Judyrae Kruse writes regularly about food and reader recipes.
The Forum: Uses for quince, if you find quince Judging from the whopping windfall of quince spreads readers have sent along, Dean Tuininga touched a lot of Forum hearts when he recently asked if anybody could help him to recreate his mom's wonderful "uniquely flavored'' quince jam, now so fondly... [More] July 21 The Forum: Dinner and dessert right here Before we start sifting our way through a monumental amount of recipes for rhubarb custard pie, let's sneak in one last strawberry rhubarb variation on the theme. [More] July 18 Seeker of quince jam recipe finds success If happiness is the how-to for a batch of quince jam, Dean Tuininga ought to be in hog heaven very shortly. [More] July 9 The Forum: Can't get enough 'meat blanket' If the three-day weekend or the weather, or both together, had you pretty muchly snacking your way through, from start to finish, maybe a comfy sturdy supper tonight would be just the ticket. [More] July 7 The Forum: Tomato-less salsa turns out A-OK First it was fast-food burgers, then spinach, and now it's tomatoes. [More] July 4 Two savory sauces for your July 4 barbecue Generally speaking, unless it rains (whereupon all bets are off, anyway), the Fourth of July calls for dinner cooked over coals, be it campfire or barbecue grill. [More] July 2 The Forum: Stir your berries into pie or slaw With our own luscious local strawberries finally ripe and ready to go, here's a new way to take advantage of the crop. [More] June 30 The Forum: Cooks, bakers looking for help When you get right down to it, almost everybody knows of something they want. And probably, there's something or other everybody actually needs, too. [More] June 27