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My First Blog "Homemade Pierogies"
I have been thinking for days what my first blog should be and then it came to me. My grandmother and sister came over from Poland as young girls and their first job was making homemade pierogies....
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The little Italian pasta …. Orzo with Lemon Greek Chicken Thighs
So what is orzo if you go to Wikipedia this is what they say: Orzo (from Latin hordeum, sometimes called Italian rice) is Italian and means “barley”[1], from which orzo was originally made. However,...
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Home on the Range ……
We have some great cattle ranches in Eastern Oregon that produce some of the best beef. My husband and son’s favorite meal are Fajita’s so I got a beautiful piece of flat iron steak. We were recently...
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Bring in the New Year with Homemade Pierogies
Homemade Yam & Cranberry Pierogies Homemade Potato & Cheese Pierogies In my family we celebrate the New Year with pork & sauerkraut with potato cheese pierogies. I have been told this is...
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Around My French Table in Oregon!
I finished this week with my last meal from the Cook to Books Challenge from Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan. I made the Short Ribs in Red Wine, Corn Pancakes and Brown-sugar Squash and...
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Lemon Risotto with Roasted Asparagus & Chicken
Asparagus is popping up out of the ground all over Oregon. This tells me that spring has started here in Oregon. My favorite way to prepare asparagus is to roast it in the oven, it takes just 5...
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Lemon-Chile Pickled Asparagus
Here’s another great recipe from The Mile End Cookbook by Noah and Rae Bernamoff, that I made with Fresh From Oregon Asparagus. This was an easy refrigerated pickled asparagus recipe and it took no...
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Krusteaz Honey Cornbread Poppers…
I met so many great food vendors at the IFBC 2014 in Seattle. One of my favorite sessions was presented by Krusteaz . Krusteaz’s Culinary Specialist Malia Hasegawa and event stylist and entertaining...
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The Best Apples for Applesauce
The Best Apples for Applesauce There are many apples to choose from this time of year and it is hard to know which are the best for pies, eating, salads, baking and yes, applesauce. I started canning...
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Roasted Turkey with Homemade Cracker Stuffing
The roasted golden bird, the Turkey is the center piece of any Thanksgiving table. But in my family the favorite dish is my family’s cracker stuffing passed down from my mom from my grandmother and...
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Classic Deviled Eggs
Thanksgiving dinner would not be complete without “Classic Deviled Eggs”. My family does not like anything fancy just your basic deviled eggs like I remember growing up. If there are any extra...
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Festive Yam Casserole
25 years ago I was given this recipe for Festive Yam Casserole from a co-worker and have been serving it at my Thanksgiving dinner since. The layer of creamy yam filling with the crunchy topping of...
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Green Bean Casserole
Last year I wanted to make everything for my Thanksgiving dinner from scratch so I was on the hunt for the best Green Bean Casserole. After looking through many cookbooks and searching the web I was...
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Fresh Cranberries
This Thanksgiving or any holiday enjoy the sweet and tart taste of cranberries 3 ways. Enjoy homemade jellied orange cranberry sauce that tastes better than the one from a can and so easy to do. You...
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New Years Traditions ~ What’s yours?
What’s your family’s favorite New Year’s food tradition? Around the world many people celebrate the new year with many food traditions. On New Year’s eve you will smell a prime rib roast cooking in...
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Fresh Kale Pesto
This week Fresh From Oregon… Kale! Kale comes in many varieties and the best one to make this pesto is the green curly-leaved kale. It only takes a few minutes to blanch the kale and create this...
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Corn Relish … Summer in a Jar
It’s not too late to have that fresh taste of summer preserved for winter. Corn is still in season and combined with peppers, onions and celery it makes the perfect relish. Served over some grilled...
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Fresh from the Oregon Coast ~ Cioppino for Two!
Dungeness crab is still Fresh from Oregon with some other great seafood like Ling cod, Rockfish and Petrale Sole. The peak season to find Dungeness crab in Oregon is December through April and fresh...
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Capay Valley Ranches ~ California Olive Oil at its Best!
With its Mediterranean climate of mild winters and long hot summers Capay Valley is an ideal place to grow the finest olives and nuts. Here you will find Capay Valley Ranches nestled in this beautiful...
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Spring in Finally here in Oregon
It has been a very rainy spring this year in Oregon, so with a peek of blue skies today I headed to the Beaverton Winter Market. I live in the foothills of Mt Hood and this is a little over an hour...
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