The Yellow Desk

My first Recipe Review! I've been dying to write more about the recipes I've been trying. Not only to mention which worked well and tasted delicious and which ones didn't work at all, but also to talk about modifications made, if the time allotted for the recipe is accurate, and how pretty it turns out (or not). I should preface this post a bit with a little history about my cooking and eating style. I love foods of all nationalities and flavors. I am an omnivore – I apologiz

We were always looking for a space to live that was a little more unique, more interesting, and certainly less cookie-cutter than the tract home we lived in. Even as far back as 2013, we had been looking for properties and homes that would give us a place to call home for our quirky natures. Both of us love to be enveloped by nature, whether it be in the desert where we were or here in a forest on a lake, where we are now – we have always craved nature. We love wild animals r

Our campfire at South Beach Campground (Newport, Oregon) We camped at the South Beach Campground again near Newport. It is so far my absolute favorite campground on the Oregon Coast. The spots are amazing, each spot is lined with trees on either side, a campfire ring, a picnic table, and water. The restrooms and showers are clean and spacious. The best part of the campground are the trails meandering behind the camping area, leading to the beach. The paths are filled with doz

I never used to make a weekly meal plan until we moved out here to the lake (Ten Mile Lake, Oregon). We live at the very end of a long, winding gravel road that turns into a smaller jeep trail near the end. Popping by our favorite restaurant is not as quick or easy as it used to be. It turns out, that is a good thing! Since we are so remote, I have switched gears and I am loving creating a menu for the week (so that we can procure supplies) and then cooking up mostly new reci

I am in love with the Oregon Coast. The beaches are beautiful and 70% of the year almost completely unoccupied. A big change from the Southern California beaches I grew up. Here is just a small bit of the beauty that is the Oregon Coast. Enjoy! I love how the pine forest covers the landscape leading all the way down to the water. And isn't that the cutest Noble Fir you've ever seen on the left of the frame? So soft and yellow-green too! Peeking through the twisted tree limbs.

The Redwood Forest is much like visiting another planet where the trees are living, breathing beasts covered in wrinkled bark with water-trapping leaves that continually water the forest floor. On our visit to the Redwoods in October (2016), we stopped to see the drive through tree that was vigilantly advertised along the sides of Highway 101. The woman at the park entrance warned us that we would not be able to drive the Blumebulance through but that it was still a lovely vi