by Leigh Ann Hoffhines, Communications Manager at Rinehart Clinic (soon to be Nehalem Bay Health Center) After a long, snail-paced spring, we are finally in the season of bountiful garden harvests. For…
Category: Food
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Ratatouille (Recipe – for all those veggies!)
Here is a recipe from Rinehart Clinic Art of Eating class (adapted from Alice Water’s The Art of Simple Food) for all those veggies … Ingredients: 1 medium eggplant 3 medium zucchini…
Review of The Salmonberry – Hyper Locally Sourced Food
by the Ardent Gourmet “Kidney of a horse, liver of a cat, filling up the sausages with this and that…” Most Americans are fed up with fast food. Literally, fed up. That…
KITCHEN MAVEN: TAPAS TALK
EDITOR’S NOTE: Warm days call for easy cooking, or meals with little or no cooking, and tapas are always a fun way to serve up a delicious meal. Be sure to order…
FARMERS MARKET SEASON: It’s the Bounty! Peaches, Berries and More! SNAP Recipients can get $20 of Fruit, Veggies FREE with Double Up Food Bucks
The peaches, berries and more are finally coming into season – it’s been a slow start, and Fulton Farms reports that they’ll have Rich Lady peaches – and they’re dandies, too –…
OSU Extension Food Safety and Preservation hotline opens for the season
CORVALLIS, Ore. – With canning season underway, the Food Safety and Preservation hotline from Oregon State University Extension Service is now taking calls. The toll-free hotline, 800-354-7319, runs from 9 a.m. to…
Review of Kayak Tillamook County – Netarts Bay Clamming Excursion
By The Ardent Gourmet Joe Gallo, aka Crazy Joe Gallo, a mobster of course, was shot to death at Umberto’s Clam House in Little Italy, NY in 1972. His poor family bought…
Neskowin Farm & Feast Festival – First Annual Event July 30th – Tickets Still Available
The families and community that surround Neskowin Valley School are offering Neskowin Farm and Feast Festival as an annual fundraiser for the school with our first one happening on July 30th. Wine…
The Taste of Summer
Recently, I made my first yearly venture to a local farmers’ market hunting for fresh local deliciousness including lots of summer berries. Even during the winter, I must admit to consuming berries…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Eating the Rainbow – 7 Creative Ways to Add More Fruits & Veggies into your Diet
By Lewis Martin, Nutrition Director at the Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council for Tillamook County Wellness If you’re like most Americans, you probably have a tough time keeping up with the recommended…