By Lacey Mangano, OHSU Dietetic Intern and Master of Science Student Sometimes on the top of the list of what to avoid, “processed foods” seem to have a bad reputation. Fresh foods…
Category: Recipes
GOLIGHTLY GOURMET: The ancient dish of succotash, made new again
By Dana Zia 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 sauce can be…
KITCHEN MAVEN: It’ s Zucchini Season
By Judith Yamada, The Kitchen Maven I’ve been on something of a sabbatical, recently, mostly recuperating from surgery and learning to walk with a new hip. Feeling much better now, thank you,…
Canning Tomatoes, Salsa & Pickles Class Scheduled Aug. 24
Would you like to spice up your meals with home-canned pickles or salsa? Are you looking for information on canning tomatoes safely? Then plan to attend the class “Canning Tomatoes, Salsa &…
Grateful for the Red (beets) white (feta) and blue(berries)
Recently my hubby and I decided that we needed more appreciation of what we have in our lives. It is so easy to forget what we have and how fortunate we are,…
Life is a clafoutis full of sweet cherries
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “Life is just a bowl of cherries, don’t take it serious; it’s too mysterious” -Lew Brown Cherries just make me happy. I bought a bunch of…
ARE YOURS RIPENING, RED AND READY?
EDITOR’S NOTE: May might be “Strawberry Month”, but many varieties are known as “June-bearing” – and the berries from the valley have only been available for the past week. Look for berry…
Summer mission: Grilling the perfect burger
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “The biggest mistake people make is pushing the burger around because they want to look like a grill master,” Jeff Weinstein, burger master I love this…
Kitchen Maven: Tapas Talk
By Judith Yamada, The Kitchen Maven Tapas are a wide variety of appetizers, or snacks, in Spanish gastronomy. They may be cold (such as mixed olives and cheese) or warm (such as…
The secrets to successful (spectacular) salads
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “For me, making a salad is as much as a joy as eating one.” -Alice Waters This is the time of year that I crave salads….