FFwD: Paris-Brest

This week's French Fridays with Dorie is Paris-Brest, which is a particular Parisan pastry that was created in the olden days (the 1890s) to commemorate the Paris–Brest bicycle race. It's pâte à choux dough (like for cream puffs or gougères) piped out in circles, baked, sliced in half, and filled with an almond praline vanilla …

Central Oregon Travel: Bend & Crater Lake National Park

Ah, Bend, Oregon--land of microbrews, the Deschutes River, and stunning Central Oregon views. On this excursion, we also swung by Crater Lake National Park, a spectacular site that should be on everyone's national park bucket list. Bend offers an enviable mix of outdoorsy activities, along with a cosmopolitan flair in its downtown area with galleries …