When the weather outside is cold and damp, salad isn’t the first thing that comes to my mind when I’m planning a meal. That said,
If you have never prepared or even tasted jicama (hee-cah-mah), you’re in good company. These odd looking vegetables don’t offer a clue about how to
What’s In Your Pantry? Part Two Wow! Who would have thought that writing about pantries would be fascinating. I effectively stepped back into our American
Disaster is sure a powerful teacher, isn’t it? The pandemic has most certainly upended our comfortable routines and made us look at our daily lives
It doesn’t matter whether it’s raining, snowing or sunny, when we’re exhausted or coming down with a cold or the flu, or even a little
One of the popular dishes David Jackman served at the 2019 Vanilla and Chocolate Festival, was spinach salad with a pesto dressing. A couple of
Celery soup appears to have fallen by the wayside over the years, as has celery in general. It’s too bad as celery is a nutritional
Actually, it’s difficult to have too many tomatoes. Zucchini, yes; tomatoes, not so much. However, too many overripe tomatoes at a time is an invitation
Although the first figs may come in sometime in June, late July heralds the second round of the US fig season. In Europe, most especially
Is it even possible to have too many salad recipes? Possibly if you hate fruits and vegetables, but then you wouldn’t be reading this
After dining at a local Afghani restaurant recently, I came away with a new favorite soup. I wouldn’t have thought I’d fall in love with
There are moments when winter feels like it’s dragging on endlessly — dark, cloudy days, rain, sleet or snow outside, and predictably tedious days at
I love to peruse the farmers market each week to see what’s just come in and stock up when it’s last call on something I
This is a salad with autumn and winter written all over it. As the days grow shorter and the weather turns colder this salad has
A friend of mine shares her copies of Bon Appetit with me, which I love as there’s a theme for each magazine. The photos are
One of my favorite indoor ways to let down from a busy day, is to read food magazines. It’s a great opportunity to mentally “taste”
Every January I go to San Francisco for a few days to see friends and celebrate my birthday. I time my visit to coincide with
It’s freezing outside, you’re exhausted, and you want something better than a can of soup for dinner. Here’s an easy solution. It requires some shopping
Love salads as an entree but when the weather turns cold, not so much? That’s my problem. Easy to make, they can be as simple
Washington State may well remember 2017 for the abundance of its sweet cherries from the Yakima Valley. The record crop came in late
