Food

This simple Apple Vanilla Cake comes together in about an hour. It's homey enough to eat for breakfast but with a dollop of creme fraiche, it also makes a sophisticated dessert.

You can’t go wrong with Apple Vanilla Cake

April 20, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Life

I don’t really like cake. There, I’ve said it. I don’t often speak about my odd cake aversion in public because, well, what kind of weirdo doesn’t like cake? It’s socially unacceptable. It’s the same as not liking dogs; it makes a person seem cold-hearted and essentially untrustworthy. Read story

Server Aaron Snoddy, from left, serves lunch on Thursday to Mark Ritzheimer, Gary Kercheck, Steve Peters and Scott Hampton at Grays Restaurant & Bar. Lunch is now served daily at Grays in the Hilton Vancouver Washington.

Grays Restaurant & Bar at the Hilton Vancouver Washington reopens for lunch

April 15, 2022, 6:05am Business

Grays Restaurant & Bar the Hilton Vancouver Washington returned to seven days of lunch service starting Monday. Breakfast runs from 6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by dinner from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at this popular gathering spot facing Esther Short Park. Read story

This image shows a plate of carrot cupcakes with cream cheese chocolate frosting in New York in March 2022.

For Easter, carrot cupcakes, cream cheese frosting

April 13, 2022, 6:05am Food

There are lots of classic dishes for Easter dinner: rack or leg of lamb, baked ham, Easter Bread, asparagus sides. But no one wants to miss dessert on a holiday, so make it a good one! Read story

Candied Citrus Fruit Peels dipped in chocolate, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (Hillary Levin/St.

Chocolate for Easter: It’s not just bunnies

April 13, 2022, 6:05am Food

It is a fact universally acknowledged that chocolate Easter bunnies taste best when you start by eating their ears. Read story

Vegetable gratin a hearty, cheesy dish

April 13, 2022, 6:04am Food

Here’s a hearty, vegetable gratin with a crunchy, cheesy topping. A gratin is a dish that has a cheese and bread crumb crust. This is a one-pot vegetarian meal that can be made ahead and rewarmed. You can add any type of vegetables you have on hand and use this… Read story

Rosemary, garlic make lamb chops dish perfect anytime

Lamb and baby green beans with new potatoes.

April 13, 2022, 6:04am Food

I created this dinner thinking of spring and holidays. Lamb chops flavored with rosemary and garlic is a perfect dish for this holiday weekend or any weeknight dinner. They’re served with baby green beans, which are similar to haricots verts. They may also be called French green beans. Read story

Sandwiches on the Sweet Side

Whether served as a sandwich, in a wrap or eaten straight out of the bowl, this chicken salad is full of sweet surprises.

When my husband, Simon, and I were just married, he worked in Hollywood as an assistant director on low-budget films. “Low budget” at that time didn’t mean $5 million as opposed to $50 million. It meant a budget in the mere thousands, 18-hour workdays and deferred pay, assuming the movie… Read story