Cooking
Clean, sweet flavor of jicama lends itself to spring rolls
Imagine crossing a monster potato with a water chestnut.That's jicama for you. And while not much to look at on the outside, the crisp, crunchy texture and clean, sweet flavor inside makes this veggie worth seeking out.
Date: 05/30/2012 | Life
Missourians hungry for Asian-style BBQ pork
Now living back there in Sparta, Mo., former longtime Arlington-area resident Gracie Dinsmore recently told us her family, particularly her son, is absolutely starving for the barbecued pork found at many Chinese restaurants everywhere around here.
Date: 05/30/2012 | Life
Hearty, wholesome soup
Asparagus chicken noodle soup you can make for dinner
Date: 05/29/2012 | The Dish
Spread or dip, it's a holiday winner
Whether you're taking to the road for a long hop or just a short one, or planning to stay at home and mostly just kick back, or use the three days to catch up on garden, yard and house chores, food will still be a factor this Memorial Day weekend.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Life
2 burger recipes plus 2 vital tips
Umpteen years of cooking here at home and eating there and at other homes have pretty much convinced me that burgers are always the top pick during our three-day weekends, starting with the upcoming Memorial Day celebrations.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Life
Shake keeps flavor, loses fat
Milkshakes are gloriously frosty, creamy, sweet concoctions made from ice cream, syrups and other empty calorie delights, the sort of thing you want to indulge in all the time, but shouldn't.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Life
2 delicious desserts remade in form of shakes
Chocolate and cherry are a classic combination that really stand out in this milkshake. But what really sets this recipe apart is the buttermilk, which adds a delicate tang that really enhances the cherry flavor. Chocolate cherry buttermilk shake 1 cup chocolate ice cream
Date: 05/23/2012 | Life
2 share Argo's yummy lemon meringue pie
Making a from-scratch, classic lemon meringue pie is a piece of cake. So to speak, more or less. Unless, oh woe, your good old tried-and-true meringue how-to is not to be found. Nowhere, not anywhere.
Date: 05/21/2012 | Life
Reader shares sweet heirloom treat
Happy day today, guaranteed, because we have not only a yummy sweet treat coming up, but a heartwarming letter as well.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Life
Four recipes showcase pea shoots
Eager young hands reach through the tangle of vines, seeking a package of peas. An emerald pod is plucked from a reluctant branch, sending a wave of shivers and shakes down the garden row. But the little tow-headed boy misses the dance of the vines as he pops open his prize, extracting the peas...
Date: 05/16/2012 | Life
Try a bold new way to cook salmon
Now that we've stashed our Cincinnati chili recipes in a safe place, ready to see us through the few but inevitable drizzly or rainy days to come, let's get set to haul out the barbecue for our hopeful stretch of warm and sunny weather.
Date: 05/16/2012 | Life
Death by chocolate brownies
Surprise your family with this mouthwatering dessert
Date: 05/15/2012 | The Dish
Make your own graham crackers
Faithful Forum helper-outer Carol Wilson of Everett antes up with the last of the methods for making graham crackers today and tells us, "I have made these crackers before and they are really good. So much better than the store-bought ones. These crackers should work well for Mardell...
Date: 05/14/2012 | Life
Cincinnati chili good on cloudy day
One of these days, when the weather turns dismal again, and a bubbling potful of chili is just the thing to serve for supper, we've lucked into yet another option for making Cincinnati chili.
