August 2006 - TravelOregon.com Recipe of the Month

Cool things down with this month's recipe from the Geiser Grand Hotel, located in the town of Baker City. This gorgeously restored hotel, which first opened in 1889 during Eastern Oregon's legendary gold rush days, offers an impressive menu of Northwest fare (wild mushroom steak, pan-fried trout fillets) in its Palm Court dining room, which sits under a magnificent stained glass ceiling (the largest in the Pacific Northwest); 888.434.7374 or 541.523.1889

CHERRIES IN THE SNOW
- 6 cups 2 percent milk
- ¾ cup risotto rice
- ¾ cup Splenda
- 2 ounces dried cherries (preferably from Oregon's Hood River Valley)
- 1 ounce dark rum



Soak cherries in rum.

Mix rice, milk and splenda. Boil and steam for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Add soaked cherries and rum. Refrigerate for 6 hours, or overnight. Add 1 cup Cool Whip. Top with cinnamon.