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.… Read story
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… 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 27, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life
My dear friend Shoshana isn’t a home cook but she does contribute one special dish to our yearly Thanksgiving meal: cranberry sauce. When the turkey and all the sides are mostly done, she’ll find a spot on the crowded stovetop to begin the process: one bag of fresh, whole cranberries,… 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 13, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life
We’re smack dab in the middle of soup season. Evenings are moving from cool to cold and darkness rushes in at 4:30 p.m. We need soul-soothing food now, especially after such a tumultuous election, no matter which squares you filled in. Read story
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
October 30, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
Well, I’ve finally done it. I’ve given up coffee completely. Sometimes I think it’s not so bad and other times I walk into a coffee shop (to buy tea, of course) and smell those beautiful beans and it pummels my limbic system, making me faint with desire for a grande… Read story
October 23, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life
We’re right in the middle of painting our kitchen and the adjoining sitting room. More truthfully, my husband is in the middle of painting while I watch from the sidelines. If you think that’s unfair, well, yes, it is. But Simon likes to do things his own way and —… Read story
