July 5, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life
Every couple of weeks or so, my dad likes to rib me by saying, “When are you going to do another story about how, when you were a little kid, we forced you to eat foods you didn’t like?” (Although there are a few such incidences, like eggplant casserole and… Read story
June 28, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life
The Fourth of July lands at a rather awkward time, berry-wise. Strawberry season is mostly over and raspberry season isn’t yet in full swing. Nevertheless, pies must be baked for hungry Independence Day revelers, whether the occasion is a backyard barbecue or a community Fourth of July picnic. We, the… Read story
June 7, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
There comes a time in every life when you need pastry for dinner. You want whatever savory pastry creation they’ve recently made on the “Great British Baking Show,” like, I don’t know, cock-a-leekie pie. What kind of crust did the baker use — flaky, short crust, puff, rough puff, choux… Read story
May 31, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
I have a lot of rosemary. Three rosemary plants are growing in our backyard, 10 in the front yard, plus another rosemary in a big pot. Two rosemary plants with yellowing leaves aren’t very happy. They cast withering glances at me every time I walk by, muttering pointed questions about… Read story
May 24, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life
When I was in college, I accompanied my parents on a trip to Thailand. My memories of that time are accessible only through a haze of powerful emotions, because my reason for tagging along was that I desperately wanted to see the young man I hoped to marry. I met… Read story
May 17, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
Sometimes you just need a meatball. It’s meat, but round, which is the shape of so many good things in life: Christmas ornaments, Lindt chocolate truffles, beach balls and atomic nuclei. Although meatloaf contains basically the same ingredients as meatballs, I don’t like meatloaf because its oversized brick shape gives… Read story
May 10, 2023, 6:01am Clark County Life
What do you do when you’re a young mother who leaves everything to move across the country and start again in a new city? Well, you make cake, of course. Read story
May 3, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life
I was browsing around our local dollar store a couple of weeks ago when I strolled by the refrigerated foods section. My eyes landed on the tempting selections of puddings and gelatin dessert cups: tapioca pudding, flan and gelatina de mosaico (a kind of jello salad made with colorful gelatin… Read story
April 26, 2023, 6:16am Clark County Life
My daughter doesn’t often cook, but she does love to eat. Occasionally, however, she gets an itch to be in the kitchen, and she’ll just go in and whip something up all by herself. (We’re not the kind of family who cooks together, preferring the creative freedom of solo endeavors.) Read story
April 19, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life
What can you do with a pound of chicken, some leftover spaghetti sauce, a can of artichokes, an onion, a few carrots and a couple potatoes? You can make deep-dish chicken, that’s what — a multi-layered one-pot chicken-and-vegetable dish where everything cooks together. Read story