When my children were little among the books they loved to have read to them was one entitled Fortunately, first published in 1964 and written by Remy Charlip. The story goes something like this – “Fortunately, Ned was invited to… Continue Reading
Food rarely photographs as well as I’d like, which certainly is the case with this dish that I invented, Summer Pasta Stacks. I prepared it last month for a fundraiser to benefit Kids Turn Shasta Cascade, where about 140 guests… Continue Reading
Q: Congratulations on your win at the Pros and Joes BBQ Grilldown’s first place for tri-tip. To start, would you care to tell us a bit about yourself? My name is Clinton Nash. I manage a granite fabrication shop and build outdoor kitchens, barbecue islands and pizza ovens for a living. Barbecue is a hobby. Q: What Continue Reading
Today I am joined by Michael Kauffmann co-author of the new Field Guide to the Manzanitas of California, North America and Mexico, published this year by Backcountry Press. Michael last joined me in 2012 after the publication of his first… Continue Reading
Q: Justin Tweedy, welcome to A News Cafe.com. I’m delighted to talk with you today because you and your team – “Ribs 4 Her Pleasure” – earned the Pros & Joes’ highest award as Grand Champion, with combined scores from… Continue Reading
On Memorial weekend, Results Radio sponsored its sixth annual Pros and Joes BBQ Grilldown in downtown Redding. There, professional cooks (Pros) and lay cooks (Joes) competed to see who could barbecue or smoke the best ribs, tri-tip and chicken. Over… Continue Reading
Lucky me to receive some free, sample bottles of Lucero olive oil as “research” a few weeks before my cooking demo at Lucero Olive Oil’s 5th Annual Spring Bloom Festival in Corning Saturday. Friend Chris Carter, my favorite catering partner, was my… Continue Reading
This weekend, May 2nd and 3rd, 2015, Michelle Angela, Director and Rosemary Febbo, Project Manager, of the Veterans’ Garden Project of Butte, Glen and Tehama Counties, talked to us about the project and its 4th Annual Memorial Day Plant Give-away… Continue Reading
PHOTO: An expansive native oak in a natural oak woodland setting, just up from the banks of Chico Creek. Look closely, its trunk is encircled with a stand of poison oak, just leafing out. Some of the poison oak twines… Continue Reading
Our very mild winter and early warm temperatures, with little precipitation, have brought us to what feels like an early burst of life and color in the garden this year some of my garden plants – roses and salvias for… Continue Reading
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