By Kathryn Reed One of the great things about this recipe is that it can be served hot or cold, as a main dish or a side. I made this as an entrée. However, the next day I had some of it cold, so then it was more like a pasta salad. And like so […]
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By Michael Easter, Outside I spent the first few years of my life in Idaho and have always eaten potatoes—white, usually baked, sometimes mashed or sautéed with eggs. This alone doesn’t make me unique—potatoes are the largest vegetable crop in the United States—but the rate at which I eat the root vegetable might make me […]
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By Yolanda Nussdorfer There is a relatively new restaurant in town that is all the rage. Open for about nine months, the Lake House restaurant in South Lake Tahoe is turning heads. Being a part-time local, I finally had a chance to dine here and I was very much impressed. Having recently visited a […]
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By Sonya Sorich, Sacramento Business Journal Go ahead and grab the eggs and produce. I’m waiting for this nice employee to pour me 64 ounces of cold beer. In the increasingly cutthroat grocery world, this scenario is no longer a mere fantasy. Visit the Raley’s location at 1630 Robb Drive in Reno and you can […]
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By Kathryn Reed While I like cheese, so often at restaurants it’s difficult to taste anything but the cheese in a quesadilla. That is why at home I prefer to be light on the cheese and heavy on the other stuff. With that thinking, that is why there is not an exact quantity for the […]
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The Cantina restaurant in South Lake Tahoe is almost an institution. But it might not be around much longer. A for sale sign has been placed on the corner of this Emerald Bay Road establishment. “After 20 stressful years of operating two restaurants, we are trying to scale back in preparation for an approaching retirement, […]
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Placer County is adapting its rules to make it easier for food truck owners to operate, while ensuring their food products are safely prepared. “It’s not just greasy food anymore,” said Jim Sweet, co-owner of JJ’s Smoke ‘N’ BBQ out of Loomis. “People are really doing unique items on the menu. Here on our truck, […]
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By Kathryn Reed There was a time when hotel restaurants were just a convenience for travelers; no one living in that town would ever step foot inside of it. X Crows is proving that things have changed – and in an extremely tasty way. This restaurant inside Hotel Becket in South Lake Tahoe is a […]
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By CNN How your spuds are cooked is key to your health. People who eat fried potatoes two or more times a week double their risk of an early death compared to those who avoid them, a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found. Eating potatoes that have not been fried […]
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By Kathryn Reed Healthy and enchiladas are not always two words that go together. This recipe changes that thinking. The flavors of this recipe are outstanding. One of the nice things about quinoa is that is freezes well. I’ve gotten into the habit of cooking up more than what I need for any given recipe […]
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