Food

Leah Jackson arranges artwork for a 2017 show on the male form at Angst Gallery in downtown Vancouver. She's closing the gallery to focus on her adjoining Main Street business, Niche Wine Bar.

Downtown Vancouver’s Angst Gallery to close July 31

July 23, 2020, 6:02am Business

Downtown Vancouver’s Angst Gallery will close July 31 after more than a decade of displaying emerging artists’ work. Read story

While you may not be the sort of person who drinks the juice right out to the jar, pickle juice has many uses.

Think outside of the jar for many uses of pickle juice

July 22, 2020, 7:40pm Clark County Life

There are two kinds of people: those who understand the pleasures of taking a couple swigs of cold pickle juice right out of the jar, and those who think drinking pickle juice is absolutely vile. To the second group of people I say: How can you love the pickle, but… Read story

Homemade Bistro Vinaigrette, with shallot and mustard. (Hillary Levin/St.

Homemade salad dressings: Say goodbye to the bottle

July 22, 2020, 6:05am Food

A salad without dressing is just a pile of limp, uninspired lettuce. Read story

Use purees of fruit, cream, yogurt or simply juice and herbs to make these pretty homemade popsicles.

Ice pops and cream pops make an easy, cool summer snack

July 22, 2020, 6:05am Food

Technically, we aren’t supposed to call them “popsicles.” That’s a registered trademark. But ice pops, creamy pops made with milk or yogurt, and other fruity desserts-on-a-stick are having a moment. You might be seeing them pop up on your Instagram feed, in bright colors, made with orange and mango and… Read story

Try vegan picadillo empanadas

July 22, 2020, 6:05am Food

The best toddler-birthday-party food I’ve ever had were picadillo empanadas. Fede, a boy from my daughters’ day care, turned 3, and his mom baked a huge batch of them. She had made the dough by hand and pulled out tray after tray while the kids played. Read story

Mint adds flavor to sirloin skewers

July 22, 2020, 6:00am Food

Fresh mint is one of the best herbs to have in your kitchen. This often-overlooked herb has a clean, refreshing taste that can elevate simple home cooking into something special. Toss a few leaves in your morning smoothie, shower torn leaves on salads, blend it into a mint pesto, or… Read story

Mangoes sweeten shrimp salad

Florentine Shrimp Mango Salad with Sweet Corn on the Cob.

July 22, 2020, 5:23am Food

July is the height of the mango season, and good mangoes can be found everywhere. There are many different varieties of mango with different textures, sweetness levels and flavors. Any type works well in this recipe. They add a sweet flavor, soft texture to the plump shrimp. Read story

Clark County health inspections, July 13-20

For more information, call Clark County Public Health at 564-397-8428 or visit www.clark.wa.gov/public-health/restaurant-inspection. In the health department’s scoring system, the fewer the points, the better. A perfect score is 0. The worst possible score is 418. An establishment with 100 or more points will be closed. Read story