).