food Archive
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Turn Your Habits to Healthy Eating
Posted on December 22, 2010 | No CommentsFirst Lady Michelle Obama joins a group of elementary students to harvest fresh vegetables from the White House garden. Tips for the holiday season For many of us more than... -
Oregon Food Bank Eases Food Woes
Posted on December 15, 2010 | No CommentsThe latest USDA hunger report shows that about 13.9 percent of households — more than 500,000 Oregonians suffer from food insecurity, and another 225,000 experience very low security, meaning they are forced to cut or skip meals on a regular basis because they cannot afford food. Enter the Oregon Food Bank, a nonprofit charitable organization that acts as a hub connecting a network of regional food banks, agencies, and programs, to distribute emergency food to approximately 240,000 hungry people each month in Oregon and southwest Washington. -
Group Helps Homeless Youth
Posted on November 24, 2010 | No CommentsGoal is finding a sustainable food source Each day in downtown Portland, 40 to 60 homeless youngsters walk through the doors of P:ear, a nonprofit hub for homeless youth outreach,... -
Hunger in a Season of Plenty
Posted on November 23, 2010 | No CommentsA crisis we must solve now By Marian Wright Edelman Thanksgiving is a season to celebrate plenty, and a day when many families sit down to tables overflowing with favorite... -
Free Trade: A Corporate Scam
Posted on November 16, 2010 | No CommentsA race to the bottom for wages By William A. Collins Free trade isn’t the only thing ruining America, but it’s a biggie. The most obvious reason is that so... -
Apple Season Recipes
Posted on November 3, 2010 | No CommentsRecipes by Allrecipes.com Pumpkin Apple Streusel Muffins Ingredients • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour • 2 cups white sugar • 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice • 1 teaspoon baking soda... -
Autumnal Food Recipes
Posted on October 27, 2010 | 1 CommentRecipes by Allrecipes.com Pumpkin Pancakes Ingredients • 2 cups all-purpose flour • 3 tablespoons brown sugar • 2 teaspoons baking powder • 1 teaspoon baking soda • 1 teaspoon ground... -
Vegetarian Recipes
Posted on October 19, 2010 | No CommentsRoasting Pumpkin Seeds How to Roast Pumpkin Seeds Ingredients: • 1 1/2 cups raw whole pumpkin seeds • 2 teaspoons butter, melted • 1 pinch salt Directions: 1. Preheat oven... -
Vegetarian Recipes
Posted on October 6, 2010 | 1 CommentGruyere Vegetable Bake Ingredients: * 1 bag frozen broccoli, cauliflower and carrots (1 pound) * 2 tablespoons butter or margarine * 2 tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour * 1/4 teaspoon ... -
Fab Living: Animal product controversy
Posted on March 30, 2010 | No CommentsYou’re probably wondering what controversy I’m referring to, right? Well, I often wonder why people get so caught up in trying to persuade others of their lifestyle opinions. Especially to the point of being insulting. -
An ambassador for Asian cooking
Posted on March 4, 2010 | No CommentsThirty years ago, Asian food was an exotic and rare cuisine for the American palette. Fast forward to today, an Asian food aisle is present in almost any grocery store, and eateries featuring fares from the Far East are perhaps as prevalent as fast food. Martin Yan has helped introduce Asian food to American audiences serving as host of PBS’ “Yan Can Cook.” With a thick Cantonese accent and infectious enthusiasm for Asian food, Yan has steadily un-shrouded exotic fares for American audiences, always ending the show with, “If Yan can cook, so can you.” Portland holds a special place for Yan, whose father spent years working in Chinatown making money before returning to China. Yan was in town for a cooking show at Wong King’s Restaurant on Division Street, a place the chef has high regards for.
