Oh, wild rice! Where have you been my whole life? I’m a decent cook, but I’m embarrassed to admit that until a few weeks ago, I was a wild-rice virgin. I can’t exactly explain why, except that I’d never eaten… Continue Reading
With the return of valley fog many of you have asked why?
This is known as “Tule Fog” and it typically occurs in the Fall and Winter months. We have seen the perfect setup for the fog. There is a persistent ridge of high pressure over the Eastern Pacific. Continue Reading
‘Tis the season to bake cookies, but let’s cut ourselves some slack and make it easy on ourselves. Of course, I have more complex cookie recipes in my baking arsenal, like macarons, but the holidays are hectic enough without spending… Continue Reading
A word to Thanksgiving food snobs: This might be a good time for you to stop reading and head to a gourmet market to purchase some indispensable holiday ingredients, like foie gras, truffle oil, saffron, or perhaps a tin of… Continue Reading
While many people are looking forward to the annual festivities of a holiday season, many others are scouting out places to hibernate through the dark winter days and nights. I was one of those people until I learned about Seasonal… Continue Reading
Butternut squash is more than just a fall front porch holiday décor to join pumpkins and gourds. It’s the star of the soup show, the culinary gateway to all other fall and winter soups. Looks are deceiving when it comes… Continue Reading
Long ago and far away, in addition to writing a decade’s worth of opinion columns and feature stories for Redding’s daily newspaper, I also wrote columns and stories about food and cooking. Occasionally, a reader would ask for a specific… Continue Reading
Drum roll, please. Until today, this popular recipe for Dan Ferrarese’s Spaghetti Veggie Salad has never been made public. It’s an honor and delight for A News Cafe to publish it here with permission from Ferrarese, formerly of Redding. He… Continue Reading
Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us, and with Valentine’s Day falling on a Friday, here’s a simple, rustic meal to make ahead, and have at the ready after work or a busy week. On the menu is French onion soup,… Continue Reading
During winter in many parts of Shasta County, an abundance of citrus — especially lemons – is akin to summer bumper crops of homegrown zucchini that stealthy, zucchini-weary gardeners sometimes leave in bags upon unsuspecting friends’ and neighbors’ porches. No… Continue Reading
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