Results from the annual Mail Tribune Readers Choice Awards aren’t exactly known for pushing the envelope where food is concerned. So three years ago, at the suggestion of another editor, this blog initiated the “Foodies Choice” award. Web readers have responded with an enthusiasm that almost matches Readers Choice with their picks for the best [...]
We could have a mutiny on our hands, but my mom and I already are plotting ways to make over Thanksgiving with a little more interest and to be a little more healthful. Instead of the fat-laden miasma of canned green beans and cream of mushroom soup, we’re angling for braised Brussels sprouts. For the [...]
Much as many of us would like to cook with whole ingredients, sometimes it’s just not worth the bother. Such is the case with pumpkin. Those sweet little sugar pumpkins seem like such ideal sources of “real” fall flavor. But I know from experience, that once they’ve been cracked open, the seeds scooped out, the [...]
As the season for food-centered events gears up, downtown Medford is emerging with a popular new tradition: the Downtown Throwdown. Regular participants in the Third Friday Art Walk are already familiar with the throwdown, which debuted in July. It’s the brainchild of Nora LaBrocca, a designer for Terra Firma Home and owner of the quasi-catering [...]
When its fruit is blackened and turning to mush on the ground, a backyard walnut tree doesn’t seem like such a boon. But in a year such as this when the husk-fly infestation has been minimal and rain has yet to bring the leaves and fruit down in one fell swoop, harvesting walnuts is a [...]
Like Neighborhood Harvest’s high season for fruit, a bumper crop of apple recipes is hitting food publications. After readying this week’s batch of recipes for printing in A la Carte and posting online, I received several new ones, including a couple that seemed too good to hold onto much longer. Our source is The Washington [...]
Although the Rogue Valley broiled under a blanket of smoke a little more than a week ago, I expected cooler temperatures in Washington’s San Juan Islands, where my husband, Will, and I spent last week camping. Colder climes were just one reason to bring homemade soup for a couple of our campground meals. The other [...]
