Jan Roberts-Dominguez

Still looking for that one special recipe for the holidays?

Still looking for that one special recipe for the holidays?

Columnist Jan Roberts-Dominguez shares her traditional recipes for cheese soup and chocolate sauce.

 

Roast your summer harvest now for flavorful dishes in the fall

Roast your summer harvest now for flavorful dishes in the fall

It’s time to ready your freezer for summer-into-fall meals. My summer cache…

 

Enjoy the Pacific Northwest’s harvest in tacos and wraps

Enjoy the Pacific Northwest’s harvest in tacos and wraps

Right now the Northwest fields are bursting into ripeness: Tender carrots; young,…

 

10 tips for cooking meals within your budget and time limits

10 tips for cooking meals within your budget and time limits

The major limitations most cooks deal with these days are time and money. Which is why recipes that can be prepared in minutes rather than… Continue reading

10 tips for cooking meals within your budget and time limits
Beyond mimosas: More bubbly beverages to go with brunch

Beyond mimosas: More bubbly beverages to go with brunch

Spring is the perfect time for entertaining in the style I’m so genetically coded for: brunch. I love brunch. It’s the one meal that falls… Continue reading

Beyond mimosas: More bubbly beverages to go with brunch
The recipe for this split pea soup makes sure it isn’t mushy

The recipe for this split pea soup makes sure it isn’t mushy

By Jan Roberts-Dominguez, Special to The Herald I have a major pet peeve about mushy split peas. Split peas and lentils tend to get overcooked.… Continue reading

The recipe for this split pea soup makes sure it isn’t mushy
If you like to go clamming, you’ll dig these chowders and stews

If you like to go clamming, you’ll dig these chowders and stews

With commercial crab season in full swing, it’s a natural assumption that Dungeness crab will be on plenty of menus these days. But there are… Continue reading

If you like to go clamming, you’ll dig these chowders and stews
Add some zest: Meyer lemons are a slice above the rest

Add some zest: Meyer lemons are a slice above the rest

“Do you feel like a Caesar Salad?” I asked my mom during a visit home to California. “That would be nice,” Mom said. “Why don’t… Continue reading

Add some zest: Meyer lemons are a slice above the rest
With flexitarian approach, non-vegetarian can eat like one

With flexitarian approach, non-vegetarian can eat like one

There are many ways to celebrate the beauty food brings to our lives. I encourage you to try these: Nudge just one young person toward… Continue reading

With flexitarian approach, non-vegetarian can eat like one
Jan Roberts-Dominguez photo                                You can make endless variations of shirred eggs, including this classic recipe with mushrooms and bacon added.

Shirred eggs: A simple yet elegant baked breakfast

“I don’t know what you feel like, but I highly recommend the shirred eggs!” A friend of mine recommended the baked eggs a few weeks… Continue reading

Jan Roberts-Dominguez photo                                You can make endless variations of shirred eggs, including this classic recipe with mushrooms and bacon added.
Oranges, tangelos and tangerines brighten the winter kitchen

Oranges, tangelos and tangerines brighten the winter kitchen

There’s something remarkable about peeling back the skin from a fresh orange in the dead of winter. The pent-up tropical fragrance, once released into the… Continue reading

Oranges, tangelos and tangerines brighten the winter kitchen
With grilled sandwiches, the right equipment makes the difference

With grilled sandwiches, the right equipment makes the difference

Growing up in the Northern California town of Burlingame, if Mom and I were shopping downtown when hunger struck, we’d head to our favorite little… Continue reading

With grilled sandwiches, the right equipment makes the difference
Roasting makes for tamer, richer garlic

Roasting makes for tamer, richer garlic

A lot of my culinary schemes rely on recipes that can be prepared for my freezer that will make life much more simple down the… Continue reading

Roasting makes for tamer, richer garlic
Onions: The heart and soul of the winter kitchen

Onions: The heart and soul of the winter kitchen

For this lover of autumn, there’s a color that represents the season as clearly as a date on the calendar. It’s a soft, fuzzy gold… Continue reading

Onions: The heart and soul of the winter kitchen
Prime time to add apples into flavorful dishes

Prime time to add apples into flavorful dishes

In a world of two-pepper risottos and three-cheese pizzas, why not five-apple applesauce? Why not, indeed. Bringing so many different varieties into one sauce adds… Continue reading

Prime time to add apples into flavorful dishes