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Easy-breezy Rosemary Parmesan Crusted Chicken doesn’t require any frying

May 14, 2025, 6:01am Clark County Life

I’ve had a hard time concentrating for the past six months or so and haven’t been able to keep up with my usual regimen of reading a novel every three… Read story

Are you feeling clucky? Egg dish is light even with plenty of meat, vegetables and cheese

April 30, 2025, 6:08am Clark County Life

I really love the sous vide egg bites at Starbucks. (Let me stop right here and admit that, yes, I sometimes go to Starbucks — giant, soulless, monolithic megacorporation that… Read story

Fish a la Grecque is from The Columbian’s employee cookbook, circa 1993. The contributor, Deborah Willoughby, credits the recipe to the famed New York Moosewood Restaurant.

Quite a catch: This elegant, easy fish recipe came from 1993 Columbian employee cookbook

Fish a la Grecque is from The Columbian’s employee cookbook, circa 1993. The contributor, Deborah Willoughby, credits the recipe to the famed New York Moosewood Restaurant.

April 16, 2025, 6:01am Clark County Life

Earlier this year, The Columbian’s co-owner and editor, Will Campbell, lent me a precious relic: a Columbian employee cookbook from 1993. As the brainchild of The Columbian’s Wellness Committee, it was full of health tips like how to cut fat from your diet. A few pages later, hungry readers will… Read story

Who doesn’t love pizza? Try this twist on a classic: Garlic pizza twists, with tomato sauce, herbs and cheese twisted between two layers of pizza dough.

These garlic pizza twists are frustratingly hard to make, but yummy to eat

Who doesn’t love pizza? Try this twist on a classic: Garlic pizza twists, with tomato sauce, herbs and cheese twisted between two layers of pizza dough.

April 2, 2025, 6:10am Clark County Life

If you enjoy smelling like garlic, getting frustrated and making a gigantic mess, then this recipe is for you! Read story

During the cool, wet transition from winter to spring, you need your slow cooker. Fill it with this hearty, warming chicken chili.

Spilling the beans: Try this slightly tingly chicken chili but use the right size pot

During the cool, wet transition from winter to spring, you need your slow cooker. Fill it with this hearty, warming chicken chili.

March 19, 2025, 6:07am Clark County Life

What can I say about chili that hasn’t already been said? It’s warm, it’s comforting and all those fiber-filled beans make it relatively healthy. You can eat a big bowl topped with sour cream, cheese and olives or you can ladle your chili over a hot dog, although I personally… Read story

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Sweep out old routine with winter vegetable salad

Monika Spykerman/The Columbian (Monika Spykerman/The Columbian)

March 5, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life

Now that my husband and I have been empty nesters for about a year and a half, I’m feeling a degree of restlessness in our routine. Read story

It’s big, it’s dramatic and it’ll warm you up on a winter night: It’s a whole stuffed cabbage, drizzled with herbed tomato sauce and sprinkled with freshly grated Parmesan.

Good stuff: Whole stuffed cabbage has ‘wow’ factor, heartiness to ward off chill

It’s big, it’s dramatic and it’ll warm you up on a winter night: It’s a whole stuffed cabbage, drizzled with herbed tomato sauce and sprinkled with freshly grated Parmesan.

February 19, 2025, 6:03am Clark County Life

Is it just me, or is there a lot going on right now? “My brain is broken,” I said to a friend yesterday. I’m finding it hard to sit still, to concentrate, to read, to write. I can’t even muster the focus necessary to do complex algebraic calculations. Read story

Do you like spinach? Good, because this recipe has three bags of it — plus marinated artichoke hearts, cream cheese and Parmesan. Yup, it’s good.

Dip into deliciousness: Spinach and artichoke casserole great as dish or target of chips, veggies

Do you like spinach? Good, because this recipe has three bags of it — plus marinated artichoke hearts, cream cheese and Parmesan. Yup, it’s good.

February 5, 2025, 6:01am Clark County Life

Are you ready for some serious spinach? With artichokes and cream cheese and butter, all warm and delicious with a golden Parmesan cheese topping? Good, because that’s what we’re making this week. Read story

Warm your winter spirit with this stick-to-your-ribs split pea soup. This recipe is vegan, but you can use chicken stock instead of water or add ham or bacon.

Peas & thank you: Warm split pea soup chunky and perfect way to peas the day

Warm your winter spirit with this stick-to-your-ribs split pea soup. This recipe is vegan, but you can use chicken stock instead of water or add ham or bacon.

January 22, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

You may be shocked to learn that I don’t read every single book for my book club meetings and it’s usually because I’m reading other things. I need at least half an hour of quiet reading every morning before I can even begin to think about the day and fiction… Read story

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Making slaw by the book: Coleslaw from Dolly Parton’s cookbook full of fiber and flavor

Monika Spykerman/The Columbian (Monika Spykerman/The Columbian)

January 8, 2025, 6:00am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

As we lurch boldly into another year, a reader suggested that I try something “cleansing” to assist in divesting ourselves of the old so that we can be open to the new. Perhaps that’s an allusion to digestion. In that case, I’ll take it both metaphorically and literally and offer… Read story