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• KEY LIME PIE

  Created: Friday, 31 July 2009 07:44 Author: Oregon Mom

    There's nothing more refreshing on a hot summer day than Key Lime Pie to serve your guests.  Even if I didn't have guests coming over, I'd still be in the mood for Key Lime Pie ... there's just something about a glorious tart citrus flavor that def...

• ANOTHER TWEET OF DREAMS

  Created: Tuesday, 28 July 2009 15:22 Author: Oregon Mom

  The veggie patch needed something ... somethin' extra ... somethin' special, yet quirky.  So we got busy last week and made another Tweet of Dreams birdhouse.       A few twigs glued on, a few electrical parts found in a bucket, a bit of tree ...

• ONE LUCKY DOG

  Created: Monday, 27 July 2009 07:48 Author: Oregon Mom

      Penny LOVES to camp.  And she LOVES to run in the ocean.  That lucky combination happened a couple weeks ago along the Oregon coast.  Trouble is, when a yellow lab wants to play in the foamy froth of the Pacific Ocean ...         t...

• PUFF PASTRY CHERRY DESSERT

  Created: Friday, 24 July 2009 15:39 Author: Oregon Mom

  If you keep puff pastry and cherry pie filling on hand, then you have a fantastic and easy to make dessert waiting to happen.  Be prepared for the ooohs and ahhhs.   This is what I served Christmas day when we were snowed in and watching a movie. This ...

• FLURRY OF ACTIVITY

  Created: Wednesday, 22 July 2009 05:48 Author: Oregon Mom

  There's been a flurry of activity at our place in the last several weeks.  The weather has been fantastic and so has the help.       Yeah ... well ... after the guys took the fort down we had to fool around a little bit.  All work and no play ?...

• YEEEE HAW!, Part 2

  Created: Monday, 20 July 2009 09:05 Author: Oregon Mom

  We're back to the rodeo, folks.  Because I have more pictures and it's hot already this morning, and because I've already worked two hours in the gardens preparing for my daughter's wedding ... I'm heading back to the rodeo where one of the featured head...

• MARINATED GRILLED CHICKEN

  Created: Saturday, 18 July 2009 06:25 Author: Oregon Mom

    Tender.  Juicy.  Delicious.  Fabulous Compliments.  Super Easy. Here’s my version of Southwest marinated chicken …MARINATED GRILLED CHICKEN4 – 6 chicken breast halves, skin on or skinlessIn a large zippered bag or a casserole dish, add: ½...

• PICK A DAISY

  Created: Wednesday, 15 July 2009 06:19 Author: Oregon Mom

  Daisies are reliable plants that keep blooming from early summer until frost.  And really, can you ask a perennial to do more than that ?  Not to mention their roots get larger each year ... which means the whole plant grows larger, too.   And before y...

• BUFFALO STEW ON A FIRE PIT

  Created: Tuesday, 14 July 2009 09:32 Author: Oregon Mom

  Last month our entire family camped along the Oregon coast near Heceta Head Lighthouse.  It was my first camping experience in a tent since our girl was tiny.  RV camping is more my style, but the challenge was given and I was determined to meet it. ...

• YEEEE HAW ! PART ONE

  Created: Tuesday, 14 July 2009 06:27 Author: Oregon Mom

  Our family spent the day at the St. Paul Rodeo on the Fourth of July.  It was the first rodeo my husband and son had ever attended, but not me ... I grew up where rodeos were the big attraction in the summer months.       My girl dressed the p...

• SUNDOWN AND ENVY

  Created: Tuesday, 07 July 2009 14:44 Author: Oregon Mom

  It starts out like this …       And before you know it, it looks like this !  This particular coneflower variety is named, Sundown. I already know this will be one of my favorite flowers in the gardens around our home.  How could it not be !Â...

• GUEST MOM'S GRADUATION POPS

  Created: Monday, 06 July 2009 07:03 Author: Oregon Mom

   Here’s a very clever idea for celebrating an academic accomplishment at any age.  I can tell you this – 18 year old grads will gobble these up faster than you can blink an eye !  Allison made these as a thank you gift for her daughter’s scho...

• STRAWBERRY JAM

  Created: Saturday, 04 July 2009 06:48 Author: Oregon Mom

   Two Words ... Strawberry Jam So simple to make !  Just follow the directions on the Sure-Jell Certo Fruit Pectin package you're going to buy in the canning isle of the nearest grocery store you can find.  See that little canning jar up t...