Pacific Northwest Trips Archives

Homemade Strawberry Sauce

The smell of ripe, juicy strawberries fresh from the field is what I wait for every spring here in Oregon. Strawberry season is different depending on where you live, but here in Oregon it can start as early as the first week in May. During my visit this weekend at the local farmers market I […]

The Cookie Tin

Seeing a cookie tin around the holiday is one of the most exciting presents of all. Your first thoughts when you see it are what delicious cookies are inside? Then when you open it all the memories of Christmas come rushing back. Chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, buttery spritz, thumbprints, snowballs, sugar cookies the list just […]

Mini Oregon Berry Pies

You know that summer has started here in Oregon when you see the boxes of berries overflowing at the farmers markets. Blackberries, Blueberries, Tayberries are in season with a few Strawberries still around. After gathering up several boxes of each of these berries I needed to find a way to enjoy all these berries in […]

Bring in the New Year with Homemade Pierogies

In my family we celebrate the New Year with pork & sauerkraut with potato cheese pierogies. I have been told this is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania tradition where I am from. My dad’s side of the family is also from Poland and I believe this love for the pierogies is deep in my roots. When my […]

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