That Americans will eat 8 million pounds of avocados on Super Bowl Sunday implies the bumpy-skinned fruit is among the most popular produce items purchased in honor of the yearly sporting event. Could it be the ever-so-slight resemblance to a pointy-ended football? More likely it’s the unusual quality in an avocado that, when perfectly ripe, brings [...]
Newspaper readers may have noticed something a little different in today’s Healthy Living section. A recipe for Coconut-ginger Baby Carrots debuted what promises to be a new, regular feature devoted to healthy cooking practices with accompanying recipes in the Mail Tribune’s Tuesday editions. And you thought you could only get recipes on Wednesdays. Dubbed “Healthy Plate,” [...]
Since Dungeness crab season is in full swing, I couldn’t resist promoting a bit of seafood that every Oregonian worth his or her salt considers the king of crustaceans. Crabbing was always quite a production when I was growing up on Oregon’s South Coast. But I still took for granted the relative ease of obtaining [...]
Against all stereotypes, I’ve been blessed by my mother-in-law. From our first meeting five years ago over an omelet breakfast, Ann and I have shared an easy rapport over food. Even when my husband isn’t there to enjoy it, Ann invites me over for wholesome meals in her small kitchen, and I’m happy to know that [...]
Fans of Gourmet magazine and Epicurious.com or foodies looking for another online repository of new ideas should check out Gourmet’s new Web site, which debuted yesterday. The nation’s oldest food magazine previously posted the same content from their print edition and funneled recipes to Epicurious.com’s online database. Editors realized a year ago that the approach [...]
It wasn’t exactly the cheese-of-the-month club that I’d been coveting for so long. But I wasn’t about to turn down an array of cheeses my mother-in-law brought back from her holiday in Britain. I felt a little guilty about hogging down all the pie d’anglois before my husband could even taste a bite of this [...]
I get the buzz around Britain’s Jamie Oliver. The tender age at which he rose to prominence as a chef, his boyish good looks and charm, his no-nonsense approach to cooking. I just never called myself a fan, preferring something a little deeper than “The Naked Chef.” But Oliver’s new cookbook, “Jamie at [...]
Some friends have been saying for years that we need to get together for a sushi party. But I haven’t exactly taken the lead as party planner mainly because I was skeptical that the results would be worth our while. My husband, Will, and I tried to make sushi once while vacationing with [...]
It’s the time of year when everyone wants to lighten up — their cooking, that is. With the holidays solidly behind us, every fatty, salty, sugary vestige of the revelry should be removed from the refrigerator. (One week’s the food-safety standard for leftovers, folks.) Granted, we’re still in winter’s grip and hankering after those warming, [...]
Windy, rainy weather always puts me in the mood for soup. I’m sure I’m not alone. Soup is one of those simple meals that’s so satisfying this time of year. The classic combination of tomato soup and grilled cheese is one I’ve enjoyed since childhood. A bowl of Campbell’s and a sandwich of Kraft singles [...]
