By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet A few years ago, as a wearily lowered myself down to Thanksgiving dinner, I realized that I could only remember one Thanksgiving dinner in the last…
Category: Food
Entire Oregon coast reopened for mussel harvesting
OIOpublisher November 9, 2017… The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce the reopening of recreational and commercial mussel harvesting from the south jetty of the Columbia River to…
BY EXTENSION: Have nutritionists gotten it wrong on fats and carbs?
by Jessica Linnell, PhD, Assistant Professor (Practice), Family & Community Health, OSU Extension Have you ever wondered, “Why do nutrition scientists change their minds so much?” One that comes to mind is…
RECIPE: A roast chicken to make the dead dance
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “Don’t fear dying, fear not having lived.” Old Mexican saying Signs of the summer’s death are all around us with the falling leaves, bare flower stalks…
Tillamook Families Celebrate Local Agriculture During Farm to School Month
Over 50 Tillamook County families celebrated National Farm to School Month this October by attending Local Food Open Houses and meeting local farmers, fishers and food producers. National Farm to School Month…
BY EXTENSION: GMOs – solution to hunger or against our values
By Troy Downing, Dairy Specialist, Oregon State University It might be easy to assume that the whole world is overweight because of an abundance of food and water. This is not really…
Volunteer Opportunities at Tillamook Food Pantries
Tillamook County Area Food Pantry Volunteer Positions There are variety of volunteer opportunities with local area food pantries, various days and times and locations throughout the county. For more information, please contact…
Getting into the spirit of autumn foods with the great pumpkin
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “Tonight the Great Pumpkin will rise out of the pumpkin patch.” Linus from Charlie Brown Pumpkin pumpkin pumpkin. Everything has been turning up pumpkin lately. It…
Holiday Christmas Basket Applications Now Available at CARE, Food Pantry sites due by Nov. 13; Sponsoring Families, Donations Needed
Happy Holidays! Once more, The Tillamook Ecumenical Community is reaching out to the citizens of Tillamook. The Christmas Season will be here before you know it and the TEC is launching the…
RECIPE: Farm-to-school – Roasted Tomatillo Salsa
By Rachel Pettit, Farm to School Program Coordinator, Food Roots Recipe Source: adjusted slightly from The Best of Mexico, a Cookbook, by Evie Righter and Kathi J Long Number of servings: about…