By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “Tonight the Great Pumpkin will rise out of the pumpkin patch.” Linus from Charlie Brown Pumpkin pumpkin pumpkin. Everything has been turning up pumpkin lately. It…
Category: Food
Holiday Christmas Basket Applications Now Available at CARE, Food Pantry sites due by Nov. 13; Sponsoring Families, Donations Needed
OIOpublisher Happy Holidays! Once more, The Tillamook Ecumenical Community is reaching out to the citizens of Tillamook. The Christmas Season will be here before you know it and the TEC is launching…
RECIPE: Farm-to-school – Roasted Tomatillo Salsa
By Rachel Pettit, Farm to School Program Coordinator, Food Roots Recipe Source: adjusted slightly from The Best of Mexico, a Cookbook, by Evie Righter and Kathi J Long Number of servings: about…
Nestucca Backpack Program Fundraiser, Sponsor a Child
On September 23, 2017 an evening of art, wine, gourmet food, live music and a silent auction in support of Nestucca Valley Backpack Food Program hosted by Rowboat Gallery and Windermere West…
It’s pumpkin season!!
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet Pumpkin pumpkin pumpkin. Everything has been turning up pumpkin lately. It all started innocently enough. I bought a juicy pie pumpkin that inspired me to action….
RECIPE: The beet goes on and on and on ….
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet As I write this the rain is pouring down on the roof, bringing the sounds and smells of fall into stark contrast to the summers…
Zillions and Zillions of Zucchini revisited
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet Did you know that August 8th was national “leave zucchini on your neighbor’s porch day?” I have found out why that is this year. About this…
Tillamook County Farmers Markets – SNAP Double Up Food Bucks
The end of August?!? It goes so fast … summer. And the Farmers Market season – only a few weeks left to enjoy the bounty of our local farmers. At Manzanita, Tillamook…
The ancient dish of succotash, made new again
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet Succotash is an ancient dish that usually contains corn and shelled beans or peas of some sort and is served in a creamy sauce. The creamy…
Popsicles: Making sweet summer memories in a mold
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “Popsicles just reek of childhood and careless summer days.” -Dana Zia (blush) Play along with me here…. It is a hot and sweaty day and you…