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One of the highlights of Leah and I’s recent trip to Oregon was the tour we took of the Tillamook Creamery in Tillamook, OR. This is the factory where the Tillamook County Creamery Association makes a lot of their cheese. Growing up in the area, we always just called the association “Tillamook Cheese,” and the …
Jeff and I are in the midst of moving; our long hallway is full of boxes and we've packed everything but our daily essentials. Our recent meals, therefore, have had two main objectives: healthy to keep us going, and relatively few ingredients -- to use up what we have on hand. With a crudité plate on …
Jeff and I celebrated our one-and-a-half year anniversary recently, so tonight's dinner goal was for something simple and satisfying. After finishing a busy weekend of working and budgeting, Jeff and I were happy to have dinner ready in under 30 minutes. I will write more about our budgeting journey later, but so far planning ahead …
Jeff wanted me to specify that these enchiladas were made with Hatch chile pepper sauce from New Mexico, as he went to graduate school in Albuquerque. When Jeff and I were first dating, he would always mention how the restaurants in Albuquerque ask you "Green or Red?" (referring to the type of chopped chile they …
