MY FAVORITE RECIPES: Meet Mike and Mary Reuter, Colfax

Mike and Mary Reuter knew when they decided to move from their home on Vashon Island to Eastern Washington that when they found the right house, it would feel like home and they would both love it. It took almost five years and a chance sighting of a home for sale by owner before they found that home just outside Colfax. They knew it was the place when the owners told them to come back and look at the house, and they found a jar of jam and zucchini on the counter for them when they returned.

“It’s been a very successful move for us,” said Mary.

From the veranda of their home, the Palouse stret...