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Eating [in] the DesertGrand moments in Southern Utah baking and hiking There's nothing to do in this town except two of my favorite things to do: cook and hike. My roommate and I have taken up both...
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Living the Cowboy WayDo you know where your meat comes from? This summer, I had the opportunity to spend a week on a working cattle ranch with an old high school friend and her family. They manage the...
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Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24:'Tis the Season to be Baking!Oh Come All Ye Faithful Pie Eaters to My Christmas Pie-baking Marathon(Yes, I'm wearing a sprig of mistletoe in my hair, enabling me to kiss anyone...
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Beet Your Heart Out!!Happy V' Day! I love beets, they are deep red and round and I found one that was shaped like a heart, so I did a little sculpting with my knife and here's what happened. I wrapped...
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TEN WAYS to Eat Your Way HomeFor those displaced by job loss, get rooted again with these ideas from wildcrafting to cooking with rhubarb:One of the fallouts of this economic recession-- I'm...
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The Culinary Heart of Albany, OregonOperation Sybaris is a family and community affair where locavores can discover the true taste of Willamette ValleyIt’s 1 p.m., and Matt Bennett, Chef and co-owner...
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A Sybaris SpringWhat Chef Matt Bennett is Cooking up this Spring on 1st Ave in Albany, OregonWarm salad of fried razor clams, pickled onion, grilled asparagus and Brindisi cheese stuffed piquillo...
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It's Fennel and High School Prom SeasonGo ahead, make their day with a bouquet of fennel... or just make a salad with it :)Will you be my date for the prom?? Ross Carrick, all dressed up for senior...
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The Skinny on Real MilkOregon dairyman sells cow shares in order to give customers raw milkTwo guys who know cows: Mike Duggan (on the left) raises cattle on 100 percent grass for beef on 200 acres at...
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Windfall of ApplesThis fall, my brother Brig took it upon himself to keep as many Southern Idaho apples from rotting on the ground as is humanly possible. He enlisted his whole family as apple-picking...
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest PieToday, November 19th, marks the anniversary of the premier of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest film by brilliant director Milos Forman. I just moved to Salem, Oregon,...
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Cascade Baking Company is rolling in the green-- and yellow!One bakery in Salem Oregon is feeling the love for the Oregon Ducks today and making bank with green and yellow bread to celebrate today's...
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Grand Moments at the Oregon Truffle FestivalBy Jenie SkoyA few weeks ago, I feasted on Oregon truffles at the Oregon Truffle Festival in the Willamette Valley: the damp, ferny, mossy region in Oregon...
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30 DAYS OF JUNE!La June is my grandmother and this month, my family and I plan to cook as many of her dishes from her well-loved cookbook as possible! Here's my story:A few month back, while weathering...
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30 days of JUNE!...or my family's way of inviting our Grandma La June into our kitchens, through cooking her dishes!DAY ONE: LA JUNE'S TROPICAL WALDORF SALADThis is recipe #1 in a series of recipes...
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JUNE 2- June's Angel Thumbprint CookiesToday, my sister Cara June Raymond (named after Grandma) uses coconut once again to whip up Gram's cookies - I'm starting to think June had a thing for...
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June 3- June's Skillet Spaghetti... gone wrong... or did it?Or how Gram helped me invent the world's most perfect food for teenagers, by accident!Day 3 of "30 Days of June" and I'm already tired!I like...
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Day 4- Gathering ingredients at the Portland Farmer's Market and Making Music See tomorrow's post of dried fruit oatmeal/coconut cookies!Today I bought delicious, dried plums (which tasted nothing like...
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Day 5- Oatmeal Coconut Cookies (with Oregon Fireweed Honey)My grandmother was a bit of a health nut. Her cookbook features several recipes using whole wheat flour and I recall my Dad's tales of all the...
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Day 8- Diving into Gram's Chicken Divan - 12 minutes to a delicious dish for hungry, mungry bikers!My cousin Pam Skoy Hepworth (cutest new newlywed in the Skoy gang) and her husband Kent document their...
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Day 10- Scalloped AsparagusLoved this recipe of Grams! Fresh ingredients; simple recipe. Try it!One large bunch of asparagus- steamed3 hard-boiled eggssourdough bread (crumbed up into pieces)White...
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Day 16: Stuffed Pork chopsMy cousin Pam Hepworth is at it again, cooking grandma's stuffed porkchops! Enjoy!4 double-thick chops. Cut a pocket in the fat side.1/4 c. chopped onion1 c. chopped celery1/4...
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Day 17th- White Cake with Velvet Chocolate FrostingSorry Gram, I got a little behind in blogging daily. Truth is, I spend all day at work online and like to unplug when I go home, so I'm trying to play...
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Here be Beer, Monks and Lotsa SausageMt. Angel, Oregon is a must-see!!Tucked away in farm country east of Salem, Oregon, is an inconspicuous little German town called Mt Angel. It's a place settled by...
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New food & new friends in Espana!! It's night in Santiago, Spain and I've been here for a week. I"m running around with my friend Juan (Juancho) Antonio and his father Juan Antonio Sr. and...
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