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Sister’s Spiced Old Fashioned

Sister’s Spiced Old Fashioned

We had our first-ever spiced old fashioned several years ago at our favorite bar in town, The Shady Lady Saloon. It was the ultimate taste of fall…our favorite time of year!. We immediately went home and tried to recreate it. We present to you our 

Corn Risotto with Bacon, Leeks and Mascarpone

Corn Risotto with Bacon, Leeks and Mascarpone

Why does it seem like all the fresh produce we love has such a short growing season? Makes us sad 🙁 We love our corn and there’s a fabulous local place to get it (Davis Ranch) – but the season starts the end of June 

Central Coast Getaway

Central Coast Getaway

We recently took a fantastic road trip to one of our favorite parts of California – the central coast. We both went to college in the area, and we don’t get down that way often, so we grabbed the chance to have one last summer 

Fig Raspberry Shrub

Fig Raspberry Shrub

It’s happy hour somewhere right now, isn’t it?! Today we’re toasting with our fig and raspberry shrub. Figs are in season for such a short time but making them into a shrub will allow you to enjoy them beyond their season. We still have figs 

Salted Peanut Chews

Salted Peanut Chews

Happy National Peanut Day! Our Aunt Susie used to make these Salted Peanut Chews for the holidays and we would gobble them up. We loved them so much that we started making them ourselves and included them in our Christmas cookie gift boxes we shared 

Persian Chicken and Rice

Persian Chicken and Rice

We have a wonderful Persian restaurant by the name of Shahrzad in a city near where we live. They serve the most amazing Persian chicken and rice dish (Zereshk Polo ba Morgh)… among other yummy dishes.  We can’t make the trip out to the restaurant 

Chocolate Surprise Cookies

Chocolate Surprise Cookies

  Oh my gosh, you guys..summer is over! Judy’s kids start school today and many of their friends went back to school in the middle of August. How is that possible? We are never ready for summer to end. Today’s recipe for Chocolate Surprise Cookies 

Thai Noodle Salad

Thai Noodle Salad

If you’re looking for a super easy and delicious meal, this Thai Noodle Salad is the one! It doesn’t require any cooking (well, except for the noodles) and the Thai peanut dressing is so delicious! We love the dressing so much we use it as 

Jam Filled Butter Cookies

Jam Filled Butter Cookies

Don’t these jam filled butter cookies look positively astral? Oh my goodness, you guys! They are like little suns that will brighten up your morning (or afternoon or evening) coffee or your lunch box! And, they are as delicious as they are beautiful. We used 

The Best of Jacksonville, OR

The Best of Jacksonville, OR

We took a quick trip to Jacksonville, Oregon last week to celebrate our mom’s birthday. It was our first time in Jacksonville and we love it! The town is quaint, dating back to the early 1850’s. It’s located just southwest of Medford and very near