“Oh, no!” was the reaction from Medford resident Tracy Howerton to news that the region’s online farmers market would close later this month. Howerton had been ordering from Rogue Valley Local Foods for about a year after seeing a flier about it at the local office of Jackson County Health and Human Services. The market, [...]
After years of shopping sales at Thanksgiving to get her turkey for free, my mom made an about-face this year and purchased a bird raised on pasture near Bandon. The 18-pound bird cost about $75, which included some of the farm’s first fresh cranberries. At that price, we vowed to use every bit of it, [...]
Anyone partaking of a free feast Thursday at Medford Gospel Mission can thank Master Food Preservers and a local farm for the final course. Baking 40 pumpkin pies from Seven Oaks Farm squash kept volunteers busy Monday and Tuesday at the Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center in Central Point. This is the second year [...]
If you didn’t catch the entirely edible creations at Medford’s Craterian Theater this weekend, today is your last chance for this year. Fifty gingerbread sculptures are on display until 6 p.m. for an event that raises funds for Craterian Performances and ushers in the holiday season. Some of the valley’s master bakers returned to the [...]
Once again, the Corcoran family of Central Point has come out on top at the annual GingerBread Jubilee. After taking a couple of years off from the competition, Melisa Corcoran claimed the Best of Show title and its $1,000 prize with her “Gingerbread Farm Jubilee.” Daughter Rhiannon won the student division and $500 for “Christmas [...]
I’ve blogged before about cooking for crowds. But my husband, Will, declared 50 guests invited to a weekend retirement party beyond our culinary abilities. Good thing because cleaning and other preparations kept us busy for the better part of last week. I’d never been so happy to see someone else in my milieu when Kristen [...]
If you’re hungry for more on winter squash, check the online version of this week’s A la Carte story for a primer on 14 varieties. With so many types of squash to purchase and prepare, a little profile of each is helpful. After I read that its primary use is baby food, banana squash recently [...]
Some stories bear repeating, like this week’s food-section spread on winter squash with five recipes. When revisiting a topic or ingredient for A la Carte/Savor, running new — hopefully, unusual — recipes is my main goal. I thought the “lasagna” photographed for the section’s front page, as well as the quinoa salad with lime dressing, [...]
In a scene repeated across the country’s homes and offices, Halloween candy leftovers haunt the newsroom like so many ghosts of holidays past. Without children old enough to trick-or-treat, my home has so far been spared extra sugar, calories and artificial colors and flavors — but not for long. Christmas (believe it or not) already [...]
It comes as no surprise to Rogue Valley residents that visitors find our region’s topography beautiful, our towns charming and our pace calm, even serene. “People just love the area,” said Medford resident and travel blogger Judy Gambee. “They were just very charmed.” That was the overarching impression of a dozen food bloggers from around [...]