Poet William Blake wasn’t writing about Champagne when he penned the phrase, “Arise and drink your bliss.” But he might as well have been. Next week’s Spokesman-Review Food section runs on Dec. 31. It’s all about bubbly. Might want to stock up. There are recipes...
Spokane’s Ina Klakken recently called The Spokesman-Review Food section looking for a decades-old recipe for individual-sized fruitcakes. The original seems to have run in the mid-1960s. In early 2000, editorial assistant Tina Carey tracked it down for the old "Cook’s Notebook” feature for another reader…
Need last-minute help with holiday baking? The Crisco Pie and Baking Hotline, in its ninth year, is available with extended hours. The hotline will be up and running from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Dec. 23 and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Christmas…
“The worst Christmas gift is fruitcake,” the late comedian Johnny Carson once cracked on “The Tonight Show,” continuing with this punchline: “There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other, year after year.” The Spokesman-Review Food section...
Loksa are thin, crepe-like potato pancakes from Slovakia, where they’re a traditional dish on Christmas Eve. They’re also easy to make with mashed potatoes leftover from holiday dinners. That’s how Daniel Hart does it. He got the recipe from his late grandmother, Mary Tcaks, an…
The Arbor Crest Wine Cellars tasting room in River Park Square will close on New Year’s Eve after 10 years at that location. Bryn West, River Park Square’s general manager, said Arbor Crest’s exit from the mall was planned. She’s negotiating with another tenant for…
The winter solstice is right around the corner and with it comes the official start of the season. Spice up the darkest day of the year – and rest of winter – with cardamom, a warming spice that holds a special place in Sylvia Fountaine’s...
This week's Food section celebrates Spokane family recipes for latkes. They're a traditional food at Hanukkah - which is right around the corner - because they're fried in hot oil, a symbol of the eight-day Jewish festival of lights. Wednesday's recipes are for savory latkes.…
Hanukkah starts Dec. 16. To celebrate, The Spokesman-Review Food section is making latkes with three generations of the Morris family of Spokane. Here’s a sneak peek at the story: “Latkes are tradition because they are cooked in oil,” said Bubbie, otherwise known as 71-year-old Julie...
The holidays are here. To help you plan your celebrations, The Spokesman-Review Food section is turning to Dorothy Dean, who reigned for decades as the newspaper’s resident home economics expert. Look for festive, throw-back recipes from the 1930s forward in this week’s issue, which comes...
A benefit for the commercial kitchen in the addition to the Dahmen Barn starts Saturday. Several hundred handmade hot pads – sewn by resident artists, community members and board members – will be for sale through the fundraiser, dubbed “Too Hot to Handle.” The hot…
University of Idaho student Rayshal Spalding will demonstrate how to cook various soups during a free cooking class Tuesday afternoon. The class is open to the public and takes place from 4 to 5 p.m. Dec. 2 in the Gritman Conference Center, 700 S. Main…