By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “Perhaps the most overlooked vegetable on the veggie-and-dip platter is the radish.” Edward Lee The box of luscious, local, organic veggies arrived on the porch a…
Category: Food
North Coast Communities Generously Fill Postal Carriers’ Food Bags for Hungry Families
Saturday, May 12, the Nehalem, Rockaway, Wheeler, and Manzanita Post Offices conducted their annual National Association of Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive. The Postal Employees and the communities combined with…
STAMP OUT HUNGER: Letter carriers assist largest single-day food drive
On Saturday May 12, letter carriers will be doing more than just dropping off the mail; they’ll also be collecting food for the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Hosted by the…
KITCHEN MAVEN: FACTS ABOUT THE DIRTY DOZEN
Editor’s Note: With the current romaine lettuce recall, the most important take-away lesson here about food safety is simple: KNOW WHERE YOUR FOOD COMES FROM. Whenever possible, buy local, know your farmer…
Werner Beef & Brew Showcases the Best of this Family-Owned Business
By Matt Maizel for Tillamook County Pioneer Tillamook’s newest restaurant, Werner Beef & Brew is an addition to the Werner Gourmet Meat Snacks Factory. Beef & Brew features a full-service restaurant complete…
Tillamook Farmers Market receives grant to support SNAP customers
The Tillamook Farmers Market was awarded a $1,000 grant from the Rosemarie Sweet Fund through the Farmers Market Fund of Portland to support Food Root’s Double up Food Bucks program. The Double…
Tillamook OSU Extension Service to Celebrate Volunteers with April 24th Luncheon
The Tillamook OSU Extension Service would like to celebrate and recognize April as National Volunteer Month. To thank the many volunteers of Extension Programs for all their hard work they will be…
Coastally Crafted Beer + Cheese event draws more than 300 fans, Food Roots receives $2,775 in proceeds
April 16, 2018. Tillamook, OR. The first annual Coastally Crafted: Beer + Cheese event was a resounding success in more ways than a crowd having a good time. Held at Pelican Brewing…
KITCHEN MAVEN: ADDED VALUE FOR (ALMOST) ALL MEALS
By Judith Yamada, Kitchen Maven Increasing fiber, vitamins, calcium, anti-oxidants, and protein, in our diets, is a goal most of us share. At the same time, we know it’s a good idea…
Drive away the rainy (and windy) day blues with green garlic
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “Until recently, green garlic never appeared in the market and was largely unrecognized by cooks.” Alice Waters Things are beginning to look up; I reek like…
