You are Invited to our Holiday Tasting on Thursday, December 13th.
Sampling starts at 11:00 until supplies last!

We will have a selection of the following items available for sampling (and for sale):

Bourbon Pecan Pie
Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie (Leave a slice for  Santa!)
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Coconut Macaroons (dairy free)
Linzer Cookie w/Raspberry Jam
Sugared Shortbread Cookies in Holiday Shapes
Snowball Cookies (aka Mexican Wedding Cookies)
Peppermint Patty Sandwich Cookies
Gingerbread Cookie People (vegan)
Rugelach
Stuffing Mix
Rustic Rolls (vegan)
Sweet Potato Rolls

Place Your Holiday Orders
Beginning December 10th by calling the bakery during business hours:
Monday-Friday 7:30-5:00
Saturdays 8:00-4:00

503.546.4901

The last day to place holiday orders
will be Friday, December 21st!

Looking to reinvigorate your weekend breakfast or brunch options? Well, we have some exciting gluten-free items that will make you embrace the first meal of the day with joy!

Yes, we have Pain au Chocolat (chocolate croissants) at the bakery in all it’s buttery, chocolatey goodness! We are debuting this little confection Friday, November 23rd and will make it available on a regular basis each weekend. Add a cafe au lait and you could pretend you were in a chic little bistro in France…perhaps on the Cote Azure or in Paris or Annecy. Come, dream with us!

Another new addition to our morning fare is our flaky, buttery danish. Don’t deny yourself the pastry you’ve been craving. It has quickly become a popular treat and we are so happy to be able to offer this up to an eager audience.

If those don’t tempt you, then how about our new hearty, beautiful quiche? This is no ordinary quiche. Its light , fluffy and savory egg base is poured and baked into our pastry crust that can stand on its own!  And our house made granola by the bowl, available with a variety of milks and milk alternatives?

Gluten-free breakfast (and brunch)never tasted so good!

pain au chocolat sans gluten

It’s November and that means it’s time to revel in the fall colors, the crisp morning air and the delicacies of the season. It is also time to plan for that feast of all feasts, Thanksgiving! We have our menu below to assist you with your holiday planning. Call us today to place your order (503.546.4901).

We are also excited about opening on Mondays again starting Monday, November 12th. Our Winter Hours are: Monday-Friday 7:30-5:00 and Saturdays 8:00-4:00.  We will be open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday regular hours and we will be OPEN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD 8:30-3:00 so come enjoy some breakfast goodies with us and fuel up for your Black Friday activities, whatever they may be!

PIES:

Pumpkin  $20

Double Crust Apple  $26

Vegan Pumpkin Pie  (with a pastry crust and  gingerbread cookie rim)  $24

TART:

Harvest Savory Vegetable  $26

STUFFING MIX:

Stuffing Mix (serves 6-8) with recipe on back  $5.50 (limited quantities of vegan stuffing, too)

ROLLS:

Soft Rolls (contain eggs)  $1.25 each or a bag of 6 for $6.75

Rustic Rolls (vegan)  $1.25 each or a bag of 6 for $6.75

We are so pleased to announce that this year marks our 5th year of baking gluten-free breads and pastries for you! We want to celebrate and you are invited to celebrate with us. We have a fun week planned, starting October 16th, when we will debut our new menu items, offer samples, give away prizes and say “Thank you” to all of our fantastic customers.

Your patronage has catapulted our business from its humble beginnings at the Portland Farmers Market to the thriving retail and wholesale bakery we are today. It has been five years of hard work but each time we make someone smile (or even cry) as they bite into something we’ve made or each time we receive a hand written note of thanks, it makes it all worthwhile.

We have made good friends from customers and have seen your children grow up. We’ve been fortunate enough to help you celebrate the milestones of your life by making wedding or birthday or anniversary cakes for your family. We appreciate that our business is more than just another business, but a place where you feel safe and where you feel your needs and desires can be met with the best we have to offer.

We have many great memories from these last five years and we hope to create many more with you. Chris and I and our staff are glad to be here and we are so glad to see you each and every day. Thanks for letting us share in this delicious journey with you.

Tuesday is Pie-A-Palooza: Chocolate Cream, Banana Cream, Pumpkin and Apple, to name a few of the flavors we will be sampling. Starting at 11:00 we will have samples for you to delight in (until we run out) and buy. We will raffle off a pie at 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00. Must be present to win.

Wednesday is FREE slices of Pizza Day: You heard it right. From 11:00 until supplies last, we will sample slices of pizza for you. There will also be a pizza raffle at 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00. Must be present to win.

Thursday is FREE pieces of Cake Day:  It doesn’t get much sweeter than cake and we have some for all to share. We’ll have a variety of our popular cake flavors for you to try (11:00 until we run out) and yes, we will raffle off a cake at 1:00! Chinook Books will be raffled off at 2:00 and 3:00. Must be present to win.

