THE BLOG
By Mary Pellegrini
Rogue Creamery Cheddar Breakfast Sandwiches This spring at our our inn located in the Hood River Valley, we’re serving up a Breakfast Sandwich on home made figassa with a ricotta spread, scrambled eggs, spinach and red onion and Rogue Creamery Rogue’s Mary Cheddar. Cheddar Breakfast Sandwich with your favorite ingredients For each sandwich: 2 thick … Continue reading “Rogue Creamery Cheddar Breakfast Sandwiches”
By Mary Pellegrini
A colleague of ours from A’Tuscan Estate Bed and Breakfast in McMinnville, shared this recipe saying her guests just loved it. It sounded so delicious with the fall fruit and winter eggnog. I’ve been making these in individual crocks and plan to change out the apple for bananas or pears on occasion. Maybe even spring … Continue reading “Baked Eggnog Oatmeal with Apples and Walnuts”
By Mary Pellegrini
My favorite is snowshoe. Never really did too much downhill as a child and now I don’t like to fall down as much and speed is not a necessity! So we snowshoe. For us there is nothing better than a hike in the Mt Hood National Forest, fresh snow, no wind, fresh tracks. If it’s … Continue reading “Snowshoe, Cross Country, and Downhill ~ All Near the Old Parkdale Inn”
By Mary Pellegrini
Imagine a straight, west-east line from Oregon coast, through Parkdale and on to the Snake River and the Idaho border. This is the Willamette Baseline, the east west baseline of the Willamette Meridian. The Old Parkdale Inn B&B, address 4932 Baseline Drive, is located on THE Willamette Baseline. If you’re in the vicinity of Portland, …
By Mary Pellegrini
Valentines Day is coming up in a few weeks and you guys and gals out there better get moving and plan that special day or evening with the one you love. A romantic dinner and maybe a stay at one our lovely Old Parkdale Inn is the perfect choice! So, if you are so inclined, …
By Mary Pellegrini
Welcome the Winter Solstice, the first day of Winter. The return of the Tundra Swans to Mirror Lake marks the beginning of Winter for me. They arrive sometime in November where they winter in the Columbia River Gorge. Mirror Lake is at the foot of Crown Point, visible from Interstate 84 just west of the … Continue reading “Tundra Swans Return to Mirror Lake Marks the Beginning of Winter”