This Week’s Recipe: Creamy Vegan Grape Ice Cream (9/1/2023) - Prep time: 20 minutesCook time: 10-15 minutes, plus 6-8 hours freeze timeServings: 8 (1/2 cup per serving) 1 pound stemmed black Grapes from California12 ounces vanilla oat coffee… …
The Guinea Cake Auction is coming (8/30/2023) - The recipes will be laid close by, mixing bowls are stacked on the counter, electric mixers are being tested, and the ovens will soon reach at least 350°F. Guinea cake… …
Honoring the oysterCome enjoy in a fresh-air eatery (8/23/2023) - On Gwynn’s Island at the end of Callis Wharf Road, bearing to the left, you reach The Hatchery. This fresh-air restaurant is part of Oyster Seed Holdings, which says it… …
Tradition continuesPrize-winning pickles made at the old Diggs-Hudgins homestead (8/16/2023) - Pickling has been around for thousands of years dating as far back as 2030 B.C., when cucumbers were pickled in the Tigris Valley of the Mideast. In the Port Haywood… …
Favorite recipes compiled into a popular cookbook (8/9/2023) - Forty-four years ago this past February, this writer’s first column, then called The Joy of Eating featured John Lee Callis, a gentleman who loves to cook. His belief is, “It’s… …
This Week’s Recipe: Strawberries and Cream Popcorn (8/3/2023) - Servings: 4-6 1/4 cup freeze-dried strawberries6 cups popped popcorn1 cup white chocolate chips, melted In small food processor or spice grinder, pulse freeze-dried strawberries until finely ground.Place… …
It’s National Catfish MonthFresh, available and versatile (8/2/2023) - August is National Catfish Month. Catfish are found the world over in fresh lakes and ponds. Once called the poor man’s fish, they have been consumed by man for many… …
Blueberry Pound Cake: The complete recipe (8/2/2023) - The recipe for Ruth Ann Hutson’s prize-winning pound cake printed July 27 misstated one step. The complete recipe is printed below. BLUEBERRY BERRY POUND CAKE 2 sticks butter1 8-oz. pkg.… …
This Week’s Recipe: Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches (7/31/2023) - Recipe courtesy of Peanut Butter Lovers and the Georgia Peanut CommissionYield: 12 24 fresh baked chocolate chip cookies (about 3 inches in diameter), cooled1 1/2 cups creamy or… …
Cake winner starts with recipes from family, friends (7/26/2023) - “I first saw a notice in the post office and then read an ad in the Gazette-Journal about the May Faire Pound Cake Contest. It was for a worthy cause… …
This Week’s Recipe: Heart-Healthy Pita Pizzas (7/20/2023) - Prep time: 10 minutesCook time: 8 minutesServings: 4 4 whole-wheat pitas (6 1/2 inches each)1 cup chunky tomato sauce1 cup grilled boneless, skinless chicken breast, diced (about… …
She learned to cook from her grandmother’s well-spring (7/19/2023) - “I was in the kitchen a lot with my grandmother growing up,” said Brenda Sumrell, telling how she learned to cook. “Both of my parents worked so when it was… …
Church celebrated Juneteenth with an outdoor feast (7/12/2023) - It was their first Juneteenth dinner, held on the grounds of Union Zion Baptist Church in Ware Neck, and it proved to be a great success. “We hope to make… …This Week’s Recipe: Bacon Banana Bread (7/7/2023) - Nonstick cooking spray1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon baking powder1 cup sugar3 medium bananas, mashed1/2 cup canola oil2 … …
It’s time to pack a picnicJuly is National Picnic Month (7/5/2023) - It is hard to disagree with W. Somerset Maugham’s view that there are a few things so pleasant as a picnic lunch. “Even if ants and wasps occasionally join in… …
This Week’s Recipe: Brunch Board with a Twist (6/30/2023) - 2 Envy Apples, slicedboiled eggs, halvedcooked baconbananas, slicedberriesminiature pancakesedible flowers, for garnish2-3 Envy Apples, for garnish On breakfast platter, artfully arrange sliced apple, halved boiled eggs, bacon, bananas, berries and… …
Mathews native has thriving bakery in Ashland (6/28/2023) - Her fellow students in the Home Economics class at Mathews High School named Donna Billups Miller one of two Future Bakers of America. They surely knew how to vote correctly… …
One doesn’t have to be a pro to become a confident cook (6/28/2023) - Chef Taylor Duncan, CEO of Personal Experiences with Chef Taylor, wears his love for cooking on his sleeve, quite literally. His tattoos are a blend of nautical and culinary imagery,… …This Week’s Recipe: Asparagus, Bacon and Egg Salad (6/22/2023) - 6 bacon slices1 pound fresh Michigan asparagus, ends trimmed1/3 cup olive oil2 tablespoons champagne vinegar1 tablespoon honey1 tablespoon Dijon mustard1/4 teaspoon salt1/2 … …
Couple fulfills its dreams on a Gloucester farmette (6/21/2023) - Just one year ago, it must have been a bit overwhelming for Stephen and Stephanie GianDonato when their lifestyle changed completely. They bought an 11-acre site on Route 17 in… …This Week’s Recipe: Hawaiian Huli Huli Chicken (6/16/2023) - Recipe courtesy of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstitutePrep time: 10 minutesCook time: 30 minutesServings: 4 Sauce: 2 tablespoons ketchup2 tablespoons light soy sauce2 tablespoons honey2… …
Papayas, sweet and juicy, are so versatile (6/14/2023) - Guess this fruit: It’s a pear-shaped berry fruit with yellow skin and orange buttery-tasting flesh with small black seeds clustered in the center. It grows on a large herb plant.… …This Week’s Recipe: Sweet Potato Summer Rolls (6/9/2023) - Recipe courtesy of the North Carolina Sweetpotato CommissionServings: 4 2 1/2 cups North Carolina Sweetpotatoes2 tablespoons olive oil2 teaspoons sesame seeds3 tablespoons maple syrupsalt, to tastecoarse… …
By request, a return visit with Rachael Burnette (6/7/2023) - The most frequently asked question of this writer is “how do you find all of these cooks to write about?” Here is one unique example. We received a letter from… …
After 33 years as schools’ food chief, Nelda Gibbs is retiring (5/31/2023) - “I feel so blessed to have held this job these 33 years as Mathews County Schools Food Service Coordinator. I will be retiring in June but looking forward to serving… …