cyclonebill/WikimediaCommons Cool off this summer with a tabbouleh salad that uses fresh mint. Due to pesky gophers, my garden is limited...

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...

Xamumu/Wikimedia Commons There’s nothing quite like the luxury of tree-ripened apricots. My sister gave me a basket of fresh farm-grown...

Stu Spivack, Wikimedia Commons Chips are a great accompaniment for your favorite homemade tomato salsa. The reason I chose salsa as a...

On Tuesday, we had an earthquake. The office of The Madera Tribune shook for a few (long) seconds, as several of us gasped and shrieked....

Gary Stevens, Wikimedia Commons A platter of old-fashioned fried chicken is sure to be popular at family gatherings this summer. There...

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...

A couple of days ago, something reminded me of the school teacher I had in the third grade. I cannot tell you what led me to thoughts of...