Thanksgiving Archives - Fresh From Oregon

Hello from Oregon!

Welcome to my blog fresh from Oregon and the beautiful foothills of Mt Hood. Oregon has amazing fresh ingredients all year long. What’s fresh this week in Oregon and what meals can you create with it. I will share some of the great recipes I have made using the fresh ingredients that are grown and […]

The Best Way to Store Asparagus

Start by buying the freshest asparagus at your local farmers market or store. Look for tightly closed tips and ends that are plump and firm. When you bring home the asparagus you need to trim about a 1/2″ from the ends of the stalk. Here are two different ways to store your asparagus: Paper Towel […]

The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap

This is my first year as a participant in the 4th annual The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. Just around 566 food bloggers (That’s a Big Cookie Swap) from across the United States and 6 other countries participated this year. We each sent out 3 batches of our home baked cookies and received 3 batches of […]

Another year older….

My husband John celebrated another year older today. He saw a day that went from light snow in the morning to sunshine, to rain, to sunshine to light snow. Yes this is another spring day on the mountain. This will be our 5th spring in Zigzag and the earliest we have seen daffodils and primroses […]

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