Judyrae Kruse writes regularly about food and reader recipes.
The Forum: Win or lose, dessert can't be beat With the UW Huskies favored by 71/2 points in tomorrow's long-awaited, highly-anticipated Apple Cup, things are looking particularly dismal for the WSU Cougars. [More] November 21 You'll be the winner with this Apple Cup chili Are you ready for some football? Specifically, for Apple Cup football? Kickoff at this great annual rivalry between the UW Huskies and WSU Cougars, on the off-chance you don't already know, is scheduled for noon or thereabout Saturday. [More] November 19 The Forum: Look for white fruitcake recipe With the holidays now moving up on us at an ever-accelerating rate, Bev Haggard has visions of a certain fruitcake dancing in her head. [More] November 17 The Forum: Easy solution to dinner dilemma Dinner and dessert both today, in one quick clip or rip of the paper, thanks to the following two longtime Forum helper-outers who show us how to get the job done. [More] November 14 Here are 2 cheesy soups to warm up the family Yippy, skippy, the solution to the age-old problem of what to fix for dinner tonight is solved. [More] November 12 The Forum: Inspirational persimmon pudding 'I tried to find persimmon pudding recipes for Patricia Robinson of Everett,'' faithful Arlington helper-outer Jean Kroeze writes, "and did find four, but none of them are steamed. Maybe she could experiment with them and use the cooking method she... [More] November 10 The Forum: Reader shares a dandy marinara Everett reader Polly Sorenson recently expressed the hope that Forum cooks could deliver recipes for a savory marinara sauce that would duplicate the type served at various Italian restaurants. [More] November 7 Persimmon pudding steamed the traditional way If the pilgrims had planted persimmons instead of pumpkins, we'd all probably be making steamed persimmon pudding for Thanksgiving, not pumpkin pie. [More] November 5