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Friday, April 20th, 2012
Slow cooking pears in the crockpot sure makes the inn smell wonderful. I start with about 5-7 pounds of pears from the Hood River Valley. With so many growers we have the pick of the crop for the very best Pears in the World! The Hood River Valley is the largest pear growing region [...]
Keep reading Making Butter with Hood River Valley Pears in the Crockpot
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Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
The renowned HoneyCrisp apple is ripe and ready to take home! I picked up some this afternoon at Kiyokawa Family Orchards, just a mile and a half from the Old Parkdale Inn. This distinctive apple is incredibly crisp with a sweet, tangy flesh that lends itself with equal satisfaction to fresh and baked delicacies. We’ve had [...]
Keep reading HoneyCrisp Harvest Festival at Kiyokawa Orchards
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Monday, October 3rd, 2011
I visited a farmer yesterday evening to pick up what might be my last flat of Blueberries. While I was there she shared with me a box of Starkcrimson pears and Gravenstein and Akane apples. I’ll set out large bowls of apples for our guests and use the blueberries and pears for breakfast treats. I [...]
Keep reading Easy Pickin’s in the Hood River Valley
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Friday, September 9th, 2011
The Gravenstein apple is considered by many to be one of the best all-around apples with a sweet, tart flavor and is great for baking and cooking, especially for apple sauce and cider. The Gravenstein Apple harvest represents the kickoff of the annual Hood River Valley harvest. Thousands of acres of apples and pears will be harvested for [...]
Keep reading Gravenstein Harvest Kicks Off the Hood River Valley Harvest
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Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
We use the freshest, locally grown ingredients when preparing breakfast for our guests. I once had a young guest say “this is cool, we get dessert first!’ Berries are big in Oregon and during July the Oregon farmer begins the harvest of the Blueberry. The Blueberry Buckle Coffee Cake is so easy and is always a favorite summer [...]
Keep reading Dessert First ~ Happens a lot at the Old Parkdale Inn
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Sunday, August 7th, 2011
The 2011 cherry crop is amazing. We have been picking about 10 pounds of fresh cherries every few days and they become the main ingredient in many a tasty breakfast treat. We’ve been making cherry crepes, cherry scones, cherry cobblers and of course placing big bowls of cold, crisp cherries on the table to nibble [...]
Keep reading Cherries, Cherries and More Cherries
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Friday, July 22nd, 2011
Guests at the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast have been treated to the Rogue Creamery Lavender Cheddar Spring Tart several times now much to their delight. This morning at our inn located in the Hood River Valley we served the Rogue Creamery Panini with Apples, Spinach and Red Onion. I sauted the onion in a little [...]
Keep reading Another Great Lavender Cheddar Recipe from the Rogue Creamery
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Sunday, April 24th, 2011
It is spring in the Pacific Northwest. The rhubarb in the gardens of the Old Parkdale Inn is just about ready to harvest and the Oregon strawberries should begin to come on soon. Put the two together and we get a favorite of our guests, Strawberry-Rhubarb Coffee Cake. 3 c fresh rhubarb, cut in 1-inch pieces [...]
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