Blog from the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast

Take a leisurely drive through the Hood River Valley and you’ll find acres of Blueberry Farms nestled among the pears

Pfeffernüsse are German spice cookies. Pfeffernüsse translates to peppernuts, which makes sense. These cookies are

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies have a rich and fudgy center with a crisp powdered sugar outer layer.  Ingredients 2 cups white

December is National Pear Month and here in Oregon we believe pears should be celebrated all year long. But we’ll

Gingered Pear and Raspberry Pandowdy at the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast, located in the Hood River Valley, the

The temperate climates and volcanic soils of Oregon’s Willamette Valley combine to create 99 percent of the U.S. hazelnut

Farm History at Durant – Rooted in the Landscape of the West For 50 years, the Durant family has grown wine grapes,

Candied orange peel and toasted pecans add depth to these lovely biscotti. A couple times a year we head into California to

These Pumpkin Snickerdoodles are chewy delicious and a perfect cookie for the Holidays.. They are so soft and full of

Fall is setting in and while we still can have some tranquil bonfires in the garden for roasting s’mores you might

The Aebleskiver is a traditional Danish dessert kind of like doughnut holes only sweeter. The Aebleskiver is cooked in a

Kiyokawa Family Orchards picked the first apples of the season this week. They posted that the Pristine apples are great for