This Dame Cooks A Collection of Recipes from Alaska to the South Pacific and Caribbean

Jewels of the forest and cow patties, mushrooms are a gastronomic experience that everyone should be exposed to at an early age. ...

Easter is just around the corner so you can start practicing the art of boiling eggs right now.  For years the media hype on the ill-effects of eggs put off the daily consumption of eggs.  The fact is, eggs are very healthly.   The secret is to buy farm-fresh eggs that have not been refrigerated and are not more than 7 days ...

Sweet & Sour Dried Figs Many years ago I lived in a small cottage overlooking Puget Sound in West Seattle.  Outside my backdoor was a green fig tree which literally dripped with sweet syrup when the figs were ripe.  The harvest of these jewels yielded many jars of fig butter with walnuts, dried figs, preserved figs ...

Grandpa stewed dried prunes every morning before going out to milk the cows.  He claimed they “kept him regular.”  Prunes are simply dried small plums and they do aid the digestive tract.   Preserved as a pickle they make a gourmet gift for any “foodie” and can be made anytime of the year.   Cover the tops ...

Fresh horseradish is superb compared to store-bought, inexpensive and easy to make with home-grown horseradish roots. ...