By Dana Zia “Where there is no imagination there is no Horror.” Arthur Conan Doyle, Sr. I just love everything about Halloween! It has a long and scary history; being it is…
Category: Recipes
Apples: Secretly disguised superheroes
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “An apple a day keeps the doctor away!” who knows? The simple and common apple is actually a superhero. Immortal and extraordinary, the apple has been…
Flower cookery: Getting some flower power in your cuisine
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “Flowers are lovely, flowers are nice, I like flowers mixed with rice.” – Mary Rosewood What a lush time of year! It is like a symphony…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Preserving Your Summer Bounty All Year Long
by Elizabeth Parker, Tillamook Creamery Marketing, Communications, and Brand Manager ‘Tis the season of garden bounties. From tangled plants with large ripe squash to towering tomato plants studded with fruit, this time…
RECIPES: DIY barbeque sauces, marinades and spice rubs for the best BBQ season ever
EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s barbecue season – and weather!! Here you go – some of Dana’s FAVORITE bbq sauces, marinades and rubs. No need to turn on the oven, warm up the grill…
Lavender Shortbread: A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down – cooking with medicinal herbs
This is an older article that was first published in 2011 and Vivi Tallman no longer has her Herbal business. I love this article so much and these cookies are so divine…
Mother’s Day is Actually Cake Day
EDITOR’S NOTE: Favorite cake of all time … Happy Mother’s Day! By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet I am a mother, a daughter and used to be a granddaughter. In my humble…
THE GOLIGHTLY GOURMET: The mighty little seed that captured the world
By Dana Zia There is a little, tiny, round seed that has the mightiest of history and prowess. This wee seed has had powerful conversations with Alexander the Great, Pope John XII,…
Behold the magnificent and mighty onion!
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “Life is like an onion. You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.” – Carl Sandberg We have certainly been doing…
Some Things I Learned During the 2020 Pandemic (& Couple Cookie Recipes!)
EDITOR’S NOTE: She’s back!! Yeah! When I saw this in my email box – what perfect timing. Judi shares how she has “walked her way” through the pandemic weight gain, and has…
