EDITOR’S NOTE: Full disclosure, I’m a Master Gardener and Sarah Ostermiller is one of my favorite Master Gardeners. We got to tour a bunch of gardens together during 2020. We are all…
Category: Food
Oregon ocean salmon fisheries affected by California’s low forecasted returns; More on Spring Ocean Salmon Fishing Closures; Input Requested from Fishermen
(March 14, 2023- NEWPORT, Ore) – With severely low forecasted returns of California chinook salmon (Sacramento and Klamath River), both California and Oregon ocean chinook commercial and recreational fisheries are impacted. Coho…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Smart Shopping for Healthy Eating – RECIPE
By Tillamook County Wellness We’ve all heard that we should be eating fresh fruits and vegetables as key portions of our daily meals – but at what cost? With food prices on…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Sweet Dessert – Greek Yogurt Chocolate Mousse
A perfect (easy and quick) dessert for Valentine’s Day – that’s healthy too! Prep Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 6 mini Hershey’s special dark chocolate bars (chopped) 2 cups plain nonfat greek yogurt…
ARDENT GOURMET: A tablespoon of Astoria, a teaspoon of Seaside
By David & Susan Greenberg The sea lions barked like feral middle-schoolers taunting a hapless substitute teacher who took a wrong turn into Hell. Luckily, they were beneath the docks on the…
KITCHEN MAVEN: Celebrating Love & Chocolate
By Judith Yamada, Kitchen Maven Every Valentine’s Day, I prepare a chocolate confection to treat my dear man and celebrate love. If the occasion prompts you to bake something chocolatey to celebrate…
KITCHEN MAVEN: Making the Most of Expensive & Nourishing Eggs
By Kitchen Maven / Judith Yamada Today, while mulling over what I might prepare for a reasonably healthy dessert, light on the sugar and high on nutrition, a clafouti came to mind….
KITCHEN MAVEN: The Adaptable Tuber – Historic, Nutritious & Delicious
By Judith Yamada, The Kitchen Maven Today, the potato is the fourth most important crop worldwide behind wheat, corn, and rice. But in the 18th century the tuber was a novelty that was…
Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery opens Jan. 15 from Cape Falcon to Cape Arago
(January 6, 2023- NEWPORT, OR) – Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery season opens from Cape Falcon to Cape Arago on Jan. 15 after having passed all tests for the crab being ready…
ARDENT GOURMET: Best Oregon Restaurant Dishes 2022
EDITOR’S NOTE: Keeping with the “best of” theme, here’s the Pioneer’s intrepid restaurant reviewers “top 6” picks for 2022. Watch for more tasty travails throughout Tillamook County (and beyond!) from the Ardent…
