Hello! Wow, it’s been so long since I’ve done a blog post. I’ve been busy working on my granola business! Last spring I started baking the granola in my kitchen under the Cottage Food law, which has a lot of limitations on where and how you can sell your baked goods, can’t sell online, can’t accept credit cards, etc. I had been searching for a commercial kitchen all summer long and wasn’t finding one that was right, but then this fall I found one that’s a perfect fit for me. It’s not too far away, it’s not too expensive and it’s a plant-based kitchen. I’m not vegetarian but I don’t expect to be making anything other than the granola. I got my food processing license from ODA (Oregon Dept of Agriculture) and started baking there in November. There were some challenges at first but got it all worked out and I can bake so much more now at one time. My small batches baked at home really should have been called Micro-Batch Granola! This past fall I started seasonal flavors, September through November was Bourbon, Pecan, Pumpkin Pie Spice granola. Now through the end of February I’m making Gingerbread Granola. It’s so good! I especially like it on vanilla ice cream, but I think it would be good on Salted Caramel as well. This is a quick and easy dessert that tastes amazing.

I tried out a few gingerbread spice recipes before I got to the final flavor. I first tried it with Pfeffernusse cookie spices, I thought it would be really good but the flavors didn’t translate well to the granola. I’m happy with the final product and received a lot of positive feedback from customers.

It’s been quite a year, with challenges at every turn, but I’m loving the whole process and bringing this granola to everyone’s door. I got the website up only 3 weeks ago!

I’m running a promo now through the end of the year with 10% off all orders, promo code is SAVE10, if you’d like to try some tasty granola and support my small business.

Oh and If you live in NE Portland I can deliver the granola for a $2 fee.

I hope to be vending in some new markets next month, there aren’t a whole lot during the winter months but they’re out there. I’ll post where I’ll be here.

Wishing you a great holiday and thanks for stopping by!