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ARTICLES BY ELIZABETH KARMEL

For baking season, a primer on an essential: vanilla

I used to take vanilla for granted.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

For baking season, a primer on an essential: vanilla

I used to take vanilla for granted.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

For baking season, a primer on an essential: vanilla

I used to take vanilla for granted.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

For baking season, a primer on an essential: vanilla

I used to take vanilla for granted.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
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Roasting vegetables is a basic of simple, healthy cooking

Cooking at home more these days? Here’s a primer on a basic technique for creating simple, healthy meals: roasting vegetables.
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What's for dinner? Depends what's in the fridge and pantry

Just about now, you might be tired of cooking and eating what’s in your refrigerator. We are all used to asking what’s for dinner? What are we in the mood for — pizza, sushi, Mexican? And then going to a restaurant to get it.
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The secret to a great Irish Coffee isn't what you'd expect

Last summer, I traveled to Ireland to learn about Irish whiskey, a spirit I knew relatively little about. The Irish drink I knew better was Guinness, which I enjoyed occasionally and use to make my favorite Chocolate Chocolate Cake.
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A good reason to love your grill's warming rack - easy sides

If you're like most Americans, the first thing you did when you brought home your new grill was remove the warming rack that sits above the grates. Today, I want to make a case for putting it back.
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Getting great pork chops is all about the size

Everyone loves the idea of a grilled pork chop, but they often fall short of expectations. And I blame the butcher!
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Taking a BLT from sandwich to pizza via the grill

BLT sandwiches are synonymous with summer. And the only thing better than a BLT sandwich is a grilled BLT pizza!
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Delicate, lemony cookie to set the mood for Easter

For most people, Easter means it's time for chocolate bunnies and colored eggs. And while those things are fine, for me this season is about all things lemon.
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Poultry loves a bacon blanket

There is just something about roasted chicken that comforts, nourishes and satisfies like nothing else, especially when the wind is howling and it is cold outside.
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An eggy strata for a romantic breakfast in bed

Casseroles are a funny thing. You aren't likely to see them lauded as the hot new food trend any time soon. Yet make a great one, and suddenly folks clamor for the recipe.
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Lemony pitcher-style margarita

I long ago fell in love with the clean, crisp, sweet taste of Meyer lemons. And recently, Mexican foods guru Rick Bayless reminded me why.
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A double-whipped eggnog to set the holiday mood

For me, eggnog season can't come soon enough. As soon as Halloween is packed away, I buy a quart of my favorite eggnog at the grocery store. I drink it little by little, spiked and not. I make eggnog cappuccinos in the morning and eggnog milkshakes at night. On the …
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