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BASIN EVENTS: April 17-25
COLUMBIA BASIN — Is it spring or isn’t it? You’d never know by the way the weather has gone back and forth this mo…
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.