There are lots of ways to make a great cheesecake — not all recipes require the dreaded water bath or other fussy steps!
We’ve rounded up three of our favorite ways to make cheesecake: classic (with a water bath!), no-bake, and a pressure cooker version. They’re all accessible, they all work, and none of them will make you cry.
No need for fearful tears here. Cheesecake should make you smile.
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A good cup of hot cocoa on a chilly morning is one of the things I love most this time of year. Marshmallows are not optional.
But I hate those little clumps of dry cocoa that never seem to break apart or dissolve, no matter how much I whisk. So annoying! Happily, our contributor Sally has a solution.
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Do you hate crowds? Do you have gift-giving anxiety? I do.
In fact, I’ll do almost anything to stay out of the stores during the holidays. My friends all know that they will receive a gift, but that gift will come from my kitchen.
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This month, Summer Miller is back and excited to share her family’s meal plans for December. Happy holidays, everyone!
I need a handful of things to keep my sanity in check during the month of December. The first is nourishing food that gives me enough energy to make it through work, family activities, holiday shopping, and decking the halls.
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From our friends at Oregon State Parks:
Would you like to help make the Salmonberry Trail successful in Washington County?
Members of the Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency are excited to announce the opportunity to apply for membership on the Valley Segment Planning Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee. There are 10-15 seats available for committee membership for a term beginning in January 2018.
Learn more: http://ift.tt/2jfEK70
About the Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee
The committee will advise the Co-Conveners (Oregon Department of Forestry, Washington County, and the Washington County Visitor’s Association) on all matters related to development of the Salmonberry Trail in Washington County, including trail alignments, trailhead designs and funding priorities. The committee will be comprised of a cross-section of stakeholders, including representatives of local governments, adjacent landowners, community members, local business interests, potential trail user groups, and motivated and knowledgeable trail enthusiasts.
Member Qualifications
AAC members must:
Be a resident or business owner in the communities of Banks, Buxton, Forest Grove, Hillsboro, Manning, North Plains, Timber or have substantial interest in the development of the trail
Have good communication skills for working on a committee
Commit to attending up to five 2-hour meetings (night meetings, most likely held in Banks) and participating in the work of the committee
Contributes constructively and positively
Acts as a liaison to organizations they may represent
Appointed members will serve a one-year term (January 2018 – December 2018).Membership Selection Criteria
AAC members will be intentionally selected to include a diversity of perspectives on the committee. Preference will be given to applicants who:
Exhibit a commitment to the successful development of the Salmonberry Trail
Demonstrate an understanding of trail design issues
Contribute to demographic diversity on the committee
Contribute to geographic diversity on the committee
Contribute to a diversity of trail-related perspectives on the committee, such as any combination of the following demonstrated interests/perspectives:
– commercial/ business/ economic development knowledge
– adjacent landowner and/or local community member
– disability experience/ awareness of the different ways people “recreate”
– safety advocacy
– social or racial justice experience
– recreational user (such as leisure walking, running/ jogging, cycling, horse riding)
– children/ education/ youth engagement
– service to vulnerable communities/ underserved populationsApplication materials may be submitted November 27, 2017 through December 10, 2017. Selected members will be notified at the end of December 2017 for terms beginning January 2018.
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Seven great job opportunities have been listed on BikePortland in the past two weeks. If you’re looking to start 2018 on a new foot, have a look at them below…
–> Northwest Regional Policy Manager – Safe Routes to School National Partnership
–> Bike Shop Operations Manager – Bike Clark County
–> Backend Software Engineer – Ride with GPS
–> Mobile Software Engineer – Ride with GPS
–> Frontend Software Engineer – Ride with GPS
–> Operations and Volunteer Manager – Axiom Event Productions
–> Bike delivery/Waste Reduction Ninja – GO Box
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This recipe is brought to you in partnership with The California Olive Committee.
Oh my. You know a recipe hits it out of the park when a certain family octogenarian (my dad) comes over mid-party prep and can’t stop eating it.
That’s the problem with appetizers, right? If they’re good, only half of them make it to your guests! (LOL I’m passing the blame on my father, but let’s be truthful here, I’m just as guilty. Just make more. Problem solved.)
These Roasted Pepper Crostini are made with sweet mini peppers that have been halved, stuffed with salty capers, sweet cherry tomatoes, and buttery California Ripe Olives, and roasted on a bed of balsamic-tossed sliced red onions.
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