Charlie

Charlie is just about to turn one. I was able to see him when I missed my plane in Chicago and stayed the night with Denise.

Carne Asada

The first thing I ate when I arrived back in Hood River were two carne asada tacos. Yum!

Cookies

My mom made me a big batch of wholewheat chocolate chip pecan cookies. My favorite on the planet.

Peach and Ginger Tart

When invited to dinner one night at a friend's house, I made a fresh peach and ginger tart. I made up the recipe, so it needs some tweaking before it's right.

Darci and Angie

My first night back in Portland, my girls Darci and Angie took me out on the town. We had dinner at Andina, a fabulous and very hot Peruvian restaurant. Here they're showing off some of the dishes we ordered.

Lake Oswego

One of my favorite activities is going to the farmers market in Lake Oswego early Saturday morning. I wanted to buy everything I saw because it was so fresh and beautiful.

Jimmy

The Scray children have a strange obsession - cleaning. Here is little Jimmy, who just turned one, playing with his broom and dust pan. Perhaps I should have him come over and clean!

Smores

Nothing tastes better than a freshly made smore over a wood fire. We made several batches while I was home. Doesn't it look just heavenly?

Breakfast

A good old-fashioned American breakfast made especially for me by Ian. It was quite heavenly.

Dad

Hanging out with my dad - Mr. Fix It.