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11/20/11--10:35: Burger Night Returns to Whitehouse-Crawford! (chan 1913783)

In Walla Walla, Whitehouse-Crawford is highly-esteemed as one of the only fine dining restaurants in our small rural town.  From the outside, it seems out of reach for the average local, and more white tablecloth than I’m used to. I started working there a few months back and didn’t know what to expect at first.  [...]


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12/03/11--22:42: Sauteed Yams and Kale (chan 1913783)

I had 30 minutes to toss together a healthy, yummy side dish to share for a lunch work party and decided on yams and kale.  We used to make this at the PCC deli, we called it sweet potatoes and kale, and it was roasted and tossed with a roasted garlic balsamic dressing.  Mine was [...]


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12/20/11--09:53: Eating in Season in the Fall and Winter (chan 1913783)

You’ve heard it before: Eat in season. That’s all fine and dandy in the spring and summer, with a bounty of beautiful easy to prepare vegetables, but when fall and winter roll around it’s a whole different story and challenge. Even for me, with a degree in nutrition and years of cooking experience, fall and [...]


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12/20/11--11:05: Eating Local Holiday (chan 1913783)

Christmas is right around the corner! Time for extravagant meals, festive desserts, dressing up in your holiday best, and sharing with those you love. No matter if you’re staying close to home for the holiday or heading out of town, it’s nice to think local for your holiday purchases. Every family has it’s own traditions [...]


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01/04/12--13:04: New Year’s Resolutions for Mind and Body (chan 1913783)

The coming of a new year gives us a fresh start, a chance to make positive changes in our lives and to begin new habits for the future. I’m not usually one for making New Year’s resolutions. I’ve tried it in years past but didn’t keep up with them and gave up. Maybe it’s the [...]


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01/04/12--13:18: MelissaDavisFoodBlog 2011 in review (chan 1913783)

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 3,800 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 3 trips to carry that many people. Click here to [...]


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01/20/12--15:01: Whole Grains ARE Good for You! (chan 1913783)

A friend approached me the other day with surprising news “ Whole grains are actually bad for you!” What?! Being a huge proponent of whole grains and a whole foods-based diet, I was puzzled. What sort of misinformation is being spread out there?! It turns out her doctor had told her wheat is bad for [...]


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01/26/12--15:11: Rogue Ale Tasting Dinner (chan 1913783)

Rogue Ale Tasting Dinner Feb 26th, 2012 5:00pm @ jimgermanbar * amuse bouche Chatoe Rogue Good Chit Pilsner * FIRST venison “carpaccio” beet confit, wild arugula, grain mustard Chatoe Rogue Dirtoir Black Lager Jet black in color with a tan head, medium to full bodied, deftly balanced, seamless dark roasted malt flavors with a smooth [...]


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02/04/12--15:26: Building a Better Salad (chan 1913783)

Last week I started a new job, teaching a cooking class for teens. When asked what they would like to learn to make, one of the girls said she’d like to learn how to make a salad, beyond lettuce and tomato. That got me thinking. What is a salad? And how can we build a [...]


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02/06/12--10:21: Julia Child Cookoff: Part Trois- Cassoulet (chan 1913783)

          The Downtown Walla Walla Foundation is having a cooking contest!  In the Julia Child theme, the dish is cassoulet. Cassoulet: ” a rich, slow-cooked bean  stew or casserole originating in the south of France, containing meat (typically pork sausages, pork, goose, duck and sometimes mutton), pork skin and white haricot [...]


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