Travel

A Trip to Bob’s Red Mill

May 10, 2012
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I took a drive out to Bob’s Red Mill last week to do a little shopping and thought you might like to come along to see this amazing place. They ship their huge product line all over the country and the headquarters of their operation is right here in Portland, Oregon.  Bob’s Red Mill has [...]

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Creme Brulee and Thoughts of April in Paris

April 2, 2012
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In my previous post I wrote about one of Ina Garten’s recipes, Chocolate Orange Mousse,  in her wonderful book,  Barefoot in Paris.   I didn’t give Ina’s recipe my usual rave reviews because it fell short of my expectations from reading the recipe and I was disappointed.  I have to be honest and confess that [...]

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Portland: What to do, Where to stay

February 25, 2012

Pin It I love where I live and have written about my city, Portland, Oregon, many times since I started my blog almost 4 years ago.  For me it is the perfect place.  An hour to an hour and a half in any direction will take you to snow capped mountains, a gorgeous coast line, [...]

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Travel Notes: Cannon Beach and Haystack Rock

February 17, 2012
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Pin It My daughter, granddaughter and great-grandson were here from Chicago last week to celebrate family birthdays and we spent a few days at the Oregon coast.  We are real beach lovers and head to Cannon Beach every chance we get. It isn’t unusual to get a couple of good weather weeks in February and [...]

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Portland Life ~ Cooking Classes

February 6, 2012
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Pin It     In Good Taste Cooking School – Lake Oswego, Oregon I love where I live and always look forward to writing about what’s going on here in Portland. In the next few months I’m planning posts about some of the great things to see and do here. I’m kicking off this series [...]

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Paris Shopping – What’s Up With That VAT Tax?

January 21, 2012

Pin It Have you ever heard of the VAT tax and wondered what it is? Several friends who are planning trips to Europe this spring and summer asked me about it and I thought the topic would make a good post. I hope this information will be useful and will give you confidence to claim [...]

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Chicago’s Christkindlmarket ~ I thought I was in Germany

December 16, 2011
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  I went to Chicago for the Thanksgiving holiday to visit my daughter and family and after our big dinner on Thursday we wanted to get out in the sunshine and do a little sightseeing.   Every year from the day before Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve Chicago puts on one of the most authentic German [...]

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Duck Fat – Potato Galette with Caraway and Sweet Onions

December 8, 2011
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  I had a wonderful visit with family when I flew to Chicago last week for the Thanksgiving holiday.   It was a rare opportunity for us to spend a holiday together and I loved every minute of it.  My daughter and SIL are true foodies and are always more than willing to show me [...]

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The Art of French Window Licking

December 4, 2011
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  When I was a little girl one of the most anticipated events of the holiday season was the unveiling of the store windows at the largest department store in downtown Portland, Meier & Frank.  It was a big event for us, one that we dressed up for and looked forward to for weeks before [...]

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Nurnberger Lebkuchen ~ German Gingerbread

November 30, 2011
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 One of the oldest and most beautiful Christmas markets in Europe is the Christkindlmarkt in Nuremberg,Germany. The Christmas Angel opens this famous market on the Friday before the first Sunday of Advent and when it closes on Christmas Eve more than 2 million visitors will have browsed the almost 200 stalls and feasted on Nuremburger bratwurst, [...]

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