One Saturday morning, Hubby and I were going over the week’s shopping list before heading out to the various markets. When the weather is nice, marketing includes a trip to a produce shack up the road for anything we need that we aren’t growing ourselves. Let me tell you, they have some of the best berries in town.
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I'm a wife, mother, grandmother and avid home cook.I believe in eating healthy whenever possible, while still managing to indulge in life's pleasures.
Summertime Birthday Fiesta Bursting with Mexican Heat
For those of you that have been following along for a while, you already know Hubby’s all-time favorite cuisine is Mexican. He loves just about anything south of the border. For Hubby’s birthday a few years back, I wanted to transport him to Cozumel where he could sip Patron Margaritas and sample the local flavors.
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Next Stop, Depoe Bay!
Depoe Bay is one of those places that we stumbled upon without realizing what it had to offer. Two years ago, we were in Florence, some 60-odd miles south of Depoe Bay. We were relaxing on the veranda of our hotel room when suddenly a whale’s spout came into view. Needless to say, we were on our feet with excitement. As it turns out, our Gray friend was heading north, to Depoe Bay. A pod of Grays call Depoe Bay home 10 months out of the year. Your chances of a whale encounter, however brief, is fairly good. Oh, but I’m getting ahead of myself once more . . . we still have the beautiful drive.
One Afternoon in Tillamook
Long before visiting the Oregon town of Tillamook, Hubby and I were familiar with the town’s prize-winning claim to fame, and that was their cheese. Sure, quality matters and when it comes to quality cheeses, Tillamook ranks high in my book. But it’s more than just their cheese that has won my loyalty, it’s their grounded approach to business. Come see what I mean.
Simple Garlic Broccoli Bursting with Green Goodness
Did you know that California produces 90% of the Broccoli grown in the United States, followed by Arizona? I’m not surprised about California. While the rest of the world might think LA and Hollywood when picturing the Golden State, those of us who call California home know there’s a lot of rich land. Farming and ranching are a big deal in California. We are so much more than Napa Valley Wines.
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Rolling Down the Highway
Rise and shine with the morning sun, or at least the promise of sun. The upside to a road trip is that you get to see so much more of a country than you might otherwise have seen from a train or a plane. The down side is that every few days, it’s time to pack it up, load it up and hit the road once more.
Rain, Rain Go Away!
When we made the decision to return to the Pacific Northwest for our Holiday Vacation, it was as a means to escape the heat of home. Mid July has historically seen temperatures well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. While Hubby insists we prefer a warm climate to call home, it seems to me we always pick a cool place to vacation. Kiddo and I adore fog, and mist and cold. But then again, we are tea drinkers. Misty mornings and a good cup of tea do wonders to quiet the human soul.
Summer Night Entertaining with Grilled Flank Steak Fajitas
There is something so special about grilling together. The food just seems to taste better when we’ve prepared it together. Making Steak Fajitas means working together to prep, grill and serve a delicious meal. Maybe it’s the love of cooking together that makes everything taste so much better. The weekend is nearly upon us and I can hardly wait!
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The Forgotten History of Fort Stevens
As many of you know, I grew up in California. Growing up in California when I did, the paranoia of the Japanese wasn’t such a distant past that it had been forgotten. The attack on Pearl Harbor was before my time, but not by much. Fourteen years in the conciseness of people isn’t very long. It’s been 18 years since the attacks that brought down the World Trade Center, and we still remember – some bitterly, some fearfully, most with sorrow. Growing up as I did where I did, there were remnants of the country’s fears dotted the coastal landscape. I had assumed these abandoned reminders were exclusive to the California Coast. Devils Slide and Muir Beach are the bunkers I am most familiar with, not far from San Francisco.
The Wreck of the Peter Iredale
Astoria offers two very different points of interest to the “modern” history buff. One is Fort Stevens, build during the American Civil War and attacked during World War II. The other, far more famous from a photographic perspective, is the Wreck of the Peter Iredale.
Do you know the way to Astoria?
Good Morning! Welcome to Day 4 of our Oregon-Washington adventure. It’s time to start making our way home – in a very slow, non-direct way. Our forth day had no particular agenda. It was a matter of driving from Castle Rock Washington to Seaside Oregon, with a stop-off in Astoria. Astoria is on the northern most point of the Oregon Coast. It is where Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific Ocean, having followed the Columbia River. Most people would have taken take the quickest route to the ocean along Highway 30, on the Oregon side. We took the meandering route, sticking to the Washington side of the river. It’s the road less traveled, and that suited us just fine.
Welcome August with a Creamy Raspberry Pie
Today is National Raspberry Cream Pie Day. It makes sense, since raspberries are most plentiful this time of the year. These beautiful berries are widely grown in all temperate regions of the world. Did you know that a single raspberry bush can yield several hundred berries a year? That’s a lot of Cream Pies!
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Had we known when we caught a glimpse of Mount Saint Helen while driving through Portland that it was to be our only opportunity to see the full scope of the mountain, I might have taken pictures of that moment. Instead, we took pictures of the Portland skyline like a bunch of country bumpkins that had never laid eyes on a city before. I’m not 100% sure, but there may have even been a gasp or two. I think Portland took us by surprise because we weren’t expecting a skyline. In any case, we ignored the mountain.
Shredded Roast Beef Taquitos with Home-Made Guacamole
We have already established that today is National Avocado Day and that Avocados are more then just the made ingredient for Guacamole. Bet you thought I wasn’t going to get into the whole Guacamole thing. Almost skipped it. I was going to simply share a great recipe for Shredded Roast Beef Taquitos and leave it at that. But then, you gotta have Guacamole with your Taquitos, right?
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An Avocado Everything Menu for National Avocado Day
Today is National Mutt Day, National Raspberry Cake Day and National Avocado Day. It’s been a little bit since I last put together an entire menu from Appetizer to Dessert to share. I don’t know about you, but I love Avocados. Love it on toast, on burgers, on or in just about anything. Creating a complete menu around the avocado was easy. Wow! Avocados and the bounty of the sea is down right delicious. And pretty healthy, too.
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