Seasonal

As autumn settles across the country each year, with leaves turning orange and the air growing cool and crisp, thousands of Americans purposely venture into cornfields and get lost. Armed with maps, clues, flashlights — or occasionally nothing more than misplaced confidence — families and friends wander through towering rows of corn, searching for the elusive way out.

With the arrival of autumn, a familiar figure appears on front porches, in pumpkin patches, and at harvest festivals across North America — the scarecrow. Dressed in flannel shirts, stuffed with straw, and sporting cheerful smiles, they have become a defining symbol of the season.

Few things evoke autumn like apple cider. Whether served cold at an orchard, steaming hot with cinnamon and cloves, or poured from a bottle with a little alcoholic kick, cider seems the perfect accompaniment to crisp afternoons, colorful leaves, and warm cozy sweaters.

Long ago in a small Irish town, a drunkard named Stingy Jack earned his nickname after tricking the Devil himself. Jack was notorious in his little town, and Satan had heard of his mischievous deeds.

The seasons are changing, which means it’s time to visit the pumpkin patch! Luckily, the ultimate autumn wonderland is nestled right in the heart of Tualatin: Lee Farms

When the weather gets cold and the rains start, what’s better than the warmth of the oven, the rich aroma of fresh-baked treats, and the simple pleasures of being indoors. Find everything you need at the Co-op for these tasty muffins.

From trick-or-treating to candy canes, the holiday season is packed with sugary temptations. While these treats are a fun part of celebrating, aim for tooth-friendlier treats like these:

If you like traditional potatoes, try incorporating their tasty, tuber cousin into your cooking — sweet potatoes! These kid-pleasing dishes are rich in fiber, carbs and vitamins. A few easy ways to try them:

Cheesy chive muffins, Autumn morning muffins and Golden cornbread muffins

Oregon is experiencing one of its worst tick seasons, driven by a mild winter and warm early spring that allowed tick populations to surge across the West.

These non-alcoholic mocktails will have you feeling fancy and refreshed.

If you’re like many Oregonians, summertime and Marionberries go hand-in-hand. From early July through August, Marionberries are harvested and begin appearing in the produce section of grocery stores, pies and a plethora of other food and drink items. But, did you know that this scrumptious berry did not even exist until the 1940s? Had you walked into a Portland diner in the 1920s and asked for a slice of Marionberry pie, you would have been met with puzzled looks.

Summer has a way of bringing both freedom and pressure. The days are longer, routines shift, and suddenly there’s an unspoken expectation to keep kids busy, engaged and off screens. When they say, “I’m bored,” it can land as one more thing to solve on an already full plate.

Because most everything tastes better with sauce. Try these recipes for, tasty fry sauce, familiar honey mustard sauce and hot honey for very little money.

When the snow begins to fall, it’s usually not long before snowmen start appearing in people’s yards. Whether it’s a towering figure with a carrot nose and coal eyes or a lopsided creation shaped by a child’s enthusiasm, snowmen have long embodied the playfulness and wonder of winter. Across generations and continents, they emerge wherever snowfall meets human imagination — a fleeting art-form molded from nature itself. But how did this whimsical figure become such an endurin