The Columbian

Can you make your own cake doughnuts at home? Better question: Should you?

These cake doughnuts have cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and vanilla — things that would theoretically make them good.

I don’t like doughnuts that much, especially cake doughnuts. I know, I know — I might as well say I don’t like sunshine and money. I mean, I’m not crazy. I have reasons. Cake doughnuts just aren’t that exciting. They’re simply round pieces of cake. And cupcakes? Don’t get me… Read story

Marvelous matzos: Step outside the box with this homemade recipe

These thin, crispy crackers are eaten during the Passover season — but homemade matzos are quite different from what you’d get in a box.

“Matzos are so delicious,” is something you’ve never heard anyone say. Yet people have been eating matzos (also called matzah) or similar unleavened flatbreads for thousands of years. Matzos famously taste of cardboard, a reputation perhaps well-deserved because this cracker-like bread made only of flour, water and sometimes salt. Read story

It’s a spring thing: In Clark County it’s Earth Day all week

April 16, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Mother Earth is putting on a beautiful spring show with eye-popping blooms, blue skies (at least sometimes) and soft breezes. If that makes you feel like celebrating, head to one or two of these Earth Day events. Read story

The Night Loo is Vancouver resident Anna Meddaugh’s solution for women and girls in refugee camps to relieve themselves without fear of assault. After use, women and girls toss in a super-absorbent pod, which absorbs urine and odor in a minute. The next day, the powdery contents can be poured out.

Vancouver woman designs award-winning Night Loo for women in refugee camps

April 13, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive

You probably don’t think about your toilet when you get up to pee in the night. A private, clean and functional toilet is simply there when you need it, 24/7. Read story

Kindred Homestead Supply hosts The Downtown Alley Flea Market on the second Saturday of each month, March through October.

Try this: Downtown Alley Flea Market, Comedy on Tap, swing dance with Riverhouse Swing

April 11, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Five things to do this week Read story

These Greek salad wraps showcase punchy Mediterranean flavors but they didn’t wrap so well.

Experiment with Greek-inspired salad rolls is a wrap (sort of)

April 10, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

I did quite a bit of cooking while my daughter was home for spring break, but the day after she left, I reverted to feral scrounging habits and, well, let’s just say I ate a lot of cold cereal. In a barely perceptible nod to nutrition, I did eat the… Read story

Trees line Fourth Avenue in downtown Camas. The east Clark County city landed a spot on Money.com's list of best places to live.

Camas one of best places to live in U.S., according to Money.com

April 9, 2024, 6:53pm Business Subscriber Exclusive

Money.com (formerly Money magazine) recently placed Camas on its list of “50 Best Places to Live” in the United States, ranking it shoulder-to-shoulder with much larger cities like Chattanooga, Tenn., and Cincinnati. The only other Pacific Northwest cities to land on the list were Boise, Idaho, and Eugene, Ore. Read story

Stories by Monika Spykerman

Columbian staff writer

Try This: Home & Garden Idea Fair; Hello Spring Community Fair