Recipes

Día de Muertos, a Mexican Feast to Honor Life
November 2024, Recipes

Día de Muertos, a Mexican Feast to Honor Life

By Cynthia Sadurni This article is dedicated to the memory of my brother Jaime Sadurni, who placed the most beautiful ofrendas. Illustration by Cynthia Sadurni As soon as the autumn days arrive, and the trees turn into beautiful colors, the light begins to change, becomes angled, perhaps even brighter, a blaze before the colder days…

October 2024, Recipes

Roasted Fall Vegetables

By Chef Julia, Le Cordon Bleu Chef Embrace the autumn flavors with this simple, yet satisfying, roasted vegetable medley. This one pan dish is a colorful and nutritious feast, perfect for a weeknight dinner or seasonal gathering. Ingredients:2 cups carrots, peeled and cut into 1½ inch pieces2 cups of butternut squash, peeled and cut into…

Island Epicure – Breakfast Delights
October 2024, Recipes

Island Epicure – Breakfast Delights

By Marjorie Watkins and Suzanna Leigh (Updated and expanded from Loop article Dec 5, 2013) Some people can get by without eating breakfast. Not me. I wouldn’t last until ten o’clock without. My usual breakfast starts with a small orange and continues with granola and fresh fruit topped with whole milk yogurt. Sometimes I raise…

Zucchini Carrot Breakfast Cookies
Recipes, September 2024

Zucchini Carrot Breakfast Cookies

By Nichole Banducci Editor’s note: Congratulations to Nichole, Vashon Chamber of Commerce’s new Executive Director! This time of year, we are truly in a space of transition. From vacations to back-to-school, summer to fall, and overwhelmingly … zucchini to more zucchini. These zucchini carrot breakfast cookies fit right in! They are chock-full of healthful zucchini…

Island Epicure – Making the Most of Apples
Recipes, September 2024

Island Epicure – Making the Most of Apples

By Marjorie Watkins How to live to be 100 years or better!1. Get plenty of exercise2. Also take a rest when you need it3. Choose healthier food.4. Boot sugar from your diet5. Choose your companions carefully.Words and Illustration by Marj after recently turning 100 This article first appeared in The Vashon Loop, probably in the…

Island Epicure – Cold Meals for Hot Days
August 2024, Recipes

Island Epicure – Cold Meals for Hot Days

By Marj Watkins with Suzanna Leigh This summer is predicted to be the hottest ever! Who wants to cook when the temperature is soaring? When she lived in the desert, Suzanna learned to do her cooking in the morning before the heat set in. So, roast a chicken in the early morning and use the…

Classic Flan (With a Twist)
August 2024, Recipes

Classic Flan (With a Twist)

By Cynthia Sadurni There are many versions of this classic dessert. Custard came to the new world via the Spanish Conquest and then transformed into the sweet, caramel-rich dessert we know today in the Americas. I have heard often that this dessert is finicky and difficult. Nothing could be further from the truth. With a little…

Updates on Pecan Court Apple Cake
July 2024, Recipes

Updates on Pecan Court Apple Cake

Alert reader M.D. noted that our apple cake recipe, lacking any oil, milk, or water, might end up being unusably dry. Happily, reader C.H.L. wrote in about the recipe; she had discovered that there’s an entire genre of oil-free cakes. Finally, M.T. noted that these were likely rooted in the Great Depression times, when one tried…

Berry Upside Down Cake
July 2024, Recipes

Berry Upside Down Cake

By Joyce Kiefer Joyce Kiefer is a frequent visitor to Vashon, and the mom of editor Jane Valencia. She shared this recipe. Grandpa grew “young berries” in the backyard by the back fence. These berries were a hybrid of blackberries and raspberries. We had to do something with the abundant crop, so this cake was one…

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