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The Best Apples for Applesauce

The Best Apples for Applesauce There are many apples to choose from this time of year and it is hard to know which are the best for pies, eating, salads, baking and yes, applesauce. I started canning applesauce so I could have that fresh taste long after the apples I like are no longer available. […]

Gingerbread Cookies Gone Wild!

Gingerbread cookies in my house have “Gone Wild” this year. Living in the foothills of Mt Hood, Oregon I was inspired to make my gingerbread cookies shaped from nature. On a family trip to Yellowstone my husband surprised me with these animal shaped cookie cutters of a deer, salmon, bear, duck and tree. This gingerbread […]

The Hoods are here… Mini Strawberry Pretzel Pie

Fresh strawberries are over flowing everywhere here in Oregon. As I was walking through the farmers market this weekend the question I kept hearing as people were buying strawberries was are they “Hoods”. The strawberry variety everyone looks for here in Oregon are “Hood” Strawberries, so what are Hood Strawberries? They emerged from Oregon’s Hood […]

Strawberry Jamming

Just before the strawberry season ends here in Oregon I wanted to get a few jars of jam done that I can enjoy throughout the year. I always make my family’s favorite Strawberry Lemonade Jam, with every bite you get that fresh strawberry taste with pieces of lemon peel. But this year I decided to […]

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