Date: 05/11/2012 | Life
3 salad options for a special dinner
Right here and coming up in just a minute -- absolutely free of charge, not to mention no shipping or handling fees -- we have three terrific salad possibilities to make or take for that special Mother's Day dinner Sunday.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Life
Berry pudding makes most of tart raspberries
It's not that I don't appreciate the vigorous Mother's Day wake-up call, the burned toast, the tipsy vase, the sticky glass of grapefruit juice.It's just that sometimes a mom needs something more.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Life
Cincinnati chili a real hot topic
When Gary Hinz of Everett recently asked for help connecting with a Cincinnati chili recipe, neither he nor we had the faintest idea that we'd all be off on a great chili adventure.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Life
Vegetable ginger omelets
Add a new dimension into the basic veggie omelet
Date: 05/07/2012 | The Dish
Deviled eggs, dip round out buffet
Mother's Day and graduation ceremonies are edging ever closer, meaning it's not a minute too soon to start sifting through and mulling over various food options. Maybe you're thinking of a buffet-style, whole-meal deal or simply a table set up with a big sampling of suitable gobble-ups.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Life
cooking classes
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Date: 05/02/2012 | Life
Fancy meringue with citrus filling
For whatever reason, cakes are the ongoing subject of interest with Forum readers lately, which explains why we have scads of recipes awaiting their turn in print.So let's jump right in, starting with this letter from Mountlake Terrace helper Pat Carnahan.
Date: 05/02/2012 | Life
Cooking tips to help sell your home
Home decorator Jennifer Schweikert, of Just My Style By JMS in Burke, Va., has worked with real estate agents and clients to stage or prepare homes for sale.
Date: 05/02/2012 | Life
Salads just waiting for hot weather
We're edging our way ever closer (hope, hope) to reliable barbecue weather, when good go-with salads will once again be in high demand.
Date: 04/30/2012 | Life
Chili three ways, Cincinnati style
If a bowlful of hot homemade chili happens to be on offer, most of us would never say no.Especially if -- or maybe even if -- it's that version called Cincinnati chili.
Date: 04/27/2012 | Life
Irish cream carrot cake
Liquor and almond make classic dessert extra special
Date: 04/27/2012 | The Dish
Recreation expo on tap in Monroe
MONROE -- Bryan Lipscy will tell you why a barbecue competition goes so well with Snohomish County's expo this weekend at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds.
Date: 04/25/2012 | Local News
Salmon and spicy spaghetti
Pan-fried fish and whole-wheat pasta make wholesome meal
Date: 04/25/2012 | The Dish
Dine for a good cause at Taste of the Northwest
Taste of the Northwest offers great food and spirits for a good cause on Friday at Comcast Arena.The benefit includes a sample of Northwest wines, craft beers, nonalcoholic brews and appetizers.There will be a silent auction, live music and a raffle.
Date: 04/25/2012 | Life
Decadent cupcakes, no-fuss eclairs
Returning to the recent Snohomish County Dairy Ambassador Coronation Ceremony, thanks to the two competitors and their recipes not already mentioned, today's our chance to cash in on their delicious desserts.
Date: 04/25/2012 | Life
No-fuss croissants
The secret to this foolproof recipe? Start with puff pastry
Date: 04/25/2012 | Life
Boil 3 chickens now for many quick dinners later
I am not an organized cook. Being an organized cook requires linear thinking, whereas my brain waves are all over the universe. I am an opportunistic cook.
Date: 04/25/2012 | Life
Top battlefield chefs
Competition tests kitchen skills of reservist cooks
Date: 04/24/2012 | Local News
Dairy delegates share fave recipes
The Medallion Hotel in the Smokey Point area was the setting this past Saturday night for the long-awaited annual Snohomish County Dairy Ambassador Coronation Ceremony.
Date: 04/20/2012 | Life
Cincinnati chili is perfect for these chilly nights
Despite the sprinkling of warm days we've had the last little bit, the evening can and will still come when a bubbling pot of something hot becomes an absolute must for supper.Two Forum readers already are laying plans for exactly that happenstance. Maybe even sooner, actually.
Date: 04/18/2012 | Life
Cooking Classes
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Date: 04/18/2012 | Life
Coffee-cup meals
4 tiny, fast and tasty dishes you can whip up in the microwave
Date: 04/18/2012 | Life
Seafood stews and gumbos to eat at home or on a picnic
My friend Doug lived and worked in Yosemite National Park for more than 30 years. One night, a horrendous storm sent a 200-year-old ponderosa pine crashing through the roof of his beloved cabin, slamming onto his bed just six inches from his startled face.
Date: 04/18/2012 | Life
Readers share favorite novelty cakes
It's time again to rummage through our file of "still waiting'' recipes, whereupon we pull out the last of our dirt cake possibilties and a totally different take on 7-Up cake, too.
