May 19, 2021, 6:04am Food
Sweet and sour beef is a popular Chinese stir-fry dish. Here’s a simple version that has great flavor and can be made in minutes. The sweet and sour sauce is light so it gently coats the beef and vegetables blending the flavors together, but not masking the taste of each… Read story
May 19, 2021, 6:04am Food
Sometimes the key to easy, flavorful weeknight cooking is looking at dishes in a different way. Risotto, for instance. In typical recipes, chicken broth is added to rice in stages, requiring constant stirring that knocks loose starches that combine with butter and broth to create a creamy sauce. Read story
May 19, 2021, 6:03am Food
Anne Byrn’s black Griswold has been a workhorse in her kitchen. She has fried bacon, cooked pancakes, seared salmon and baked Southern-style cornbread in the 12-inch cast-iron skillet umpteen times. Read story
May 19, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Life
My favorite thing about family gatherings wasn’t my family. I mean, they were all right, as far as that goes. I had a bevy of great-aunts and one great-uncle, Gary, who taught me how to crack my knuckles, to my parents’ continued annoyance. “Stop cracking your knuckles! You’ll get arthritis… Read story
May 18, 2021, 6:05am Food
Some people look at chicken and see something boring. Bland. Blah. Read story
May 17, 2021, 6:00am Food
The Oregon State Fair comes but once a year, offering us one fleeting moment to explore the strange culinary delight that is fair food. Read story
May 17, 2021, 6:00am Food
From sourdough to feta pasta, much of the last year at home has been food-focused. And one driver of these delectable fads is the social media platform TikTok. Read story
May 16, 2021, 6:30am Food
When Sarah Monson got laid off from her job as a cook at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, she went home and kept on cooking. She and pretty much everyone she knows didn’t know what else to do — the Seattle restaurant industry is a tight-knit one, and her… Read story
