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BASIN EVENTS: Feb. 20-28, 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — We’re rounding out February in the Basin with lots of fun things to do. Here are a few.
Onion soup is simple to make but takes time
Onion soup is one of the easiest soups to make. Brown up some onions over and over, add some stock and you are done. Right? Almost.
Allied Arts soirée set for Jan. 27
MOSES LAKE — Tickets are on sale for the annual Columbia Basin Allied Arts fundraising soirée, set for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at the 4-H building at the Grant Count…
Try this rich, thick oxtail soup
My family butchered its own beef when I was growing up. One of the things I don't recall ever seeing used was the meat in the upper tail, known as “oxtail.”
Give your scallops special treatment
My introduction to the proper cooking of scallops came in chef school. Up until then, I had treated them like any other seafood, not knowing about the pan-fryi…
Christmas cookies fit for Grandma's kitchen
This week I had to make up a few cookies for the church potluck. Rather than purchase a package of some ready-made version, I made up a few batches.
Getting creative with casseroles
Casseroles normally don't make an appearance at our house, except for after baking a turkey. I ate lots of casseroles as a kid and really have no aversion to t…
Turkey soup puts holiday scraps to yummy use
I have plenty of turkey leftovers and have been running through my share of ways to use it up. My first pieces of recycled bird were from before baking it, whe…
A tale of two cheesecakes
This last week I made up a cheesecake for a birthday. I grabbed my trusty recipe and got to work.
Lots of uses for leftover chicken
I have some leftover chicken in the house. I had baked two whole chickens, but didn't get very far through the second one, so I put it in the fridge for later …
State of the tart: figs, goat cheese and honey
I purchased a package of figs not long ago. I figured some would be eaten out of hand, but then I was wondering what I might do with them. This coincided with me wanting to try out some goat cheese. Admittedly, I’m…
Mac and cheese: Think outside the box for this classic comfort food
The subject of macaroni and cheese came up the other day, causing me to wonder about the different ways to make it.
Smoky ketchup to use up those last few tomatoes
We’ve had an abundance of tomatoes slowly ripening in the house since the night before the first hard frost. We’ve found uses for all of the larger tomatoes, b…
Try these dips when the chips are down
I had the opportunity to provide some finger foods for a light potluck the other day, so I decided to make up some cream cheese-based dips.