March 12, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life
All right, it’s official. I’ve got spring fever. I’ve now seen every sign that foretells spring’s arrival: bumble bees, crocuses, daffodils, a few over-eager cherry blossoms and stacks of matzo… Read story
February 26, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life
My daughter, who’s pursuing a degree in art education at Western Washington University, occasionally sends me photos of completed assignments, just to show me what she’s been working on. Last… Read story
February 12, 2025, 6:06am Clark County Life
My husband and I are coming up on our 30th anniversary in June. I’m astonished that I’ve been so lucky as to spend roughly three-fifths of my life with someone I never get tired of being with. We don’t run out of things to say, we make each other laugh… Read story
January 29, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
For the past couple of months, I’ve been eyeing the New York Times recipe for Ginger Cheesecake Cookies, for obvious reasons. It’s a ginger cookie! With cream cheese inside! As a bonus, the ginger cookies are extra-gingery, with three kinds of ginger — crystallized, fresh and powdered. And have I… Read story
January 15, 2025, 6:02am Clark County Life
My English husband’s two favorite desserts are quintessentially British: apple crumble (with custard, if he can get it — that is, if I’m willing to make it) and bread pudding. When we were first married, he often spoke of bread-and-butter pudding. I thought it was just one of his weird… Read story
December 18, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life
It hasn’t been a good year in Monika’s kitchen. Recipe after recipe went terribly wrong (see last week’s “madeleine madness,” for example). I flubbed so many attempts I began to suspect I was under some evil cookery hex. I started to call it The Curse of 2024. Read story
December 11, 2024, 6:04am Clark County Life
Among chocolate’s many merits are its ability to play well with other flavors. I love chocolate and mint, chocolate and raspberry, chocolate and cherry, chocolate and ginger and especially chocolate and citrus. When I was in college, I used to make myself a hot chocolate by brewing orange or lemon… Read story
November 20, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life
It’s that time of year again when everyone remembers that sweet potatoes exist. They have, in fact, been eaten by humans for about 5,000 years, originating in what is now Ecuador. In North America, they’re sometimes called yams, though they are biologically distinct. Sweet potatoes are only distantly related to… Read story
November 7, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life
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November 6, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life
Huzzah! It’s time for my annual pumpkin recipe. All year long, I hoard pumpkin recipes like a dragon hoarding gold. I weigh the pros and cons of each: Does it contain oodles of real pumpkin? Is it portable enough to carry to holiday gatherings? Does it keep well for breakfast… Read story