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Traveling Localism-The Red Hills Market in Dundee Oregon-YUM!

While visiting family in the Sherwood/Dundee Oregon area, we visited The Red Hills Market. This was a requirement as Larry's brother Shiloh is a chef there, we are already fans of his food and we had not yet been to The Red Hills Market.

Located at 115 SW 7th in Dundee, the market is just off the main road and easily accessible for a quick bite (or long one if you have time).

The front of the building is nearly as inviting as the inside with tall windows that let you peek in. There is re-purposed wine barrel seating in Adirondack style just under the protective eaves. Whether waiting for your fellow dinner guests or just visiting after dinner, they are very comfortable.

Once inside, the chic wine country elegance touches all senses. The decor is part of the attitude and the furnishings are rustic, sturdy and generous enough for dinner and dessert plates. You can hear the other diners chatter but it is a fun part of the local ambiannce. The market has 'wine country' decor, trinkets and in the kitchen fun style books to peruse upon or purchase as your food is being prepared.

As for the food, there are many choices on the menu depending on your mood. Hearty, hand crafted sandwiches filled with roast beef or turkey and all the fixings (locally made blue cheese dressing on the roast beef for example), hand tossed (thin and crispy) wood fired pizza are on the menu. I am a vegetarian so eating out for me usually involves a little more planning but The Red Hills Market has really well put together salads with local produce and fresh artisan cheeses.

When you taste the food you will know why there is a deli case with the dressings, cheeses, farm fresh eggs and scrumptious desserts right at the front. The Red Hills Market makes it easy to take some local food delights home to share (or simply whisk away so you can have an extra taste later).

Lunch or dinner, casual or entertaining friends, the The Red Hills Market in Dundee is on our 'have to' list when we are in the area.

Jacque & Larry

Traveling Localism-The Red Hills Market in Dundee Oregon-YUM!

Red Wine on Black Friday...Touring Portland's wine country one taste at a time!

I know many people just love getting out there in the hustle and bustle of the crowds and shopping...I on the other hand am not one of them. In fact, I find shopping in mass crowds almost painful..I mean, I'd almost rather go get my teeth cleaned..seriously..lol.

So, instead of heading to the malls, my hubby and I and some good friends decided to head down to the Dundee Hills area to do some wine tasting. One of the things I love about living in Portland is that we have some of the best wines available to us..and mostly some really good Pinot Noirs. There were five of us, so we all chose a winery to check out.

We did it the right way...and rented a limo (Lucky Limos are great).. a nice stretch one that could seat 6 very comfortably. This way, we could taste to our hearts content without worrying about drinking and driving.Thank you driver Stepanie!

Our five winery picks for the day were Patricia Green Cellars, Maresh Red Hill Vineyards, Cana's Feast Winery, Sokol Blosser, and my choice of Winderlea to be rounded off nicely a the Ponzi Bistro in Dundee for dinner.

Well, It seems that we are not the only ones to think this was a great get away..apparently Black Friday is one of the most busiest wine touring days...who knew! I have to say that I would much rather squeeze by someone to get a taste of some delish Pinot Noir..or cheese and crackers than tangling with someone at the sale racks. In fact, I can attest to the fact that folks were very pleasant and smily when you squeezed by them in the tasting rooms.

So..if you're ever in need of a good bottle of wine from Oregon's fantastic wine country, consider any one of these to be a very tasty Pinot Noir. I'll even throw in a good tip...you can't go wrong with most Pinot's from 2008..it was a very good year!

Check out this link for an interactive map of Dundee Hills Wineries and Vineyards

Here are some pictures of our fun wine tasting day in Dundee Hills

Next stop..Cana's Feast Winery in Carlton

Next stop..Sokol Blosser!

Next wine tasting stop..Winderlea

Last wine tasting stop before they closed..Maresh Red Hills

Aaah..Dinner at the Dundee Bistro

See? Still standing!

(Cindy's Blog about Portland Real Estate & Stuff)

Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in McMinnville, OR  9/21/11

Congrats to John McCarthy for correctly guessing last weeks post Habitat for Humanity ReStore, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Newberg, OR 9/14/11.  Not only did he answer it correctly, I now know what a quonset hut is!

Each week I'll be posting a new picture on Wednesday morning. The title of the blog will have the City where the picture is taken and I'll post the answer Wednesday evening...not only here on my blog, but on facebook business page (please click like and add yourself there) as well as tweetin it on my Twitter page.

Do you know where it is? Care to guess? Comments are welcome! I'll post the answer tonight.

 Hint: What does a flying goose, water, and a theatre have in common?

It's the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum and Water Park, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in McMinnville OR. 9/21/11

Where else can you check out the Howard Huges famous Spruce Goose and other cool aeronautics, feel what it's like to fly in the cockpit of several planes while being in the I-Max theatre..yeah..it's 3D and you FEEL right there, or slip on your bathing suit and slide down all ten of the water slides in an indoor waterpark...but the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum and Water Park in McMinnville Oregon.

Dubbed the largest aircraft ever built, the Spruce Goose made it's one and only flight in 1947 with Howard Huges at the controls. With a wing span larger than a football field, this "flying boat" was HUGE!  Now located at the Evergreen Aviation & Space museum in McMinnville, OR, one can see this baby up close and personal.

Need a place to take the family for the day? This is it!

Newberg Open House at 2513 Heritage Way 9/18/11 from 1-4PM

Come check out this beautiful Newberg home for sale. This is the first time this home is open for buyers looking..or even if you're a neighbor and know someone that would love to live in your great neighborhood. There will be a couple of other homes in the neighborhood open as well!

(Cindy's Blog about Portland Real Estate & Stuff)

Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Newberg, OR 9/14/11

Congrats to John McCarthy for correctly guessing last weeks post Willamette Primary School, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in West Linn, OR 9/7/11

Each week I'll be posting a new picture on Wednesday morning. The title of the blog will have the City where the picture is taken and I'll post the answer Wednesday evening...not only here on my blog, but on facebook business page (please click like and add yourself there) as well as tweetin it on my Twitter page.

Do you know where it is? Care to guess? Comments are welcome! I'll post the answer tonight.

Hint: A great way to help people get home!

Habitat for Humanity ReStore,answer to Where is it Wednesday, Newberg OR 9/14/11

John is correct and thanks for putting in what that structure is..It was driving me crazy not knowing what it was called!

The Habitat for Humanity ReStore located in the quonset hut at 301 N Main St. in Newberg has donated reusable items such as lighting, doors, sinks, appliances,and furniture,to name a few. The day I was here there was even some nice pieces of art. From the E-newletter:

"ReStore resale outlets sell reusable and surplus building materials to the public. ReStore also accepts donated goods which are sold to the general public at a fraction of the retail price. The proceeds help Newberg Area Habitat fund the construction of Habitat homes within our community. ReStore provides an environmentally and socially responsible way to keep good, reusable materials out of the waste stream while providing funding for Habitat’s community improvement work."

Each year I donate to Habitat for Humanity as there is nothing like helping people get into a first home that thought it would never be possible. This was my first trip into a ReStore and I now will be checking them out more often. This is the link for info on all the locations in Portland. Here are a few pics from my visit.

Below are some light fixtures that can easily be updated with some spray paint. I can easily see the colorful one for used for outdoors. Kinda cool!