August 7, 2024, 6:04am Food
Corn and tomatoes, tomatoes and corn — peak summer eating is splendidly simple. Read story
August 7, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life
I love peaches. When it’s peach season, I eat peaches for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I can’t get the taste out of my mind, and I don’t want to. I want to feed the craving. I mean, that’s how you handle a craving, right? Or do I misunderstand the fundamental… Read story
August 7, 2024, 6:02am Food
There is a lot of chatter about how challenging it is to use up all of the zucchini and tomatoes that inundate farms and gardens in the height of the summer. But somehow, there’s not as much discussion about how to use up all of those cucumbers. Read story
August 2, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life
In the past few years, Portland-focused food influencers have turned their attention to Vancouver. Emily Snieska, who runs The Portland Foodies and PDX Supper Club accounts on Instagram, not only focuses on Vancouver, but lives here. The Portland Foodies, with 32,000 followers, recently won Best Local Instagram Account from Willamette… Read story
August 2, 2024, 6:03am Food
In the general scheme of things, “texture” is a word that’s easy to define. We can physically feel it through touch and recognize it when eating. But when it comes to cocktails, texture can be trickier to grasp. Read story
July 31, 2024, 6:36am Food
As a kid, I loved salad. No, not the kind packed with fresh vegetables and lightly dressed with a perky vinaigrette. My ideal salad was a little bit of lettuce topped with cheese, some kind of meat and loads of croutons, all held together by a creamy dressing. Healthy? Not… Read story
July 31, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life
The kindest person I’ve ever known was my friend Shoshana’s mother, Deanna. She passed away at about the same time my mother did. Shoshana and I attended back-to-back memorial services and stood near each other as we shared poignant memories about our mothers. At Deanna’s memorial, I relayed a story… Read story
July 31, 2024, 5:38am Food
I was thinking about making a light summer salad and saw a caprese salad made with tomatoes and mozzarella cheese. I decided to combine tomatoes and cheese with spaghetti to make a vegetarian pasta salad. Read story