

The coolness of fresh mint
cyclonebill/WikimediaCommons Cool off this summer with a tabbouleh salad that uses fresh mint. Due to pesky gophers, my garden is limited...
Cathie Campbell
Jul 22, 2020
What do you eat on Thursdays?
There was a song we sang when we were kids about what you eat on different days of the week. The song repeats the earlier verses, like...
Nancy Simpson
Jul 15, 2020


Go ahead and be crabby
Prayito/Wikimedia Commons Dress up a crab cake with fresh greens as if you were making a salad. Dinner as of this writing consisted of...
Cathie Campbell
Jul 15, 2020
Madera wineries receive high honors from Sunset wine competition
Results are in from the Sunset International Wine Competition which took place in June. Several Madera County wineries received high...
For The Madera Tribune
Jul 11, 2020


Sweet summertime apricots
Xamumu/Wikimedia Commons There’s nothing quite like the luxury of tree-ripened apricots. My sister gave me a basket of fresh farm-grown...
Cathie Campbell
Jul 8, 2020


Got tomatoes?
Stu Spivack, Wikimedia Commons Chips are a great accompaniment for your favorite homemade tomato salsa. The reason I chose salsa as a...
Cathie Campbell
Jul 1, 2020


Celebrating the all-American way
Gary Stevens, Wikimedia Commons A platter of old-fashioned fried chicken is sure to be popular at family gatherings this summer. There...
Cathie Campbell
Jun 24, 2020
Garlic is a girl’s best friend
Have you ever heard about the many health benefits of eating garlic? Google it sometime, if you haven’t already done that, and see the...
Nancy Simpson
Jun 20, 2020









