Jan, just read your recipe for hazelnut-caramels and they look delicious! I am going to try them. We serve Oregon hazelnuts to our Rogue River rafting guests each summer (we buy them direct from a local, Oregon farmer) and get race reviews. I think your recipe will send the nuts over-the-top for our guests!

Also wanted to say that I think you are sooo talented! Mixing your art work with food is genius. You are my food hero! Would love to meet you some time.

We have a Rogue River rafting business that is based out of Corvallis (so we are neighbors) and we are big foodies here. We grow a lot of the food we serve our guests in our Willamette Valley gardens. We're very interested in giving our guests the highest quality, local foods...especially since many of them come from the California area and really appreciate our efforts to supply them with a top-notch Oregon food experience.

My question to you is this. We are always looking for the "perfect" river lunch salad. I make one with homemade pesto which is great but do you have any other ideas for great river salads.

Again, any ideas would be appreciated and we truly appreciate your skill-set. You are just one-of-a-kind. Our best to you, Joy and Bob...White Water Warehouse