Here’s an idea to use up summer fruits.  Light, pretty, slightly intoxicating as well, a choice to have when you don’t have time to make an elaborate desserts.  The choice of using white wine, sweet wine, or sparkling wine is really up to you.  Even you can use sparkling juice to make it non-alcoholic if [...]

When the weather was predicted to be super hot late last week, I quietly rejoiced because it’s been cool ever since I was back in town.  It’s like waiting for the summer to begin, my friends told me that I didn’t miss much in July anyway.  August is supposed to be very nice in Oregon, [...]

I really shouldn’t post an apple cake when it’s not in season anymore.  Sure, you could always eat apples all-year round nowadays; most of the apples come from growers in Washington states, which is close enough to Oregon that I could say it’s coming from local–meaning Northwest area.  But these photos have been sitting in [...]

Today I got back from the beach, it’s always good to walk in to my own home.  It’s really home sweet home.  My family loved the time we spent at the beach, the location of where we stayed was perfect.  Siletz Bay is a quiet place to have a weekend getaway that my husband said [...]