Friday: Bread Samples and $1 Off All Bread All Day! Always wanted to know what that Honey Gold tasted like? Well, this is your day to test it out. We will be offering samples of our breads from 11:00 until we run out. We will have raffles today, too. Gift certificates and a Bread Basket will be raffled off to some lucky winners at 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 (one prize per raffle & winner must be present to claim prize).

Saturday is all about lunch: We will have a Lunch Special Today Only! Buy a sandwich and either a cup of soup or a side salad for only $10.00 (a $12.25 value) starting at 11:00 and going all day. Yes, we will have raffles today at 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00. Must be present to win.

We are in the midst of some exciting changes here at NCT and we are all eager to share some of them with you now and we will unveil even more details later so check back with us soon.

Beginning September 10th, we will be open Tuesday-Friday 7:30-5:00 and Saturdays 8:00-4:00. We will be closed Sundays and Mondays. This change in our hours will be used to plan and implement new and improved menu items, train our staff, maintain the bakery and bring you the best experience in gluten-free eating that we can muster up.

In October we will be celebrating a Re-Grand Opening and our 5 year Anniversary to debut many of these changes. Some things you can expect are new pastry items, new breads, more pies and new lunch offerings. The bakery will get a much needed sprucing up as well.

We want to be your “go to” bakery for artisan quality gluten-free breads, pasties, pies, cakes, etc. and we will be working hard to bring you what you deserve and what you crave.

Thanks for your continued patronage and your support these last 5 years. Here’s to the future!

Sincerely,

Chris and Teresa and the wonderful NCT staff

About a year ago a long time customer of ours asked me if I had tried a new gluten-free bread that was, at that time, new to the market.  It was described as “whole grain” and really good. There had not yet been a gluten-free whole grain bread that was mass produced and broke free of the long held stereotype of being akin to a brick than to its wheat based  cousin. So I sought out this bread at our local natural foods store.  I read the front of the bread bag and there were the words “gluten free” and “whole grain.”  Next I turned over the package and read the ingredients: Water, brown rice flour (not a bad start),tapioca starch, potato starch (things seemed to have quickly taken a turn in the less-than-whole-grain direction) then oil, sugar, then more refined starchiness. Somewhere down the line, I believe the eighth or ninth ingredient listed, was the other whole grain contained in the bread.  After that were a number of ingredients that I had difficulty pronouncing.  At this point it dawned on me just how different we do gluten-free at New Cascadia.  Simple, honest, wholesome and always gluten-free.

This was about the same time that we introduced our Multigrain bread.  What many consider to be our best bread, it is nearly 80% whole grain and without any refined ingredients or xanthan gum.  Sure, we use starch and xanthan gum in many of our products.  But we keep the refined stuff to a minimum.  Even many of our pastries are mostly wholegrain and made with a short, understandable ingredients list.  We take a simple, straight forward approach to baking: Comfort food for the gluten-free crowd that yearns for grandma’s old fashioned recipes of (pre gluten-free) days gone by.

We believe that our customers deserve the best, freshest baked goods available and we strive to make eating gluten-free an enjoyable experience. We use quality ingredients and even use vegetables, herbs and berries grown in the warmer months from our own organic garden beside the bakery. If you are ever in Southeast Portland, Oregon stop by for a cookie, pastry, pizza or loaf of bread. If you would like a slice of pie or want to order a cake, we will be happy to oblige. We’re sure you will appreciate the difference.

Thanks,
Chris and Teresa

Warm scents wafting from the stove top, bowls filled with savory broth and hand pies coming out of the oven. Oh, and it’s all gluten-free. This is lunch at New Cascadia Traditional. We are making fresh soups and savory hand pies each and every day to bring you lunch options that go beyond the ordinary and ho-hum. We hope you will try our new offerings and enjoy lunch in a new way.

Our menu rotates weekly, so be sure to ask us about our weekly flavors the next time you’re in the bakery (or call us 503.546.4901).

Enjoy!

Greetings! Here is a holiday video showcasing our Gluten-Free Christmas delights made especially for you. We hope you will enjoy the video and should you have any questions about our full Holiday Menu, please see the “Gluten-Free Holiday Menu” tab for details or just give us a call (503.546.4901). We look forward to helping to make your winter holidays joyful and delicious (oh, and gluten-free).

Thanksgiving is next week and we are excited to premiere our Gluten-Free Stuffing How To video to ease your holiday preparations. We hope you will find it helpful and fun to watch. By the way, we have our vegan stuffing mix available at the bakery now on a first come, first served basis.

Our holiday menu is on our website and we are still taking orders for next week, so call or stop by to ensure a successful, delicious, gluten-free Thanksgiving.

503.546.4901 (last day to place orders is Friday, November 18th)

Chris and I are thankful for all of the business you have given us these past 4 1/2 years. We wouldn’t be here without your continued and loyal support.

From all of us at New Cascadia Traditional, Happy Thanksgiving.