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Blueberries will soon be in season, and blueberry pancakes and muffins are a favorite of many. Most prepared pancake mixes include optional directions for adding blueberries, as do... — Updated 6/15/2021

Rhubarb, sometimes known as pie plant, has thrived in our cool spring weather throughout the Inland Northwest. Karma Henry, formally of Odessa shared a recipe on Facebook for Baked... — Updated 6/3/2021

Spring brings many seasonal flavors to mealtime menus. Asparagus, fresh herbs and tender young spinach are sprouting up in area gardens and the market place. Locally grown produce... — Updated 5/27/2021

Spring Rhubarb is sprouting up in area gardens. This tart garden plant, produces long stalks that make wonderful pies and crisps, jams and chutneys. Though carefully tended rhubarb... — Updated 5/6/2021

Old family recipes are the best. A friend recently noted that grandma's recipes are often a list of ingredients, with few or no instructions. The recipe sharer assumed you knew... — Updated 4/22/2021

Last fall, a basil plant kept growing in a patio container. Due to inattention on my part, it went to seed. Now I have a nice little patch of minuscule seedlings sprouting up. If I... — Updated 4/8/2021

Borscht Soup is a spring menu item in my book. Though it was a Deutschesfest menu item for many years provided originally by the Odessa Baptist Women, the dish was most often made i... — Updated 3/25/2021

March and St. Patrick's Day brings corned beef to mind for many folks doing the meal planning. Corning, the old time method of preserving meat before refrigeration came along is... — Updated 3/11/2021

Recipes do fail. Recently I tried a recipe for orange cake with fresh orange syrup. It was circulating the Internet last December. Taking into consideration different tastes among... — Updated 2/25/2021

Listening to young people talk about food, cooking and recipes can be informative and entertaining. With most families spending more time at home, children are taking an interest... — Updated 2/11/2021

Wrapping up our series on using specialty items hanging out in your pantry after the holiday cooking season is past, I am including a recipe for Mexican Lasagna. Janie Steward... — Updated 1/27/2021

January and the new year often bring the urge to spring clean. Finding places for new Christmas gifts spurs the need to purge unused items or bring them out to replace the old and t... — Updated 1/20/2021

For most readers, this issue will arrive on the Eve of the New Year. We all look forward with hope to something resembling normal. Meanwhile, meals must be prepared and the... — Updated 1/20/2021

Soon, many area kitchens will be bustling with week-before-Christmas preparations. Company may be coming, kids home from college and you need something for the breakfast crowd.... — Updated 1/20/2021

Food and fellowship, the two go together, belong together. The times make it difficult to combine the two. Recipes and the sharing of family favorites or the newest recipe combos... — Updated 1/20/2021

Thanksgiving Day is less than a week away, and conditions this year may have many cooks experiencing their first time roasting a turkey. The internet has hundreds of seasoning... — Updated 1/20/2021

Current times have drastically changed how we honor the passing of family members and friends. Teresa Stone, daughter of the late Mildred Deife included me in a recipe memorial to... — Updated 1/20/2021

This should be the week things gear up for Deutschesfest in Odessa. Sadly, like most area towns, traditional festivities have been canceled due to the corona virus. Normally, the... — Updated 9/11/2020

Harvest season has begun in Northeast Washington. Canola and hay harvests are currently underway, with wheat to follow soon. Many area families have a connection to the process,... — Updated 7/20/2020

ODESSA — Summer popsicle time has arrived. When I was growing up, at this time of the year my mother started pulling out the quarts of fruit syrup she had drained from canned frui... — Updated 7/10/2020

What wonderful June rains we have been having. Gardens are flourishing with natural watering. Dill is growing by leaps and bounds. Soon zucchini will be proliferating with some... — Updated 7/2/2020

Salad season must be coming soon. The first day of summer is only a month away. Three-bean salad comes to mind, mostly because I have received a number of questions about cooking... — Updated 5/21/2020

Potatoes have recently been given away in just about every growing area. With schools shut down and restaurants on limited service, growers, brokers and processing facilities have... — Updated 5/8/2020

Spring is here! Gardens are being planted and outdoor activities have increased, even with social distancing. It is the beginning of salad season, but one more requested soup... — Updated 4/23/2020