The season for local strawberries is fleeting here in the Willamette Valley – which is what makes these little gems all the more delicious to us, I’m sure. I don’t know about you, but I don’t even bother with out-of-season strawberries. There’s just no comparison. When they’re in season I stock up at McMinnville’s two […]
“Tessalation!” A lovely picture book and a Chocolate Cookie Recipe
Sometimes, when the world is falling apart – as it seems to be this week – the best thing to do is to bake some cookies and retreat with a cozy book. My fabulous friend Emily Grosvenor wrote a wonderful children’s book called “Tessalation!”, found the perfect illustrator on-line, and got the project funded through […]
Little Christmas Eve and a Simply Perfect Cut-Out Cookie Recipe
Today is Little Christmas Eve. At least that’s what my mom always called this day when we were growing up. Some people call it Christmas Eve Eve, or the day before Christmas Eve, or just December 23rd, I guess. During my childhood Little Christmas Eve was often the day we baked Christmas cookies, my Mom […]