Perfect for summer, Tarragon Chicken Salad (plus a bonus salad recipe)
If I could only keep a handful of cookbooks, “The Silver Palate Cookbook” and “The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook” would be among them. Continue Reading
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Retired oncology nurse shares blue-ribbon recipes, and passion for county fairs, activities, and pot-bellied pigs
It was barely 24 hours before Mary Trevor’s deadline to drop off a carload of Shasta District Fair entries, yet she had the non-plussed, unhurried air of someone who’d done this a few times — or 40 — before. The… Continue Reading
Doni’s Very Best Carrot Cake: With such wholesome ingredients, it’s practically a health food
This is a purely anecdotal observation, but I’ve noticed that people who like carrot cake above all other cakes tend to be healthy eaters; the kind of people inclined to run marathons and are dedicated to yoga. Generally speaking these… Continue Reading
Lazy girl’s guide to simple sourdough bread, starting with homemade starter
In October I fell in love with the adorable village of Penn Yan, in Upstate New York, and with it the Amity Coffee Shop and Bakery. It was located downstairs from my Airbnb, where beginning around midnight my dreams were… Continue Reading
Homely Valentine’s Day cakes rescued by DIY almond paste, chocolate leaves
Sometimes I just don’t know when to call it good and leave well enough alone. Many artists fight an internal battle of knowing exactly when to put down the dang paint brush, pronounce the work finished, and walk away. I… Continue Reading
Meet Mayocoba Bean & Ham Hock soup, the perfect winter comfort food
My plan was to prepare navy bean and ham hock soup, a winter staple. The west side Redding Grocery Outlet Bargain Market had lots of dried beans, but I was searching for white beans, either cannellini, navy beans, or great Northern beans beans. Continue Reading
Marvelous 1-pan Chicken Marbella. Prepare for rave reviews, recipe requests
Chicken Marbella checks off so many boxes. Easy? Check. Delicious? Check. Economical ingredients? Check. Guaranteed to have people begging for the recipe? Check. A perfect winter meal? Check. A couple of things to know about Chicken Marbella, a recipe that… Continue Reading
Cook on the wild side with colorful, popular and delicious wild-rice salad
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
Noni Doni’s cookie jar: Have a ball with 4 of the easiest, most delicious roll-and-bake holiday cookies
‘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
Move over, food snobs. Welcome, déclassé Thanksgiving recipes
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
