Preserved Home: Homemade dip can be answer to ‘fake news’ snacks

Laura Woolfrey Macklem

October 10, 2018

One of my favorite snack recipes is layered Greek dip, which makes a substantial number of servings. Homemade hummus is topped with layers of vegetables, whole Greek yogurt, olives and feta cheese.

Preserved Home: No wonder why one-pot dishes are deliciously easy

Laura Woolfrey Macklem

March 6, 2018

Today’s busy cook is veering away from just quick, to quick and healthy. It’s my opinion the days of the blue and green dinosaur shaped chicken nugget are coming to an end. People want real food.

Preserved Home: Mexican-style rice recipe recalls fond memories of Fidel’s

Laura Woolfrey Macklem

October 19, 2017

It’s possibly nervy thinking I have anything to serve up Southern California’s community in terms of a Mexican rice recipe, but I absolutely do. I might not have an abuela who passed down authentic Mexican recipes, but I grew up in Southern California, and know what good Mexican rice tastes like. The standard for me was set years ago at Carlsbad’s Fidel's Mexican Restaurant. It’s now called Norte, but to some of us, it will always be Fidel’s.

Preserved Home: Dumplings, grits make for old-fashioned deliciousness

Laura Woolfrey Macklem

June 5, 2017

Thumbing through the yellowed recipe cards from years back, I can see glimpses of times gone by — the ingredients, the lingo, and the simplicity. I loved the stains and crinkles on the cards, thinking of busy hands pulling them out of the box, hurrying to get dinner served on time. My grandmother ate poor man’s soup, but there is only a richness in the care, creativity, and even worry people faced, and still face today, about nourishing their families.

ENCINITAS: Foodie Fest cooks up fun May 21

May 20, 2016

ENCINITAS — The Encinitas Foodie Fest highlights sustainable and farm-to-table cooking May 21 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fifteen chefs will demonstrate techniques on three stages and six chefs will compete in a TV-style Best of the Foodie Fest Competition. More than 30 restaurants will also be hand offering...