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… …
Vineyard’s chef is in his happy place (5/24/2023) - “My point is to make people happy with food and to understand food,” explained John Feminella, when asked why he chose to be a chef. With many years of experience,… …
Foster’s Bethel Beach Inn awaitsLovely hosts, Chesapeake views, and yummy breakfasts (5/17/2023) - In Onemo at 1751 Bethel Beach Road, you find Foster’s Bethel Beach Inn, to be greeted by your hosts, David Foster and his wife Carol Manglos-Foster. This remodeled farmhouse dates… …
Around the world from western Virginia farmHe cooks many cuisines, plus Southern favorites (5/10/2023) - He started cooking at an early age on the family farm in Rockingham County, Virginia, where good old southern cooking was prominent. Little did he know that his chosen career… …
Strawberries are finally here!Recipes from our archives (5/3/2023) - It’s May, and strawberries in our part of the world are ripening. Strawberries have been around for thousands of years; in fact, ancient Romans believed they had medicinal powers. They… …
Cakes a specialtyValerie Bass carries on family tradition of good cooking (4/26/2023) - The late Linda Stewart Ripley “made a cake every week,” a love of baking that she passed on to her daughter, Valerie Ripley Bass. As a businesswoman Valerie may not… …
John Caramia loves to grill and shares family favorites (4/19/2023) - Grilling is the method of cooking that John Caramia prefers, but when the weather doesn’t cooperate, he can step into the kitchen, pull out his sheet-pans, and create an entire… …
Bethany UMC serves the community’s homebound with homemade meals (4/12/2023) - Bethany United Methodist Church at Gloucester Point marks 136 years in existence this year, and carries on its established services to the community in many ways. One of these is… …
Loved or not, garlic has come into its own (4/5/2023) - April is National Garlic Month. This revered bulb has been an offering to the gods and despised as a substance to be fed to pigs. For centuries it has been… …Entries sought for Old-Fashioned Pound Cake Contest (4/5/2023) - Bakers are invited to check their recipes for possible entries into the Old-Fashioned Pound Cake Contest to be held Saturday, May 6, as part of Mathews May Faire. The contest… …
Classic recipes emerge from Nana’s oven (3/29/2023) - Mathews County resident Natasa Stanojevic Monroe is making popular recipes from her home country of Serbia, in particular her specialty, baklava. Natasa is the owner of Nana’s Baklava and Other… …
This foodie likes to cook, and likes to know where to dine out (3/22/2023) - Do I want to cook a meal at home today or do I want to dine out? The answer can be found on the Facebook page of Middle Peninsula Foodies.… …Black Men Cooking returns with favorite dishes (3/15/2023) - It has been a long wait, since 2020, when Black Men Cooking returned to Gloucester last month, as part of a Black History Celebration. This year the event was held… …
That most basic of food staples … flour (3/8/2023) - Flour is an item that is probably on the pantry shelf of almost every home in this country. Many varieties are available, but it hasn’t always been so easy to… …
Couple makes Machicomoco Park support special with homemade treats (3/1/2023) - David and Kerry Harlan, moving from Minnesota about 4½ years ago, made Gloucester County their home. So, why Gloucester? With retirement time coming up, David explained, “We had a daughter… …Old ways and recipes carry on at Twin Springs Farm (2/22/2023) - The process of making sausage, pork chops, hams, bacon and scrapple is still going on at Twin Springs Farm at Foster in Mathews. The third generation of the Respess family… …
Celebrating all the good qualities of elderberry, a long-loved shrub (2/15/2023) - Elderberry is a shrub that grows up to 20 feet tall and 20 feet wide throughout the eastern United States and in the Midwest. Its beneficial properties have served mankind… …
Eat pancakes this monthIn February, we celebrate America’s original comfort food (2/8/2023) - February is National Pancake Month. It’s time to celebrate America’s first comfort food. Explorers found that the Narraganset Indians enjoyed “nokehick,” a kind of pancake made from a soft batter.… …
Grandmother’s recipes and life lessons live on at the Gordon home (2/1/2023) - John and Terri Gordon of Bena met each other 46 years ago at a Christmas pageant at Providence Baptist Church. Four years later they were married. “The very first dish… …
Yummy recipes emerge at Gloucester Library’s Cookbook Club meetings (1/25/2023) - Perhaps you remember the award-winning Broadway play and the movie version of “Under the Yum Yum Tree” in 1963. Or you might have tried the light, sweet and tangy Japanese… …
Back to basicsOatmeal fills you up; and more uses for this popular grain (1/18/2023) - Oatmeal is one of those foods you find in most American kitchens. Oats have been around for thousands of years traceable to Egypt’s 12th dynasty, around 2,000 B.C. It’s possible… …
Always ready to serveLessons of years ago still used on bounty from land and sea (1/11/2023) - Her energy seems to be endless whether Phyllis Callis Hudgins is cooking, decorating her home, preparing for family visits or volunteering in several community projects. You may have read about… …
A banquet of new recipes for the new year (1/4/2023) - Since the mid-1970s, the Central Village Homemakers have been a important supportive organization to and for the community in Mathews. With the closing of 2022 their workshops, outreach programs, scholarships… …
A culinary success story, all the way from Colorado (1/4/2023) - Gloria Thomas of Aurora, Colorado, sent this photo of herself with Apple Sausage Maple Braid, a recipe that appeared Nov. 10 in the Gazette-Journal. She made it for Christmas breakfast… …