Family Photos

I took pics of a bunch of old photos. Here are a few, all are here.

 This one is hilarious, my folks, some birds they shot, and a black cat. Why the cat?

 Folks, grandparents, Greg, Georgia, Jim

 New Guinea

 me, Philomath

grandparents

 Grandparents, dad

lookin' like Johnny Cash

lookin' like sweet Lou

stylin'

 crazy double exposure

love

Making Yogurt in Oregon

For my dad :)
Heat to 190, cool to 121.
put 1t yogurt into glass cups that come with 'Natural Yogurt Maker' and pour in milk.
put cups in maker, plug it in, and check for a set in 5 hours or so

Blackberry Jam x3

 Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I love wild blackberries. They are essentially trying to take over all of western Oregon, and they were starting to get ripe towards the end of the visit. We picked some while taking backroads from Mary's Peak back to Newport, and then also near Otter Rock. For the last batch I also used Salal berries which we picked in the Kam Meng parking lot. All told I put up 3.5 Q plus some of each batch to eat right away. Proportions of berries to sugar are from Hitchhiking to Heaven and are much lower in sugar than normal. For pectin I used green apples for the first 2, and Salal juice for the 3rd.

Batch #1

10 c berries
3 c vanilla sugar
3T lemon juice
~4 peeled/cored/sliced small, very green apples

mash berries with sugar/juice/apple
let macerate for a couple of hours
bring to a boil then turn down to a very healthy simmer for 25 min or so
made 1.5 Q

Batch #2

11 c berries
2 c vanilla sugar
1 c honey
4T lemon juice
homemade apple pectin from trimmings from apples

mash berries with sugar/juice/apple
let macerate for a couple of hours
bring to a boil then turn down to a very healthy simmer for 30 min or so
made 2.25 Q

Batch #3

14 c salal berries/stems
8 c blackberries
2 c vanilla sugar
~ 1/2 c honey
3T lemon juice

cook salal berries covered with a little water for an hour or so.
strain with a colander.
mash blackberries with sugar/salal juice/lemon juice
let macerate for a couple of hours
bring to a boil then turn down to a very healthy simmer for 30 min or so
made around 2 Q, not sure, forgot to write it down...

Clafoutis (Blackberry)

 My folks make this alot. You make the batter in a blender. Pour a little in a pan and cook that a little to seal the bottom. Then add berries, then pour over the rest of the batter. Recipe is in Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

Oregon: Gathering Together Farm

It's unbelievable that these guys are in little tiny Philomath. I love their seeds, cute little farm stand/restaurant, too. 

Oregon: Pizza

 mushroom

yellow zucchini and sausage rounds, refried black beans and Herdez salsa casera instead of red sauce

Oregon: Newport B&W

Oregon: View from the Deck 2

 gotta love the bridge

 Yaquina Bay is nice, too

 B&W and color, I like both

 sailboat, I love this one

 onshore / offshore evening fog

Oregon: View from the Deck 1 - Same Composition, Different Moods