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What price peanut butter — or what goes up doesn’t always come down | WHIDBEY RECIPES

The bad news hit newspapers throughout the country last week and it’s no small peanuts (sorry).

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Pumpkins cast a spell on wizards in the kitchen | WHIDBEY RECIPES

They suddenly appeared last week, by the hundreds; from small enough to hold in one hand to huge,…

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Recent studies show what’s bad is what’s good again | WHIDBEY RECIPES

Remember when eggs were on the “poison” list, condemned as potential killers?

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Tart flavor makes green tomatoes perfect for relishes and chutneys | WHIDBEY RECIPES

Well, summer’s end certainly came in a rush. I’d just written about what a beautiful summery few weeks…

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Indian summer? We need to chill out a little bit first | WHIDBEY RECIPES

In typical Pacific Northwest fashion, we’ve gone from moaning over our lack of summer weather to mild complaints…

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Police chief responds to pretzel and Pop Tart criticism | WHIDBEY RECIPES

Following is a letter I received last week regarding last Wednesday’s column in which I sputtered over a…

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Pop Tarts and pretzels? What in the world were they thinking? WHIDBEY RECIPES

There are times when words fail me, although some friends and family would no doubt disagree. This morning…

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It may be boring, but this ‘green thing’ needn’t be bland | WHIDBEY RECIPES

It’s a boring job, but someone has to do it and I really don’t mind; in fact, I…

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My love of cookbooks got its start back in Olden Days | WHIDBEY RECIPES

“The backbone of a nation is the good housekeeper, and the home maker’s greatest asset is the ability…

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After a long, long wait, it’s finally time to clam up | WHIDBEY RECIPES

We wait and wait for too many months it seems, for our short but sweet summer to begin;…

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A quality to be treasured | WHIDBEY RECIPES

It’s important, occasionally, to remind ourselves why we’re celebrating one of our more important holidays of the year.…

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Let’s pretend our summer will actually look like one | WHIDBEY RECIPES

We’ve all played “Let’s pretend” at some point during childhood.

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I could teach Boeing workers a thing or two about FOD | WHIDBEY RECIPES

With many thanks to Boeing, I’ve finally discovered just the right terminology, as well as an explanation for…