Adventures in Cooking

One of my favorite things about living in the Columbia River Gorge is the close proximity to delicious local orchards, cherrie in particular. There’s a little town called Mount Hood Parkdale that has what’s known as a “fruit loop”, where you can drive around country roads stopping at a variety of different adorable roadside f...

Summer has indeed sprung, and its once gentle sunshine has turned slightly murderous as the temperatures in my garden continue to climb far beyond what my plants prefer. My chamomile is particularly wounded, and all but three of those poor plants have dried out to a yellowed dust. The remaining three, however have new growth,...