September 13, 2023, 6:07am Clark County Life
I was flitting around the internet the other day, looking up recipes for apple butter, when I came across a conversational thread that started with the question, “What is the point of apple butter?” This made me laugh out loud, just thinking about the person out there who is so… Read story
September 6, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
It’s that brief, shimmering window of time during late summer when fresh peaches and pumpkins can both be found in farmers markets and stores, rubbing their pretty orange shoulders together like old chums. It’s the perfect time to combine the sweet, summery flavor of fully ripe peaches with the warm… Read story
August 30, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Life
There are oh so many things that my daughter needs before she moves to Bellingham, where she’ll live during her junior and senior years at Western Washington University’s Fairhaven College. She needs shower curtains, bathmats, bedding and cozy throw blankets for cold winter nights, when she’ll definitely be studying instead… Read story
August 9, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life
Although I was obsessed by all things Italian when I was a teenager and was lucky enough to visit several places in Italy, I never made it to Sicily. Then again, neither did I achieve my other youthful aspiration, which was to become an actress and land a recurring role… Read story
August 2, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life
Cucumbers are the mild-mannered second cousin of the vegetable world, like someone we exchange a few words with at family reunions but never really get to know. They’re pleasant enough but not exactly riveting Read story
July 26, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
Our daughter loves blueberries. We must strictly ration fresh berries — affectionately called “bluebs” in our family — otherwise our girl will finish off a couple pints in one sitting and the only thing left will be two or three forlorn blueberries, rolling around under the coffee table like tumbleweeds… Read story
July 19, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life
The first wave of summer zucchini is breaking over the horizon. It is not yet an imminent threat. We have a few days, perhaps one or two weeks, before the full force of the onslaught reaches us. But the first green glimmers of the tsunami to come are visible in… Read story
July 12, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life
When our daughter was born 20 years ago, my husband and I struggled to establish new routines that would give our upside-down lives a more dependable rhythm. We looked for small rituals to carry us through this wild new territory — some regular activity that would remind us of our… Read story
July 5, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life
Every couple of weeks or so, my dad likes to rib me by saying, “When are you going to do another story about how, when you were a little kid, we forced you to eat foods you didn’t like?” (Although there are a few such incidences, like eggplant casserole and… Read story
June 28, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life
The Fourth of July lands at a rather awkward time, berry-wise. Strawberry season is mostly over and raspberry season isn’t yet in full swing. Nevertheless, pies must be baked for hungry Independence Day revelers, whether the occasion is a backyard barbecue or a community Fourth of July picnic. We, the… Read story
