My great-grandmother's teacake recipe has been around for more than a hundred years — and I made it again this week. Of all the recipes I have, this is the one that triggers my memory the most. It has ...

Let’s file this in the ever-expanding “Be Careful What You Ask For” file. Last week in this space I relayed a message from a reader, a plaintive cry for help regarding an old-fashioned recipe from ...

Ever hear of Feng Shui in the kitchen? It’s the placement of objects that goes way back centuries, thanks to Chinese art. Arranging nature’s foods in wooden bowls, like round apples, may bring you ...

There’s something about certain letters that reaches out and plucks at our heartstrings. For whatever reason, Snohomish cook Dorothy Trethewy’s recent request, dare I say, is one of those ...