Judyrae Kruse, longtime writer of The Herald's Forum cooking column, died Tuesday. She wrote the reader-to-reader recipe exchange column for 36 years, starting in 1977.

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We’re reviving our recipe column: Submit your favorites to The Daily Herald

Help revive a past reader favorite, the Forum, by sending your favorite recipes to The Daily Herald.

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Cooking with Taylor: The making of a Dutch baby, and a harrowing hiking tale

It’s “basically a giant pancake,” though slightly less fluffy and a bit more chewy.

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New Snohomish County restaurants: A sneak peek

The Daily Herald will begin publishing monthly lists of upcoming restaurants in Snohomish County.

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Best cider in Snohomish County

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The Bayside Cafe's breakfast sandwich includes hash brown, JUST egg, cheddar cheese, mayo and Impossible sausage. (Taylor Goebel / The Herald)

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Our guide to vegan dining in Snohomish County

Here are plant-based restaurant options in Snohomish County (and a food writer’s meaty confession).

Using leftover pork from earlier in the week, Haley Nelson creates tacos, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 in the kitchen of her home in St. Paul, Minnesota. Nelson has run her Cheap Recipe Blog for more than a decade, sharing ways to shop and cook cheaply. One of her tips is cooking meat and repurposing it throughout the week in several recipes. (Shari L. Gross/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)

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As prices soar, here’s how to lower your grocery costs

Carefully planning your shopping trip beforehand is a key step, as is avoiding the frozen-food aisle.

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Best Chinese food in Snohomish County

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Best chili in Snohomish County

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Anne Abbott and James Abbott, who operated Buck's American Cafe in Everett together since 2015, were married since 1999. Anne died on Jan. 15, 2022, just weeks after a cancerous mass was discovered in her brain. (Credit: The Abbott family)

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Buck’s co-owner dies: ‘Kindness defined Anne’ Abbott, 46

She ran two Everett restaurants, raised two kids and was “not one to complain.” She died of an…

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Best carry-out in Snohomish County

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Diners sit inside Rocket Alley Bar & Grill in Arlington during lunchtime on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. (Taylor Goebel  /  The Daily Herald)

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They’re bowled over by the food at Rocket Alley in Arlington

Sure, it’s a bowling alley, but ask any local: They rave about the menu of self-taught owner Steve…

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For Valentine’s Day, serve the “lobster of romance”

Tulalip Resort Casino Executive Chef Perry Mascitti dish features saffron, said to be a natural aphrodisiac.

Toshihiro Kasahara works the grill on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, at Toshi’s Teriyaki in Mill Creek. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Teriyaki trailblazer: Mill Creek’s Toshi created our regional dish

His humble takeout on Bothell Everett Highway is a throwback to the 1976 Seattle store that made the…

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Best burger in Snohomish County

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Daily Herald food, drink and restaurant reporter Taylor Goebel.

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New on the menu: More stories about food in Snohomish County

Meet Taylor Goebel, a new Daily Herald reporter who will focus on local food, drink and restaurants.

Dai Tou Fut, the big head Buddha, leads the lion dance to celebrate the Lunar New Year Saturday afternoon in downtown Edmonds, Washington on January 29, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Old, new generations shape the dough at Edmonds dumpling houses

The city celebrated its first Lunar New Year festival with the lion dance, feasting and hope for the…

Taylor Goebel, The Daily Herald new Food and Restaurant Reporter, introduces herself with 5 places around Snohomish County. Foods left to right: Marinated Chicken from El Pollo Rico, Fish and Chips from Ray's Drive In and Bingo from Milkie Milkie. (Photo Illustration by Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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New Herald food writer ‘stoked’ to cover Snohomish County food scene

Taylor Goebel arrives from Delaware to write about our culinary culture.

Dave Kolbe, Max Neumann and Savanna Diemer are brewers at Skookum Brewery in Arlington, Washington on January 31, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Trio of new brewers aim to build on Skookum’s strong brand

Max Neumann, Dave Kolbe and Savannah Diemer now run the day-to-day operation of the Skookum brewhouse in Arlington.

Self-taught baker Roxie Star is a tech worker by day, but by night she bakes adorable cakes and treats. During the pandemic, she’s made hot-chocolate bombs as a way to connect with her nieces and nephews. (Courtesy Roxie Star/TNS)

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This self-taught Seattle baker makes adorable treats

The Microsoft employee expresses her love of color and design in her hot-cocoa bombs, cupcakes and cakes.

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Best place to go for breakfast in Snohomish County

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