Date: 04/16/2012 | Life
Irresistible berry cake
Moist, dense and soaked in coconut rum, it will go fast
Date: 04/16/2012 | The Dish
Reader digs up old rhubarb recipe
A timely new quick bread, shared by Gloria Davis of Kirkland starts us off today. "This is rhubarb season,'' she says, "and I've been going through some older cookbooks and found this recipe in a Betty Crocker book. I haven't made it in a long time but remember it being very good.''
Date: 04/13/2012 | Life
Treat yourself to Asian soup
With plenty of money and time to spare, most of us could treat ourselves to anything and everything, anywhere, we'd so love to eat.
Date: 04/11/2012 | Life
Chia adds healthy crunch to cookies
Chia seeds aren't just for growing "fur" on clay critters anymore.These high-protein, high-fiber seeds also can add a deliciously nutty crunch to baked goods, including these easy glazed lemon cookies. Also try adding them to bread, salads, pesto, granola and yogurt.
Date: 04/11/2012 | Life
Deliciously thick smoothie, thanks to chia
When soaked in water, chia seeds become plumped and gelatinous, with a texture similar to tapioca. And that makes them an ideal addition to smoothies.
Date: 04/11/2012 | Life
Not just for breakfast
Whole wheat cinnamon waffles are good any time of day
Date: 04/09/2012 | The Dish
New ways to get kids to eat veggies
As well as the old "wash your hands,'' most of us grew up with a dinner plate check along with that oft-heard, time-honored "eat your peas, carrots, string beans'' or whatever that night's completely undesirable veggie choice happened to be.
Date: 04/09/2012 | Life
Bacon-and-ham tart for Easter meal
By custom and tradition at my house, Easter morning sees the whole family around the table for a hearty early-morning breakfast.
Date: 04/06/2012 | Life
Cooking classes
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Date: 04/04/2012 | Life
Roasting does something magical to bland veggies
How many of you started the year with a solemn vow to improve your diet?How's it going? If you don't feel you're quite on track yet, then stay with me because this is important. There are a lot of folks battling the bulge these days. And we didn't get that way munching on carrot sticks.
Date: 04/04/2012 | Life
Two tried-and-true favorites for Easter brunch
If the main focus on food for family and friends this Easter Sunday is a snazzy breakfast or brunch, two Forum cooks have just what we need to feed them.
Date: 04/04/2012 | Life
Nibbles for Easter
Easter morning, before the little ones begin nibbling chocolate bunny ears, heat up a griddle for pancakes made with an assist from a trio of Easter mini pancake molds.
Date: 04/02/2012 | Life
A creamy pea soup inspired by an Iron Chef
The inspiration for this rich, creamy pea soup came from an unlikely source: lime marshmallows.While attending the South Beach Wine and Food Festival in Miami, I had a chance to eat lunch at Food Network Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian's restaurant, Tudor House Miami.
Date: 03/28/2012 | Life
cooking classes
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Date: 03/28/2012 | Life
Cakes to polish off an Easter dinner
It's not a minute too soon, not really, to look ahead to Easter and start pulling together our menu roster possibilities for the special dinner that always polishes off this special day.
Date: 03/28/2012 | Life
Seafood delicacy
Hungry? Use up that old rice sleeping in your refrigerator
Date: 03/26/2012 | The Dish
Plenty of benefits to Meatless Mondays
I am not a huge meat eater. I haven't officially broken this to my boys because I don't want them to get the idea that they can boycott large categories of food.
Date: 03/26/2012 | Life
Cook shares her graham cracker recipe
We're close to winding up our possibilities for from-scratch graham crackers today, to let's get right to the next-to-last how-to.Woodinville cook Ann Bowser writes, "I'm enclosing a recipe from www.101cookbooks.com for homemade graham crackers.
Date: 03/26/2012 | Life
Mix up your rice
Brown and white combine for a healthy chicken fried rice
Date: 03/23/2012 | The Dish
Satisfying sippers to make at home
There's a time -- whenever the whim strikes -- and a place -- right there in your own cozy home -- to whip up a delicious cup of dolled-up coffee.Krups, the people who make, among other things, a variety of coffee machines, provide us with the following pair of satisfying sweet sippers.
