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Ginger sesame chicken salad.

Tasty, light salad takes only minutes to make

Ginger sesame chicken salad.

May 4, 2022, 6:04am Food

Mother’s Day is just around the corner. You can celebrate Mom with this tasty, light dinner. This Ginger Sesame Chicken Salad is easy to make and takes only minutes. It uses bought cooked or rotisserie chicken. Sesame oil and fresh ginger flavor the salad. Read story

Orange Semifreddo (Milk Street)

An elegant, kid-friendly dessert for Mother’s Day

Orange Semifreddo (Milk Street)

May 4, 2022, 6:04am Food

Surprise Mom with this elegant but kid-friendly dessert for Mother’s Day. Read story

The arrival of strawberry season calls for a celebratory cold strawberry pie.

Luscious strawberry pie for early spring

The arrival of strawberry season calls for a celebratory cold strawberry pie.

May 4, 2022, 6:04am Food

Although strawberries scream “summer” to most people, to me they carry a lot of BSE: Big Spring Energy. That’s because growing up in the South, the first strawberries of the year hit markets in early March. And while those early-season berries weren’t as sweet as those that came at the… Read story

This layered, veggie- and cheese-filled matzo pie is inspired by Greek spanakopita but uses matzos instead of phyllo.

Matzo pie rises to delicious challenge

This layered, veggie- and cheese-filled matzo pie is inspired by Greek spanakopita but uses matzos instead of phyllo.

May 4, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Of all the problems you may have right now, figuring out what to do with extra matzos probably isn’t one of them. My husband and I grew up eating them for Passover and what our church called the Days of Unleavened Bread, or what Jewish people know as Chag HaMatzot. Read story

Traditional Greek casserole moussaka has many variations

May 4, 2022, 6:02am Food

Moussaka, a layered eggplant casserole, is traditional fare at every Greek taverna. The dish has hundreds of variations. Usually, slices of eggplant and sometimes potatoes are sautéed and layered with a spiced ground meat. Read story

Romina Atzin sweeps up harvested hops at Perrault Farms in Toppenish in Yakima County on Sept. 16. Washington has 71 percent of the more than 60,000 acres of hops planted in the U.S. as of June 2021. Nearly all of that acreage is in the Yakima Valley. (Matt M.

Your favorite IPA is contributing to climate change

Romina Atzin sweeps up harvested hops at Perrault Farms in Toppenish in Yakima County on Sept. 16. Washington has 71 percent of the more than 60,000 acres of hops planted in the U.S. as of June 2021. Nearly all of that acreage is in the Yakima Valley. (Matt M.

May 3, 2022, 6:02am Food

The fall hop harvest means the arrival of fresh hop beers. Read story

Canisters of Rakkasan Tea sit in front of photos of tea growers from the countries where the tea was sourced Friday, April 23, 2021, at the company's new brick-and-mortar store, in Dallas.

Dallas veteran-owned tea company launches new line of biodegradable tea bags

Canisters of Rakkasan Tea sit in front of photos of tea growers from the countries where the tea was sourced Friday, April 23, 2021, at the company's new brick-and-mortar store, in Dallas.

May 2, 2022, 6:03am Food

Rakkasan Tea Company, a veteran-owned business located in Old East Dallas, is expanding beyond its primary loose-leaf tea mission. Read story

Olga Mikhalets, proprietor of Sweet Touch Cafe & Bakery, loads up loaves of sourdough bread for baking on a recent morning. Her supply for bread loaves that she imported and baked in the shop was disrupted, so she started making her own sourdough, a return to her love of baking. Focusing on baking has helped Mikhalets cope with her multiple sclerosis diagnosis and worry about her father, who still lives in Ukraine.

Vancouver bakery owner bounces back with bread

Olga Mikhalets, proprietor of Sweet Touch Cafe & Bakery, loads up loaves of sourdough bread for baking on a recent morning. Her supply for bread loaves that she imported and baked in the shop was disrupted, so she started making her own sourdough, a return to her love of baking. Focusing on baking has helped Mikhalets cope with her multiple sclerosis diagnosis and worry about her father, who still lives in Ukraine.

May 1, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

The past few years have been hard on Sweet Touch Cafe & Bakery owner Olga Mikhalets. She received a multiple sclerosis diagnosis. The pandemic hit. Russia invaded her native Ukraine, where her father still lives. International upheaval snarled supply chains for butter, wheat, yeast and other items essential to her… Read story