Indulge! It’s sweet tooth month (6/17/2026) - June is National Candy Month. This sweet tooth filler dates back to cavemen who ate honey combs and honey. It can be traced as far back as 1500 BC to… …Pound cake contest reveals both new and familiar winners (6/10/2026) - Mathews May Faire made its successful debut to the festival world in 2017. Sponsored by the Mathews Museum, the one-day event provided music, entertainment, historical information, many places to eat,… …
A taste of home with Melanie’s English recipes (6/3/2026) - Melanie Steel Thompson is not new to Gazette-Journal readers. In 1988 Melanie’s mother Jean Steel’s cooking was featured, with notes about how she adapted her English recipes and American dishes… …
Celebrating 250 years: Watch for a new Mathews cookbook (5/27/2026) - A new cookbook celebrating this country’s 250th anniversary is in the works, guided by popular local cooking teacher Michelle Willams. Michelle was introduced in this newspaper in 2022 to feature… …
Dutton homestead specializes in sourdough (5/20/2026) - In the Dutton area of Gloucester County is Kneadful Things at Heritage Homestead, the home of Shaun and Aaron Rosenblum and their six children (three boys and three girls). It… …
They’re here! Vine-ripe strawberries are ready to pick (5/13/2026) - It’s one of the country’s most popular spring fruits that survived the winter by being covered with straw. The strawberries have pushed the straw aside with heads held high, proudly… …
How sweet it is! May is National Vidalia Onion Month (5/6/2026) - Vidalia onions are celebrated with their own month in May, although modern technology has extended the availability of this onion through the Christmas holidays and beyond. They are named after… …
Family recipe treasures put into cookbook (4/29/2026) - Lee Jackson has done what so many people should do. She has published a cookbook of family recipes, just for her family. “Jalarkerbru Jubilee” not only contains recipes, it is… …
Cooking is second nature for John Earl West (4/22/2026) - This writer is most asked “how DO you get the people to write about?” The following email is just one example. “John West of Hallieford has been ‘the chief cook… …
Thai cooking on a golden cove (4/15/2026) - She is a long way from Thailand, her homeland, where she first learned to cook from her mother. “She would awaken me at 5 a.m. saying come help in the… …
Twist and turns brought modern pretzels to consumers (4/8/2026) - April is National Pretzel Month. No one really knows who the first baker was, deciding to mix salt water and flour together, give it a twist and then call it… …
Restaurant veteran at the helm of Mathews café (4/1/2026) - In June 2025, Richardson’s Café in Mathews changed hands. Christopher and Amy Williams are the new owners, and it’s Amy you see attending to daily operations and doing some cooking,… …
Local baker keeps adding to the list (3/25/2026) - Her energy appears never to cease. Aleah Underwood of Laurel View Trail in Gloucester, a 26-year-old entrepreneur, operates two businesses and, at the same time, is a college student with… …
A festival of deviled eggs held on Gwynn’s Island (3/18/2026) - An enterprising young wife and mother, Virginia Gray of Gwynn’s Island, became so enthusiastic creating recipes to make deviled eggs “from all the local farm eggs I was getting” that… …
Let us now celebrate The Peanut, delicious and versatile (3/11/2026) - As March is celebrated as National Peanut Month, we take this space to extol the versatile and delicious legume. It is believed that the peanut originated in Peru or Brazil,… …
Kelly spreads her cooking love to appreciative group (3/4/2026) - “Cooking is my therapy,” said Charlotte Kelly, Dining Room Service Director at the Gloucester House in near Gloucester Court House. “I love to cook.” Charlotte has been with the assisted… …
Revisiting Helen Jenkins and her famous clam chowder (2/25/2026) - While visiting the Guinea Heritage Association’s Christmas party I had the pleasure of visiting with many friends. One of them, Hamilton Williams, wanted to make sure I knew about Helen… …
A great time to make a cherry pie (2/19/2026) - February is National Cherry Month and Friday is National Cherry Pie Day. Cherry pie may be a classic American dish but it is believed to have originated in the 1500s… …
Cooking for your Valentine (2/11/2026) - Mathews Baptist Church at Hudgins, often called Old Baptist because of its great age, did something entirely new. On January 17 Arnie Gustafson conducted a Valentine cooking workshop following the… …
Applejack is a home-grown natural warmer (2/4/2026) - Applejack is a strong alcoholic drink made from apples. It has a smooth fruity taste with notes of vanilla, caramel, cinnamon and oak. The history of this drink dates to… …
New recipes for old favorites (1/28/2026) - Adults and children have enjoyed cookies since the 7th century. The cookie’s travel through time has been a story of its own. It began as a test cake, to test… …
Publishing couple pays homage to the food of their adopted Gwynn’s Island (1/21/2026) - Angela and Scott Clawson, owners of Mermaid Cove Publishing on Gwynn’s Island, have published a cookbook titled “Shared Memories Buoyant Life” which illustrates the company’s professional knowledge of successful publishing.… …
Gingerbread house master bakes delectable structures to benefit GHA (1/14/2026) - In December at the Christmas extravaganza held at the Buck’s Store Museum in Bena, staged high for all to see was a gingerbread house in the shape of Buck Rowe’s… …
Find the power: eat cranberries (1/7/2026) - That beautiful red berry known as cranberry has a long history. The Wampanoag in southern Massachusetts enjoyed the annual harvest of sasumuneash, wild cranberries, for 12,000 years. They ate berries… …
From the experts: try these recipes in the New Year (12/30/2025) - The Central Village Homemakers Club of Mathews has faithfully performed for 51 years its purpose: “A nonprofit organization dedicated to being a positive influence on our community by working together… …