This week contributor Anthony Boutard of Ayers Creek Farm extolls the virtues of root vegetables eaten raw in salads, a crisp, sweetly cr...

Here it is, almost Thanksgiving, and when everyone else in the United States is thinking about turkey and dressing and sweet potatoes, I...

Jim Dixon of Real Good Food has a way with vegetables, and his sides are always fabulous. Here's one I'll be doing this holiday....

It's hard enough thinking of gifts for Aunt Ilda or Cousin Terence, but when it comes to kids my mind goes completely blank. A trip t...

It was a few months ago that I picked up the beef I'd ordered from Clare at Big Table Farm . She was reorganizing the white-wrapped c...

Ayers Creek Farm returns to the Hillsdale Farmers' Market on Sunday (11/17) from 10 am to 2 pm for its winter run, and they are brin...

My son is a really good cook. Not dependent on recipes, he makes what pleases him and follows his palate, throwing together flavors from ...

This is a shameless plug for an upcoming event here in PDX featuring my friend, author and blogger Hank Shaw. Now, you could just say, ...

It was said to have originated in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1881, the concoction of a bartender at the gentlemen-only Pendennis Club. When...

If you want to incorporate healthier options than the usual rice/pasta/potatoes in your dinner rotation but you're afraid it'll t...

This year's series of holiday gift-giving posts kicks off with a win-win-win suggestion: it'll make your recipient extremely happ...

“They dined on mince, and slices of quince
 Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
 They dan...

I've had a yen, an itch, a yearning lately for Mexican food, the real stuff, not a knock-off I've dreamed up to put in tacos here...

Mention living on an island and what springs to mind is an existence far from the concerns of busy mainlanders, a place where everyday ca...

Butchering your own meat can be intimidating, especially if, like me, you're not all that familiar with the traditional cuts and wher...