Try this simple, flavorful appetizer (11/20/2024) - The holiday season is a special time unlike any other period over the course of a calendar year. A festive atmosphere undoubtedly contributes to the unique, warm vibe of the… …
Healthy holiday recipe swaps (11/20/2024) - Although presents garner most of the fanfare during the holiday season, there is no denying that food and entertaining also figure prominently this time of year. Delish magazine reports that… …
Pecan pie makes a perfect dessert this Thanksgiving (11/20/2024) - (Metro) A Thanksgiving dinner table can be a sight to behold. For foodies and others who love the array of comfort foods on display the fourth Thursday in November, Thanksgiving… …
Give this beloved side a tasty twist this holiday season (11/20/2024) - Hosts have free rein when it comes to planning a holiday menu. Despite that freedom, many hosts feel obligated to prepare some holiday season staples their guests will surely expect… …
These colorful cookies are tailor-made for family baking sessions (11/20/2024) - (Metro) Baking during the holiday season is a tradition in many households across the globe. Family baking sessions provide a perfect holiday season bonding activity, and the payoff is both… …
Craft an edible holiday classic from the comforts of home (11/20/2024) - Symbolism features prominently throughout the holiday season. When walking around in December, or even earlier, individuals can’t help but notice lighting displays, decked out Christmas trees in town centers and… …
8 ways to avoid holiday weight gain (11/20/2024) - (Metro) A popular, familiar holiday song insists the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day is “the most wonderful time of the year.” But for people who are mindful of… …
Easy Bake Oven led to second career (11/13/2024) - For Casey Kelly, baker and owner of Cravings By Casey, it all began with an Easy Bake Oven. She had this oven between the ages of four to seven, Casey… …
Band of sisters sells cookbooks for scholarships (11/6/2024) - The P.E.O. Sisterhood (Philanthropic Education Organization) is a U.S.-based international women’s organization of about 240,000 members, with a primary focus on providing educational opportunities for female students worldwide. The sisterhood… …
Self-taught cook started with sourdough (10/30/2024) - “I love to keep doing something that makes other people happy,” explained Whitney Marciniak, owner of Suntangled LLC (maker of homemade crochet stuffies, sourdough baked goods, herbal salves and African… …
Ancient pomegranate has many modern uses (10/23/2024) - The pomegranate is one of the world’s oldest fruits, and one plant is growing and producing in the Garden Creek area of Mathews. Its cultivation dates to 2,200 B.C.E. in… …
Mushroom man has plans for growth (10/16/2024) - Did you know that those delicious mushrooms you just enjoyed are not technically a plant? Although they are usually considered a part of the vegetable group when buying or ordering… …
October is National Pizza Month: Favorite food came to America around 1900 (10/9/2024) - Once upon a time pizza in America was a rather inexpensive peasant food. Along with the four million southern Italians who had come to this country by 1900 came the… …
Gloucester cook draws on a family tradition of excellence (10/2/2024) - She grew up in a family whose outstanding cooking abilities were very well known, appreciated and sought after. Loving to cook, Beth Bunting carries on her family’s tradition, using some… …
Tea time at the museum (9/25/2024) - The Dutch brought tea to America in the early 1600s. The record on how to host the perfect afternoon tea for an American upper society audience set in a sophisticated… …
The latest and greatest from the crab cookoff (9/18/2024) - In 1699 on a plot of land in Maryland, with shores touching Somers Cove and the Chesapeake Bay, a town named Annemessex was created. It was a small Eastern Shore… …
A teacher in international cooking (9/11/2024) - During the summer Michaela “Mich” Lee taught a six-week class in international cooking for Gloucester Parks and Recreation, and it was so successful that another six-week session followed. Mich, who… …
Local priest cooks up memories of his homeland (9/4/2024) - Father Koo, as he is known in this country, is at work a long way from his beloved Ghana on the east coast of Africa. Father Koo, the Rev. Johnny… …
It’s cake time again in Guinea! Jump in and place a bid (8/28/2024) - The annual Silent Auction Cake Sale will be open to the public for the 9th year on September 8, Guinea Heritage Day, at the Abingdon Ruritan Club building. Since 2015… …
Born of frustration, potato chips top the snack list (8/21/2024) - Potato chips, now the world’s favorite snack, were created 171 years ago. The most popular version of the chip’s birth attributes the dish to George Crum, a cook at the… …
Baking with love builds up a good business (8/14/2024) - Leaving Nottoway County, Larry and Rebecca Wilson bought property and built their home overlooking a pond in Middlesex County. At this place, Becky’s Lovin’ Oven was created around ten years… …
Pear pie, and other favorites, from a great-grandmother (8/7/2024) - Annie Bell Billups, a native of Mathews, moved to Gloucester 60-plus years ago, having met and married Samuel Paige Jr. The couple reared five girls who surely learned a great… …
Watermelon season: The best part of summer is ripe now (7/31/2024) - The saying “eat the watermelon but spit out the seeds” means to take the good from a given situation and leave behind the bad. For those who grew up in… …
Pound cakes: Favorites from winning bakers (7/24/2024) - “How do you find the people to write about every week?” It is a question often asked of this writer. Well, it has been an interesting journey which continues today.… …
Get Ready to Pickle! Cucumbers are here in force (7/17/2024) - When cucumber season arrives, they seem to come in abundance. To preserve the harvest, pickling is the most popular method. It’s a way of preservation that has been around for… …