Cathie Campbell
Consider cooking with barley
Cat Campbell/For The Madera Tribune Hungry for a hearty soup? Try some mushroom barley soup. My dad used to grow hay, and he planted two...
Tyler Takeda
Thousands attend annual Pom Fest
Allen Baraldi/For The Madera Tribune Miranda Rae Mayo of the TV show Chicago Fire dances with the African Drum Interactive group during...
Cathie Campbell
Stuffing isn't just for turkey
Veganbaking.net , Wikimedia Commons There are many delicious ways to use stuffing of all types. Even though I am pretty much a...
Cathie Campbell
Raisins — making wrinkles great
Joe Foodie, Wikimedia Commons A great way to cook with raisins is to make some homemade oatmeal raisin cookies. Back in my...
Cathie Campbell
Pumpkin time again
Katrine Gilger Pumpkin muffins are a welcome treat this time of year, or anytime. Every year around this time, I feel compelled to write...
Cathie Campbell
It’s gotta be ricotta
PoiseWinsTitles, Wikimedia Commons A hearty meal of traditional lasagna usually includes a good portion of ricotta cheese. There are...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: The bane of ultraprocessed food
We live in California’s breadbasket. Here in the Central Valley, the “heartland” of our state, we produce a large percentage of the food...
Cathie Campbell
Full of beans
Cat Campbell/For The Madera Tribune A bowl of cooked pinto beans goes great with a hunk of fried bread dough. My oldest son always asks...