Food

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

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

Cauliflower Cheese Bake served with Tomato and Onion Salad.

Cheesy, crisp and easy vegetarian dinner

October 23, 2024, 6:04am Food

I had a head of cauliflower in my fridge and decided to turn it into a cheesy, crisp, easy vegetarian dinner. I cooked the cauliflower in the microwave, mashed it and added the other ingredients. I finished the dish under the broiler and dinner was ready in 10 minutes. Read story

Place salmon, skin side down, on the baking sheet. Spray salmon with olive oil spray. Place on middle rack in oven for 15 minutes or until salmon is just cooked through. When a knife is inserted into the fish, the flesh should be opaque, not translucent.

Lemon juice, fresh dill dress up salmon

October 23, 2024, 6:04am Food

Lemon juice and fresh dill flavor this quick and easy salmon dinner. The salmon is baked in the oven and the rice is microwaved. Read story

To complement the oil, golden raisins plumped in orange juice are mixed into the dough at the end of kneading.

A water roux keeps challah tender and fluffy

October 23, 2024, 6:04am Food

A good loaf of challah is tender, pillowy and slightly sweet, but homemade loaves tend to dry and stale quickly. To keep our challah tender and extend its shelf-life, we borrow the water roux technique known as tangzhong that’s used to make fluffy Japanese milk bread. Read story

Simple joy of making your own food

October 19, 2024, 5:35am Food

I was at the grocery store, minding my own business, when I saw something that shocked me to the core. Read story

Cariño Coffeehouse on Main Street is a warm taste of Mexico in downtown Vancouver

Cariño Coffeehouse in downtown Vancouver serves cafe de olla and pan dulce, above and Mexican mocha, at top.

October 18, 2024, 6:03am Business Subscriber Exclusive

When their father died, Melissa Mancillas took in her teenage sister, Janelle Almanza, and raised her. As years went by, the sisters became best friends. Now with their Mexican coffee shop, Cariño Coffeehouse on Main Street in downtown Vancouver, they’re business partners. Read story

Trader Joes’s pumpkin-flavored snacks put to the test

Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Butternut Squash Bisque.

October 18, 2024, 5:31am Food

No retailer does pumpkin season like Trader Joe’s. This year, the autumnal array of products includes a sizable number of returning bestsellers and a few new options. We bought two grocery bags’ worth of snacks and treats and put them to the test in a newsroom full of pumpkin-loving reporters,… Read story