Food
Food and Recipes
Warmer days call for easy jam tart
The days are getting longer, the air is getting warmer, and many trees are in full bloom. It feels like the right time to put away the gingerbread and molten chocolate cake recipes, and bust out some fruit desserts.
Full-fat cheese is key to this healthful quesadilla
At its heart, a quesadilla is a Mexican grilled cheese. Take a tortilla, stuff it with something savory, add some cheese, fold it in half and toast it. It's also pretty delicious.
Savory cobbler uses cornbread
Potpies are just plain appealing, but the crust and filling are loaded with fat and calories.
Try pork chops on the grill
It's May and that means grilling season is officially here. So fill up the propane tank or buy a new bag of charcoal and get your flame on.
A (shorter) passage to India
Simply put, Indian cuisine presents some of the most satisfying meatless dishes of any in the world, which is why in my relatively short time as a vegetarian I've become something of a regular at Rasika West End in Washington. But I want to be just as comfortable making Indian dishes at home as I am ordering them out, so I've been studying up. As intimidating as Indian cooking can seem, given its beautiful layering of spices and sometimes hard-to-find ingredients, diving in doesn't need to be difficult.
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Dining Out
Dining Out: Talay Thai is a versatile neighborhood pleasure
In its fifth year, Talay Thai is a popular restaurant for the neighborhood surrounding the Padden Market Center. The extensive menu offers a wide range of options for take-out or dining in. The restaurant also caters.
Dining Out: Main Event is a winner with casual excellence
Main Event's first location in downtown Vancouver has become a successful fixture of the Clark County dining scene. Having recently opened a second spot to serve the east side of Clark County, it delivers the same inventive food and level of excellent service diners have enjoyed at the downtown restaurant.
Dining Out: Smokey's serves up pizza and so much more
Smokey's Hot Oven Pizza opened in 1965 and has been family owned and operated ever since. The restaurant's menu offers an unlikely selection beyond 12 specialty pizzas, including chicken meals, rib tips, nachos, and hot buttered popcorn.
Dining Out: Inviting experience awaits at Hearth
It's been almost three years since owner David Garcia opened Hearth in Washougal. The restaurant is a dinner house where most of the menu items are prepared in a wood-fired oven, which also serves as the foundation for the dining environment. The menu changes periodically to make use of local, fresh ingredients.
Health Food
Spring clean your refrigerator for a healthier you
I use every opportunity I can to exercise, and if you are anything like me, you're in the midst of "Spring Cleaning Fever."
Grocery shopping on an empty stomach leads to dieting disaster
Attention dieters: If you want to maximize your chances of success, don’t go to the grocery store on an empty stomach.
How should U.S. cut the salt?
WASHINGTON — A surprising new report questions efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying getting to super-low levels may not be worth the struggle.
UN: Eat more insects; good for you, good for world
ROME — The latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now.
Map out your meal to avoid menu mishap
You may have heard advice to dine out less often if you want to weigh less. That's like telling people to leave their cars in the garage if they want to avoid getting into an automobile accident.
