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Foods of the Americas: Past, Present and Future

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - 5:30pm Join us in Lake Oswego Oregon for a lively engagement about food in your neighborhood and throughout the...

Winter Celebration Dishes: Braised Oxtails

By Fernando and Marlene Divina During the cool winter months, much of our menu planning shifts to quite simple fare that is easy - from...

The Inkan Empire's Gift of Potatoes: A Timeless Food and Recipe for These Times

Photo: F.Divina; Makah Ozette Potatoes, Oregon Health and Science University Culinary and Medicinal Herb Gardens, 2018 Potato Cakes with...

Presidential inauguration and a day for transition in spirit and action for the Americas, the world

As we witness the awe inspiring transition from a divisive U.S. Administration to one determined to facilitate hope and with a vision to...

New Horizons

FOOD AND BEVERAGE TREND 2021 divinAmerica focuses the lens on the horizon and beyond. Shootin' for the Moon: Rooftop Reveling Whether...

Modern cooks should cook for fuel, fun & to celebrate the diverse cultural heritage of the Americas.

This is my advice to all cooks at this writing. I am of the mind that equity and inclusion are at the core of the matter of cultural...

You deserve a Winter's salve of braised beef and red wine for soul soothing satisfaction.

...We selected short-ribs from our regenerative ranching friend Cory of Carman Ranch here in the Wallowa’s of Eastern Oregon.

A favorite shellfish and fish chowder

A form of this dish has been prepared nearly everywhere on this Earth from nearby waters of every kind by folk with a willingness to eat...

Slow Food's mission facilitates U.N.'s goal to expand our food focus "beyond hunger."

“We need to look beyond hunger,” said Cindy Holleman, senior economist at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the report’s edito