Change always generates a fair amount of discussion. In most businesses, those conversations take place over the water cooler or next to the coffee pot. Our industry is a fairly public one, so discussions about changes in the newspaper industry usually take place in the communities we serve. There is rarely a shortage of opinions on [...]
Thursday, July 31, 2008
This just in…. If you happen to be perusing the fresh fruits and vegetables of the Moscow Farmers Market, make sure you stick around for a performance from Festival Dance. Details below. Festival Dance and Performing Arts Academy will stage a performance at Friendship Square during the Farmer’s Market on Aug. 2 at 9 a.m. [...]
Thursday, July 31, 2008
I continue Mexican-style recipes today with one thing in common. They both contain arroz (the Spanish word for rice). Whether it is smothered in gravy or served up in a creamy dessert, rice has always been one of my favorite foods. I recently shared some favorite rice recipes in my weekly “Cookbook Corner” column [...]
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Even country cooks come up with tasty Mexican-style dishes, as is the case with Bernice Janowski in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, who shared an original recipe for a meaty Mexican meal in the 2002 edition of Taste of Home’s “The Best of Country Cooking.” She declares if “easy to fix, easy to serve, and receives rave reviews [...]
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
As written Monday, this week’s focus is on Mexican food. It only seemed proper to include a couple of recipes from a little booklet I’ve had in my files for years called “Rosarita’s Kitchen.” Rosarita was the spokesperson for Rosarita Mexican Food, a popular line during the 1980s. To be perfectly honest, I don’t [...]
Monday, July 28, 2008
The Senate is supposed to take up the debate over a federal shield law before it adjourns this week, increasing the chances that legislation will clear this session that gives reporters some protection when it comes to not giving up the identity of their sources. I admit I’ve always been a bit hesitant about the shield [...]
Monday, July 28, 2008
Friday night, I decided to veer from my routine a little, and go see Idaho Repertory Theatre’s rendition of “Twelfth Night.” I had high hopes because I saw IRT’s “Much Ado About Nothing” last summer and loved it. Both years the Shakespeare plays were performed outside, which added to the laidback summer ambiance. Much to [...]
Monday, July 28, 2008
I thought I’d spice it up this week with some Mexican recipes. Cravings for foods from South of the Border continue to grow and you can’t go far without seeing a taco shop or Mexican restaurant, even in small towns. Many of us are preparing Mexican dishes in our own homes so to that end, [...]
Friday, July 25, 2008
AAA Idaho sent out a news release this afternoon noting that gas prices nationally had dropped 6 cents in the last week. Prices in the Gem State, however, remained the same. In the same release, AAA notes the possiblity of gas dropping below $4 a gallon was a real possibility — of course, then it reminded [...]
Friday, July 25, 2008
Check out this event on Sunday: “Putting on Airs,” a celebration of artistic songs and duets featuring Pullman mezzo-soprano Nancy Grunewald and soprano Linda Bach from Port Townsend, Washington, will be 7 p.m. Sunday in the St. James Episcopal Church, 1410 NE Stadium Way, in Pullman. The two singers, assisted by Helen Lauritzen at the piano, [...]
Thursday, July 31, 2008
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