home made
Slow Cooked Spiced Apples and Cranberries
Make your whole house smell warm and wonderful with something fast and easy you can cook right this minute in your slow cooker. I am still trying to find ways […]
Halloween Popcorn Treats
Halloween is just days away… time to get your boo on. True to Northwest form, the weather is cooperating just as if we asked it to. The skies have darkened, […]
Individual Pumpkin Custards (and Thai Pumpkin Soup)
The cozy, warm smell of a pumpkin pie baking cues up happy memories of family, home, and every Thanksgiving of your life. The heavenly aroma of cinnamon, nutmeg and pumpkin […]
Cranberry Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette
Still smiling from all the excitement at the 2018 Cranberrian Fest in Ilwaco. Ever since discovering that we have cranberry bogs so close to home, I have been wanting to […]
Cranberry Harvest in Ilwaco
Northwest cranberries are being harvested right this minute in Ilwaco. If you have ever wanted to see a cranberry bog, this is your chance. Harvesting starts early, 9 a.m. to […]
Curried-Maple Mustard Meatballs
The holidays are right around the corner, so you better get rolling. There are pies to bake, casseroles to make, and hostess gifts to take - to all of those […]
Pumpkin Spice Mix-In
It’s time again, and I am rabid with excitement. This is even more thrilling than a new season of Dateline. Pumpkin spice season is upon us, friends, and we need […]
Skillet Taco Bake
It’s a big week. Work, school, soccer, football… fall tv. It’s premier week and your favorite shows are back, along with a few new ones that you’re not so sure […]
Peach Habanero Barbecue Sauce
Run, don’t walk, to wherever you can get your hands on some Walla Walla onions and fresh, juicy peaches. I just happened to find both at Joe’s Place Farms, but […]
Pressure-Cooker Sloppy Joes (for when you have no thyme)
By now you may, or may not, be back to school. If you are, life has no doubt returned to a fever pitch, routines setting back in, rushed mornings, and […]