Date: 03/23/2012 | Life
Pumpkin seeds versatile for salads, sauces
Plenty of people will have a tough time taking pumpkin seeds seriously.Fair enough. Americans unfamiliar with Hispanic foods generally encounter them only in the glop you scrape out of jack-o-lanterns.
Date: 03/21/2012 | Life
Chicken or fish? Here are 2 easy answers
Sometimes the options for dinner come down to just two, fish or chicken. And that's the hurdle of the moment, isn't it?Seems like we've done both of them to the saturation point these past weeks. Fixed them every which way the family will go for. So what now?
Date: 03/21/2012 | Life
Dreamy coconut pie
Try this delicious orange-scented version just in time for spring
Date: 03/21/2012 | Life
Final word on everyone's favorite
"I wanted to add to the Russian tea cakes in your column,'' she writes. "This cookie has been a family favorite for many years. A lot of countries have given it their own name, yet it is the same cookie. The ones I remember, besides this one, are Mexican wedding cake, Norwegian butter balls and...
Date: 03/19/2012 | Life
World chili championship are back in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The planet's top chili makers will be returning to West Virginia this fall. And for the first time, the International Chili Society's annual world championship cookoff will have a "homestyle" category without restrictions on ingredients.
Date: 03/17/2012 | Nation & World
Recipe for craggy loaf o' soda bread
It's fed countless generations of Irish families, yet it's every bit as good now and just as popular as it was when the first-ever loaves were baked.
Date: 03/16/2012 | Life
Cooking classes
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Date: 03/14/2012 | Life
Toasties break you out of the corned-beef rut
Just because slapping together a slab of corned beef and the go-with fixings doesn't do it for you this St. Patrick's Day doesn't mean there aren't other great options, if you want to do the day in Irish style.Think sandwiches and soup...
Date: 03/14/2012 | Life
Know how to store, reheat food safely
Many Americans make meals out of leftovers.
Date: 03/14/2012 | Life
A sandwich with Guinness goodness
As much as I love the dark, velvety richness of Guinness lager, that love isn't strong enough to drag me into an Irish pub on St. Patrick's Day.
Date: 03/14/2012 | Life
Web shows aim to get kids stoked about food
Will kids be more willing to mind the peas and cukes of proper eating if they're taught to get excited about food, cooking and nutrition via their computer screens? Two new Web series are banking that kids are hungry to know that both good food and good times can be had in the kitchen.
Date: 03/12/2012 | Life
Muffin recipe anticipates rhubarb
Strangely enough, considering the location of my home, my rhubarb was already making a bold and daring showing when it unexpectedly woke up buried under 15-plus inches of snow a week or so ago.
Date: 03/09/2012 | Life
Plain or fancy, the humble potato satisfies
Potatoes may be ever so homely and humble, but there's no denying they make up for their lackluster appearance with amazing versatility. And let's not forget about affordability, either, especially when the various spud types are on sale.
Date: 03/07/2012 | Life
Mouth-watering pulled pork
Sesame oil makes these sandwiches something special
Date: 03/07/2012 | Life
A little taste of Florida
This Key lime pie recipe comes straight from the source
Date: 03/07/2012 | Life
Shrimp stir-fry makes a quick, tangy supper
Peppery, stir-fried shrimp served over a bed of lemony rice and peas makes a quick Chinese dinner.I adapted this meal from television chef Ming Tsai, who told me it's based on a traditional Chinese favorite.
Date: 03/07/2012 | Life
Get the kids to help make these buttery cookies
These buttery, rich vanilla shortbread cookies take just minutes to pull together. Once the dough is mixed, it's just a matter of scooping it onto the baking sheet and pressing it flat with the bottom of a glass or measuring cup. It's an ideal cookie to make with the kids.
Date: 03/05/2012 | Life
Not too late for Welsh miner's cakes
Technically, we're a day late, so sorry, but actually, factually, it's never too late -- or too soon, either -- for today's treasured Welsh tradition.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Life
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