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A warm, healthy chowder for cool spring evenings

When you’re out all day playing in the warm spring sun, you don’t want to come home to the laborious task of making a complex meal. The solution is a quick soup.
Fast, simple steps add flavor to enchiladas

The goal was simple – a recipe for mole chicken enchiladas that tastes authentic, but doesn’t take an authentic amount of time to prepare. And thanks to two easy time-saving tricks, it turned out to be easier than I expected.
Crisp peas salute season

Though they freeze better than most vegetables, peas are at their best during spring, pulled straight from the pod. At this time of year in my restaurants, shelling peas is almost a full-time job.
Wasabi adds kick to chicken

Spicy wasabi sauce gives pan-seared chicken an Asian flavor. Corn and ginger tossed with broccoli complete this Pacific Rim dinner.
Restaurant Inspections for May 9

Comments are taken directly from latest county inspection reports, which are available at each food establishment and at the Thurston County Environmental Health Office. For questions concerning these reports, contact the health office at 360-867-2667.
A recipe kids can make for Mom

If you want to make mom something special for Mother’s Day, breakfast is a popular choice. But go for a dish that’s at least a little out of the ordinary and one that kids can help prepare and then say, “I did it for you, Mom!”
A Southern classic with a twist

During a recent visit to a food festival in South Carolina, I was lucky enough to be invited to the home of Nathalie Dupree, cookbook author and Southern entertainer extraordinaire.
Fresh from the oven

Mom deserves a freshly baked breakfast in bed on her special day.
Create a tropical paradise

You may not be able to jet Mom off to a tropical island to show your love, but you can at least give her a tropical treat.
Only for you

From childhood, we are taught to share. We admire a generous spirit, and a commitment to serve all. Yet because we can never trust certain people not to hold back the larger piece of cake for themselves, we love individual desserts.