THE BLOG
By Mary Pellegrini
Spectacular Mt Hood Views for our Upper Valley Breweries You're sure to work up an appetite exploring the great outdoors. Here are but a few Outdoor Dining with a View options Solera Brewery ~ a short block walk from the Inn leads to the Beer Garden of Solera Brewery ~ A close-up of Mt. Hood, … Continue reading "Outdoor Dining and Breweries with a Spectacular Mt Hood View"
By Mary Pellegrini
Welcome to the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast in the beautiful Hood River Valley. And day 2 of the B and Bs Around the World #bnbphotochallenge21 - Exterior Shot and a bit of history. The Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast, located in the Hood River Valley, minutes from the Columbia River Gorge and … Continue reading "Welcome to the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast"
By Mary Pellegrini
Hood River’s First Cider & Distillery! Fox-Tail Cider & Distillery wants you to enjoy the scenic Hood River Valley. Then stop in for some local cider, beer, wine and spirits. Fox-Tail Cider comes with a long history of family farming in Oregon. It all started in the late 1800's with a German immigrant who planted … Continue reading "Fox-Tail Cider & Distillery in Oregon’s Hood River Valley"
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"