A Simple Summer Salad - The Burrata Caprese

By Registered Dietitian Sarah Harper

When summer calls for light and effortless meals, this simple salad is your go-to: ripe local tomatoes, fresh aromatic basil, sweet and creamy burrata, all topped with peppery, locally grown microgreens. 

This Hood River bakery, owned by Tamara Bartucz Biscardi and James Biscardi, was named Oregon Nano Business of the Year in May 2024. They sell chocolates and pastries like croissants and pain au chocolat, as well as incredibly detailed and delicious specialty desserts.

Going to the Red Carpet Tavern for breakfast is like returning to the scene of the crime. Or so we’ve been told. We aren’t heavy drinkers ourselves… But, thank heavens, you won’t have to cook your relief breakfast yourself because we’ve found four places that can feed that queasy stomach and aching head on the morning after you’ve accidentally gone a bit overboard…

Balsamic Glazed Brussels Sprouts

Janice Bell of Arome Hood River shares a Brussels Sprouts recipe that is simple, elegant, and tender with a bit of crunch, and featuring Arome’s Black Mission Fig Balsamic and healthful, delicious, seasonally sourced Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Confluence Café Creates Community Space in Lyle

Community is created through local connection and shared spaces, but what do neighborhoods without the opportunity to gather do to mingle? Lyle is a town residents might consider limiting in this way, lacking in spaces to gather and create friendships. Ali Hamerstadt and Matt Bynum are here to change that. Together they collaborated to open Confluence Café just off SR-14 in Lyle...