Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, November 7,2007

Love potion

Make a fruitcake that’s actually good to eat

Untitled Document I suppose you’re thinking that with a name like Kitchen Witch I would have been busy boiling up something in my cauldron in honor of the recent All Hallow

Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, October 31,2007

The green part sure yam good

Paying tribute to the sweet potato with a couple recipes

By Kim O’Donnel

Untitled Document Savvy cooks with a mind for dollars and cents know how valuable it is to save, reuse, and recycle — but I’m not talking about paper and plastic. One

Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, October 24,2007

Crunch bunch

One Red Delicious can spoil the barrel for apple lovers

By Kim O’Donnel

Untitled Document Have you ever met anyone who doesn’t like apples? They’re hard to come by, these genetic anomalies. When I found out that my boss was one of those p

Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, October 24,2007

Crunch bunch

One Red Delicious can spoil the barrel for apple lovers

By Kim O’Donnel

Untitled Document Have you ever met anyone who doesn’t like apples? They’re hard to come by, these genetic anomalies. When I found out that my boss was one of those p

Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, October 10,2007

Bargain roasting

Things to do with late-season tomatoes

By Kim O’Donnel

Untitled Document I recently hit the produce jackpot at my local farmers’ market. So what if I didn’t know what I’d do with an 18-pound box of tomatoes? I had j

Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, October 3,2007

Summer’s last stew

These are strange times for those who like to eat seasonally

By Kim O’Donnel

Untitled Document The calendar says October, which, in theory, means that autumn is here. What Mother Nature does, as she makes the transition from sandals to boots, is another s

Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, September 26,2007

Squash me all fall long

Whip up some impromptu winter squash soup

By Kim O’Donnel

Untitled Document With autumn officially underway, I have to be a big girl and let go of my melons. I must blow a kiss goodbye to my tomato lovers, my peach darlings, my curvaceo

Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, September 19,2007

In a pickle

We of the instant-presto generation know nothing

By Kim O’Donnel

Untitled Document Home canning has been on my to-do list for several years, and this summer, at long last, my wish came true. While on vacation in Seattle last month, two girlfri

Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, September 12,2007

Tricks are for cooks

It’s never too late to learn new shortcuts in the kitchen

By Kim O’Donnel

Untitled Document Time flies when you’re chopping chives; this year makes 10 since I received my blue-ribbon diploma from cooking school. It was there that I learned, among

Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, September 5,2007

Beer cake!

Make a luscious chocolate cake with Guinness

By Kim O’Donnel

Untitled Document “Homemade layer cakes seem to have gone the way of the spotted owl,” writes Seattle-area chef Greg Atkinson in his book West Coast Cooking. I