Hi everybody I have a couple of quick news items:

Reminder: We’re in Blog for Food week 3. Please take a moment to donate to the Oregon Food Bank. To be part of the official Blog For Food tally, please enter “Blog For Food” in the tribute section on the OFB donation page. The Food Dude over at Portland Food and Drink is also part of the Blog for Food campaign and wrote a great post on it.

We just put up a new poll on the top right. We were delighted with how many responses we got to our last one. The new survey is: What breakfast item do you miss most? Breakfast is one of those meals where it seems like it’s kind of hard to get away from wheat. While some items have a lot of celiac-friendly substitutions available, there are a lot of others where there isn’t much out there, like donuts. *sigh* We want to know what you miss the most. Take a moment and cast your vote!

I found an interesting recipe for Chinese New Years Cake – Nian Gao at Gluten Free in Cleveland. The last place I lived in San Francisco was right next to Chinatown and I still have a lot of nostalgia for my favorite Chinese bakery and the treats they sold there. I especially miss lotus buns and mooncakes. I’ll have to give this recipe a try.

For those of you who may be wondering how our Gluten Free Valentines Day cake from New Cascadia Traditional Bakery was, it was awesome. It may be among the best chocolate cakes I’ve ever had. And it was vegan. If I talk about them any more they’re going to have to start sending me free cookies.

That’s it. Happy Thursday!