The truckload meat sale is by far the  main event this week at Tops Market in Redding and Weaverville.  This week-long special is enough to entice me to clear out my chest freezer and stock up for fall cooking. But… Continue Reading
I fell in love with cannoli in Turin, Italy, at the Terra Madre conference a few months ago. The cannoli I bought were fat but small – like half a pencil long – crunchy on the outside, creamy in the middle,… Continue Reading
Adios Mimosa! The Paloma is the new “Cura Resacas” (Hair of the Dog). There’s nothing better than a New Year’s Day brunch to soak up what ails you, reconsider off-the-wall resolutions and look forward to 12 months of endless possibilities.… Continue Reading
One of my favorite cold-weather dishes to serve my family and friends is risotto. Risotto is an incredibly versatile dish, perfect for cleaning out the vegetable drawer or using leftovers. When you learn the basic technique of adding liquid to… Continue Reading
A Facebook friend said he lost the recipe for Marathon Bars that I published many moons ago when I work for the newspaper, and wondered if I could locate and share it. That set me on my search on anewscafe.com for Andrea’s… Continue Reading
Sometimes I just don’t know when to leave well enough alone. Take my pear dumplings, for example. Please. They were adaptations of a perfectly lovely Apple Dumpling recipe from a Napa cooking class I attended at Copia: American Center for Wine, Food… Continue Reading
Phyllis Zerg’s Rugelach 1 envelope dry yeast 1/4 cup warm water 2 tablespoons sugar 2 cups flour 1 cup butter 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs, separated Cinnamon and sugar mixture (for sprinkling on the dough) Stir together the yeast, warm water and… Continue Reading
For those who celebrate Passover or Easter, this is a special weekend. Passover begins Sundown tonight and lasts through April 13, and Easter is Sunday. I usually bake my favorite sour cream coffee cake for Easter, but I hate to… Continue Reading
I had the best intentions when I bought a 5-pound Cutie box of Clementine tangerines. Round, colorful snacks to toss in the car when I’m driving around. Compact balls of vitamin C. I ate just two. The rest sat in the bottom of my refrigerator’s… Continue Reading
I’ll cut right to the chase. It’s almost Valentine’s Day. You have two days. Never fear, you still have time to make something chocolate for either your sweetheart or yourself (or both). I have three perfect recipes for you. First,… Continue Reading
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