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

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

Sweep out old routine with winter vegetable salad

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

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

Bread-and-butter pudding, in which slices of buttered bread are doused in custard and baked until toasty, is slightly different than bread pudding.

Just desserts: Bread-and-butter pudding even better than bread pudding

Bread-and-butter pudding, in which slices of buttered bread are doused in custard and baked until toasty, is slightly different than bread pudding.

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

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

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

To make a great cranberry sauce, all you really need is cranberries, sugar and water. To make an even greater sauce, add secret ingredients.

Cranberry sauce: You can go the traditional route, or flout tradition by adding cinnamon, candied ginger or rosemary

To make a great cranberry sauce, all you really need is cranberries, sugar and water. To make an even greater sauce, add secret ingredients.

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

This moist, apple-packed Cinnamon Swirl Applecake is just what you need this fall.

Cinnamon Swirl Apple Cake a perfect peace offering for the persnickety

This moist, apple-packed Cinnamon Swirl Applecake is just what you need this fall.

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

With rolled oats, apples, applesauce, cranberries, pecans and maple syrup, this baked oatmeal is a sweet way to start your day.

Prepare to seize the day, even when you don’t want to, with Apple Cranberry Baked Oatmeal

With rolled oats, apples, applesauce, cranberries, pecans and maple syrup, this baked oatmeal is a sweet way to start your day.

October 9, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

I’ll tell you a secret: I very nearly didn’t show up for my first day at The Columbian. After several years of working part-time at home, I didn’t know whether I still had the interpersonal skills or temperament to work in an office. Read story

This rich, flavorful chili uses lentils instead of beans or meat.

Lentils – with love: Easy slow-cooker meal versatile, packed with hearty goodness

This rich, flavorful chili uses lentils instead of beans or meat.

October 2, 2024, 6:01am Clark County Life

My grandmother Esther’s lentil soup was one of my favorite things. It was like most of her cooking: simple, but with hidden depths. I liked it so much you’d think I’d have made it many times in adulthood, but I never have. I’m not sure why I’ve spent most of… Read story