Where is TIny Today?
05 Mar
Tiny went on his first outing to visit some of our favorite restaurants in the Columbia River Gorge.
Tiny couldn’t go inside so we looked in the windows and doorways. Can you guess where Tiny went first?
We call him Tiny Tim
25 Feb
Tiny is 3 days old and today decided he was going to fight for it and stand up. He’s going to make it.
Jessie Sue the farm dog is all over Tiny Tim – trying to be his momma. J. Sue constantly is licking, prodding and cuddling Tiny.
Share on FacebookLiving Cozy
19 Feb
Can’t beat a log house for living cozy. These logs were shipped down from British Columbia and constructed on site by the original owners, Doug & Teri Adams.
Valentines at Sakura Ridge
10 Feb
Your Best Shot Photography will be at din din’s extravaganza tomorrow night at Sakura Ridge.
Everyone gets their picture taken with their sweetie. Phelp’s Creekis pouring wine.
The theme is Italian.
Share on FacebookLambing time at Sakura Ridge
08 Feb
It’s that time of year in the Hood River Valley. Lambing.
Yesterday morning we had our second set of twins by a young ewe who was having trouble taking care of both so now we are bottle feeding the girl. Last night every 2 hours, now it is every 4 hours.
Farmer John knew just how to give the girl her bottle at 6 a.m.
Share on Facebook
You will be seeing this tart on the breakfast table!
26 Jan
Deanna and Chef Maurice
This simple tart looks beautiful and tastes even better. It took less than 15 minutes to get into the oven.
- Start with a puff pastry sheet thawed and rolled out with a bit of flour.
- Place it on a buttered cookie sheet.
- Peel 3 to 5 pears or apples and cut in half. Remove the core. Place the fruit flat side down and make thin slices while holding the shape with your hand. Fan out the sliced pear half and slide it onto your knife and then onto the dough sheet. Continue until the sheet is full of sliced fanned fruit.
- Dot liberally with butter and sprinkle generously with white sugar. We added sliced almonds when we tried this at home. Nice touch. It would be great with ice cream!
- Bake in a 350 degree oven until golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes.
Cooking School!
21 Jan
Four weeks with Chef Maurice of Laguna Culinary Arts learning all the basics of French cooking. We look forward to using these techniques for our farm fresh breakfasts.
Our favorite dressing so far is pesto vinaigrette. The sauces are rich with butter and heavy cream and we have learned to flame Jack Daniels to produce a flavor filled steak au jus.
How do you think we can work that into breakfast at the farm?
Share on FacebookMy Kind of Wine List
20 Jan
We’ve all been to restaurants with a “bible” of a wine list. My personal philosophy of wine lists is “less is more!”Around here, we love local Columbia Gorge Pinots and Chardonnays.
You can go into any local restaurant and be a wine expert when you say, “I’ll have a glass of Pinot, please!”
If you’re in Hood River this weekend, our neighbors at Phelps Creek Vineyards are releasing their Columbia Gorge Pinot Noir 2009 at the Chinese New Year: Wine Release Party.
