On Monday evening we were all worn out from the holiday festivities and the first day back to reality. We just wanted comfort food – and not in the form of leftovers. Our out-of-town visitors had left that morning, but not without filling my fridge with about 4 dozen fresh chicken eggs. And there was […]
Wrapping up the Holiday Weekend with a Mexican Theme – Slow Roasted Spicy Beef for Tacos
Thanksgiving weekend. Perhaps my four favorite days of the year… How can you not love a holiday that is all about counting your blessings – friends and family, lots of good food and wine and not at all about presents? Well, at least that’s the way it is in my world. I have strict rules […]
Me and My Monkey Brain
Here is a great name for a yoga workshop – “Yoga for Nourishment”. It sounds so delicious, doesn’t it? The workshop was yesterday, Sunday afternoon, and it focused on restorative yoga and Yoga Nidra (which is a kind of meditative yoga). Knowing that this would be the day after our big Harvest Open House at […]
Yummy White Bean Soup with a Greek Accent
Rob and I went to ¡Salud!,a charity wine auction,in Portland on Saturday night. It’s one of our favorites, mostly because we believe so strongly in the cause but also because, coming so closely on the heels of harvest as it does every year, it’s also nice to have a reason to get dressed up and […]
Oatmeal Pumpkin Spiced Chocolate Chip Cookies
We’ve been having this epic weather here in Western Oregon. I think I heard it’s been more than 80 days since we’ve had rain. Which, for us, is more than a little weird. To me it’s felt like we’re in the Twilight Zone. To awaken every morning to sunny, clear skies and temps in the […]