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Presto pesto: Peas, spinach and basil mix with pasta for simple supper

July 17, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

Many years ago I attended a “knitters and natters” knitting circle at a friend’s house. It was a lively group of creative, clever and accomplished women. We’d bring a potluck… Read story

Adventures in grocery shopping can’t keep a good beet salad down

June 26, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

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Hasselback sweet potatoes: just slice, drizzle and bake! How hard can that be? Harder than you think.

Hasselback not hassle-free; twist on sweet potatoes not worth it

June 12, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

Our daughter will be home from college in just a few weeks. I’m amazed that time has flown by so quickly. I’m doubly amazed at how she’s grown from someone who couldn’t pick a sock up off the floor to someone who goes grocery shopping and makes her own dinner… Read story

Rick Browne, former Columbian photo editor, has been inducted into Kansas City’s American Royal Barbecue Hall of Fame.

‘It’s the skill and the art’: Former journalist, TV cooking show host from Vancouver inducted into Barbecue Hall of Fame

June 6, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Life

What do journalism and barbecue have in common? It’s Rick Browne, The Columbian’s photo editor from 1998 to 2003, who was recently granted barbecue’s highest honor: induction into Kansas City’s American Royal Barbecue Hall of Fame. Browne, who was also The Columbian’s restaurant reviewer from 2019 to 2020, shares the… Read story

Roast vegetables with feta cheese and blend them with broth and you’ve got soup!

Fabulous Feta: Whirl roasted vegetables with cheese and herbs for scrumptious soup

May 29, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Life

I don’t jump on every internet food fad but I occasionally see something that piques my interest. I’m skeptical of any recipe that claims to be the easiest, quickest, most mouth-watering dish ever devised. Most things on YouTube aren’t as life-changing as promised (like the gloopy crock pot cobbler I… Read story

Cauliflower Cheese is a classic British dish made, unsurprisingly, with cauliflower and cheese.

Take it cheesy: Cauliflower Cheese lives up to its name

May 15, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Cauliflower is the real workhorse of Vegetable Land. Raw cauliflower has a lovely crunch and a hint of nuttiness and I always go for the cauliflower on a vegetable platter, unless there’s snow peas, because snow peas are obviously better than cauliflower. Cooked cauliflower is so tender and has such… Read story

Comforting casserole: Classic mom food casserole with tangy salsa verde tastes like home

With shredded chicken and a whole can of salsa verde, this casserole is a comforting weeknight meal.

After several weeks of recipe wrecks (meh matzos, cayenne pepper doughnuts and Greek salad wraps that didn’t wrap), I was ready for something that couldn’t fail. I’m talking about the most basic of meals, the tried-and-true, handy-dandy rice-and-chicken casserole. Since Monday is Cinco de Mayo, I thought I’d do something… Read story

Experiment with Greek-inspired salad rolls is a wrap (sort of)

These Greek salad wraps showcase punchy Mediterranean flavors but they didn’t wrap so well.

I did quite a bit of cooking while my daughter was home for spring break, but the day after she left, I reverted to feral scrounging habits and, well, let’s just say I ate a lot of cold cereal. In a barely perceptible nod to nutrition, I did eat the… Read story