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Still looking for that one special recipe for the holidays?
Columnist Jan Roberts-Dominguez shares her traditional recipes for cheese soup and chocolate sauce.
Jan Roberts-Dominguez
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Roast your summer harvest now for flavorful dishes in the fall
It’s time to ready your freezer for summer-into-fall meals.
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Enjoy the Pacific Northwest’s harvest in tacos and wraps
Right now the Northwest fields are bursting into ripeness: Tender carrots; young, crisp radishes; big, juicy onions; fresh…
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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…
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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.
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The recipe for this split pea soup makes sure it isn’t mushy
By Jan Roberts-Dominguez, Special to The Herald
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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…
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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.
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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…
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Shirred eggs: A simple yet elegant baked breakfast
“I don’t know what you feel like, but I highly recommend the shirred eggs!”
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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…
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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…
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Roasting makes for tamer, richer garlic
A lot of my culinary schemes rely on recipes that can be prepared for my freezer that will…
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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…
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Prime time to add apples into flavorful dishes
In a world of two-pepper risottos and three-cheese pizzas, why not five-apple applesauce?