Sakura Ridge

Living Cozy

Deanna — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 05:00:09 +0000

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

Deanna — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:32:04 +0000

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.

Lambing time at Sakura Ridge

Deanna — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:28:41 +0000

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.

Baby Lamb

Deanna — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:35:15 +0000

First to be born. Twins

You will be seeing this tart on the breakfast table!

Deidra — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:38:16 +0000

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!

Deidra — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:33:42 +0000

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?

My Kind of Wine List

Deanna — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:26:18 +0000

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.

Farm Fresh Cherry Granola

Deanna — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 01:27:34 +0000

First we grow the cherries and then make amazing granola. Wake up to fresh warm granola at the Bed & Breakfast. Come by and see us at the Hood River Gorge Grown Farmer’s Market and get some for your breakfast at home.

You can find this original Sakura Ridge granola recipe in ‘Dishing up Oregon,’ written by Ashley Gartland.

Wild & Scenic Film Festival-Hood River, OR

admin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:41:43 +0000

World Class FIlm Festival - Hood River...Aug 24 & 25, 2011

Looking for Treasures in Hood River?

admin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:00:25 +0000

If you can’t find what you want at a Hood River yard sale, drop on by Gypsy Treasures on Tucker Road!