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Category: Food
Hamming it up for Easter
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “The Easter ham holds the same place of honor on the dinner table that milady’s hat does in the Easter Parade.” – Mary Meade My earliest…
Kitchen Maven: What Did The Snake Say?
By Judith Yamada Have an apple. Apples are sweet edible fruit produced by the apple tree (malus pumila). There are over 7500 varieties grown worldwide. Apples originated in the mountainous region of…
Eat the Invaders: Chef Dinner Featuring Japanese Knotweed Monday April 8th
By Laura Swanson One person’s “weed” might be another’s “rose” … an interesting lesson from Master Gardener’s classes was the “definition” of a weed as simply “any plant that is in the…
Meal Planning 101: Scan, Plan & Cook
Thanks to a sponsorship by Tillamook County Wellness partner, Oregon Dairy & Nutrition Council, we will periodically feature articles and recipes from Judy Barbe, author, columnist and nutrition expert. As a registered…
Cooking Hints, Little Tricks (Part 2) and Chimichurri
By Judith Yamada, Kitchen Maven •If you want shaved or very thinly sliced meat for a recipe, freeze it first, then slice when partially frozen. •When preparing meat such as chicken or…
Celebrate Spring time and the return of the light with eggs
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet Spring time is egg time. I didn’t know this till I owned chickens. Eggs are always available year round in the store so it is a…
Eat, Sleep and Live for Your Optimal Health – Join us April 5 – 6
Emerging science supports the concept that “diet and food” can be used as powerful treatment interventions for multiple chronic diseases. Adventist Health Tillamook provides this seminar presentation from Dexter Shurney, MD, MBA,…
KITCHEN MAVEN: Cooking Hints, Little Tricks (Part 1) and Affogato
By Judith Yamada, Kitchen Maven •You don’t need a rolling pin to make biscuits. To make layers, fold the dough over itself, into thirds like an envelope, turn and do again, about…
Celebrate spring, naturally, with eggs
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “If you’re dyeing eggs in celebration, engage nature in the process this year.” – Frontier natural spices Almost every culture in the world celebrates this time…
