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Careful planning is key to successful campfire cooking according to Seattle chef Rachel Yang (iStock.com)

Level up your campfire cooking

Careful planning is key to successful campfire cooking according to Seattle chef Rachel Yang (iStock.com)

August 19, 2020, 6:04am Food

For the first time in a very long while, chefs Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi have a lot of time on their hands. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, their two restaurants — Trove and Joule— are only open five days a week, three hours a day. And while they have… Read story

Diabetes Quick Fix: Almond-Maple Chicken with Hot Pepper Succotash

August 19, 2020, 6:04am Food

A maple syrup glaze and sliced almonds give extra flavor and crunch to chicken breasts. Hot pepper jelly adds zing to sautéed corn and lima beans. It’s made in minutes in the microwave. Read story

Charred okra, corn and Jimmy Nardello peppers combine in this ode-to-summer dish.

Best summer meal is made with the freshest ingredients

Charred okra, corn and Jimmy Nardello peppers combine in this ode-to-summer dish.

August 19, 2020, 6:03am Food

During the summer, my cooking takes a noticeable shift. I put traditional composed dishes — like, say, a lasagna or roast chicken with potatoes — on the back burner in favor of one-bowl vegetable grab-bags. This salad is one of those dishes, and I’ll eat it over and over until… Read story

Pasta tossed with charred cherry tomatoes, basil and mozzarella makes an easy and quick dinner.

Cherry tomatoes keep pasta light

Pasta tossed with charred cherry tomatoes, basil and mozzarella makes an easy and quick dinner.

August 19, 2020, 6:01am Food

Pasta is a favorite for dinner because it doesn’t generally require a lot of special ingredients or equipment. Read story

The Clark County Council, from left, Temple Lentz, Julie Olson, Chair Eileen Quiring, John Blom and Gary Medvigy at a meeting in July 2019.

Clark County Council will direct $1.36M in CARES aid to restaurants, food businesses

The Clark County Council, from left, Temple Lentz, Julie Olson, Chair Eileen Quiring, John Blom and Gary Medvigy at a meeting in July 2019.

August 18, 2020, 1:25pm Clark County News

Clark County will disperse $1.36 million in CARES Act aid to local dining businesses. Read story

Symbol of health.

Growing microgreens is an easy, fun way to grow vegetables

Symbol of health.

August 15, 2020, 6:02am Food

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Go small with microgreens and grow tiny plants with big flavor for soups, salads and sandwiches. Read story

This July 26, 2020 photo shows Erika Navarrete Nagle, a television producer in Denver, Colo., preparing a meal for her family in Denver. Before she began quarantining in late March, the 33-year-old had never cooked chicken. &quot;I was a mess in the kitchen,&#039;&#039; she says. &#039;&#039;I grew up in a Cuban family with a mother and sister who always cooked for me. You&#039;d think I picked up a thing or two, but I&#039;ve always been a workaholic and I never made time nor had the desire to cook.&quot; &quot;It took a global pandemic and mandatory quarantine for me to learn,&quot; she says.

Home cooks assess new normal

This July 26, 2020 photo shows Erika Navarrete Nagle, a television producer in Denver, Colo., preparing a meal for her family in Denver. Before she began quarantining in late March, the 33-year-old had never cooked chicken. &quot;I was a mess in the kitchen,&#039;&#039; she says. &#039;&#039;I grew up in a Cuban family with a mother and sister who always cooked for me. You&#039;d think I picked up a thing or two, but I&#039;ve always been a workaholic and I never made time nor had the desire to cook.&quot; &quot;It took a global pandemic and mandatory quarantine for me to learn,&quot; she says.

August 14, 2020, 6:05am Food

It’s been months since the coronavirus pandemic limited restaurant options and caused many people — even the most kitchen-phobic among us — to try to cook more. Read story

FILE - This Jan. 22, 2018, file photo shows a Dunkin&#039; Donuts logo on a shop in Mount Lebanon, Pa. The Massachusetts-based coffee and donuts empire is teaming with Post Consumer Brands to release two new breakfast cereals based on two of its most popular coffee drinks: Caramel Macchiato and Mocha Latte. The new cereals are expected to hit grocery shelves in late August 2020. (AP Photo/Gene J.

Some coffee with your coffee? Dunkin’ launching cereal line

FILE - This Jan. 22, 2018, file photo shows a Dunkin&#039; Donuts logo on a shop in Mount Lebanon, Pa. The Massachusetts-based coffee and donuts empire is teaming with Post Consumer Brands to release two new breakfast cereals based on two of its most popular coffee drinks: Caramel Macchiato and Mocha Latte. The new cereals are expected to hit grocery shelves in late August 2020. (AP Photo/Gene J.

August 14, 2020, 6:02am Food

As if 2020 wasn’t weird enough, Dunkin’ is getting into the cereal game. Read story