Easiest Dessert Buffet Ever
The last day of school is always a cause for celebration — and not only for the kids. I’m just as excited to not have to…
Toasted Oat Tarts with Strawberries and Cream
A holiday devoted to being kind and loving to others? Sounds like exactly what we all need right about now. Seriously, Valentine’s Day couldn’t have come…
Cherry, Lime and Coconut Swirl Popsicles
For everything there is a season, and summer is certainly the season for popsicles. Vibrantly colored, mouth-wateringly refreshing and made with juicy summer fruits, they’re like…
Almond Oat Cookies + Ice Cream = Love
There are times in life when you need a fresh-baked cookie. Not a cookie from a package, not a previously baked cookie that’s been rattling around the kitchen…
Strawberry Lemonade with a Grown-Up Twist
Thanks to a California-like spring, Portland’s strawberry season came early this year. The downside? All that heat means it’s going by way too fast. Usually we reserve our berry…
Lamb and Spinach Stuffed Phyllo
My kids would turn up their noses at a lamb burger. But wrap that ground lamb in a pastry shell? Suddenly dinner isn’t anything to whine about any…
Fall Traditions: Apple Picking and Cider Pressing
If you think about it from a purely economical standpoint, there’s not a lot of incentive to go apple picking. Apples are plentiful and cheap, no matter…
Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts
Ask anyone in my family what our favorite time of year is, and we’ll all pick fall. Even the kids, who dread going back to school…
Bring on the Popcorn, it’s Backyard Movie Night
Every parent likes to say they dread the end of the school year, when the daily schedule goes haywire and kids are suddenly hanging around the…
Breakfast in Bed With Rich Coconut Scones
A Champagne brunch for Mother’s Day sounds wonderful — at first. But the reality is we don’t want to have to do anything on our day…
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