Vist the HoneyCrisp Harvest Festival this weekend at Kiyokawa Family Orchards

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HoneyCrisp Harvest Festival at Kiyokawa Orchards

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 [...]

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Easy Pickin’s in the Hood River Valley

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 [...]

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Gravenstein Harvest Kicks Off the Hood River Valley Harvest

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 [...]

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Dessert First ~ Happens a lot at the Old Parkdale Inn

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 [...]

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Cherries, Cherries and More Cherries

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 [...]

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Another Great Lavender Cheddar Recipe from the Rogue Creamery

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 [...]

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A Northwest Tasty Coffee Cake ~ Strawberry Rhubarb

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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Apple Pancakes with Apple Cider Syrup

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

  Thanks to Ryan’s Hood River Juice Companyfor this recipe which I served this morning to our guests at the Old Parkdale Inn.  As an extra treat I put out some Old Parkdale Inn Apple Butter. Prepare your favorite pancake mix and to it add one teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg and 1/2 cup grated [...]

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Pear and Rogue Creamery Oregonzola Tart with Sweet and Spicy Oregon Hazelnuts in a Phyllo Crust

Saturday, November 27th, 2010

I love watching cooking shows and I watched someone make a tart like this a few months back.  Of course, I couldn’t remember that particular recipe so I did a web search for a ”Pear and Blue Cheese Tart”, found many, took the info I could use and created this yummy tart.  And after making it [...]

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Our Guests and the Mt Hood Railroad Wine Train

Saturday, October 30th, 2010

The Mt Hood Railroad Wine Train, started this year as a Friday night Fall event, features the wineries and wines of the Columbia River Gorge.  Our guests last weekend saw our previous blog about the Wine Train, booked a room with us here at the Old Parkdale Inn then reserved a seat on the Train.   These trains, scheduled [...]

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