We’ve had our first glimpse of warmer weather in Oregon, with a few weeks of amazing sunshine. We’ve already had a taste of dining alfresco, with our first barbecue...
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Happy May Day, Friends! I love gathering people around the table and feeding them. Sometimes we gather casually in our back seating area under our covered patio, especially this...
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I love bread and my family loves bread, so we are a bread-lovin’ family! When it comes to a dinner party, the kind of bread I love to serve...
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I love the combination of carrots and orange. So much that last winter I served it to my friends. The recipe today, with carrots and oranges, is in my...
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I love the word “homey”. It just feels so good. Sort of like a fresh loaf of bread coming out of the oven, or a warm fire, a soft...
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There a time and a place for big fancy desserts at a well-planned dinner party, and then there’s the time and the place for easy, peasy desserts at last...
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