Carrying on after a lifetime of cooking (6/15/2021) - Living in Long Beach, California, Nancy Reno was looking through a magazine and spotted a farmhouse with land for sale in Mathews County, and thought she and her husband Dan… …
Baking is more than a hobby for WillB, age 12 (6/9/2021) - He is only 12 years old but has set goals for his future, and is a young entrepreneur. WillB (William) Baldwin is owner of WillB Cakes. Now being home-schooled in… …
After a lifetime of travel, ‘Nothing compares’ to those Guinea family dinners (6/2/2021) - Born and raised in the Severn area of Guinea, Luci Haywood Crittenden says she has been “cooking from Guinea to Greenland.” In addition to that span of 3,000 miles, Luci… …
A world of kitchen experience: Chef brings his talents to Sanders residents (5/26/2021) - “I feel I have completed the circle,” head chef at Sanders Retirement Village Martin Clebowitz said. “As a high school student in my home town of East Hampton, Connecticut, I… …
Family meals are a top priority: And she loves to bake (5/19/2021) - “For me there is nothing more gratifying than preparing a meal for my family, complete with dessert,” explained Nicole Foster, a wife, mother of two sons (John Wilson and Joshua)… …
A reason to celebrate May: It’s National Hamburger Month (5/12/2021) - May is National Hamburger Month. Tracing history back thousands of years we learn that even the ancient Egyptians ate ground meat, basis of the meat that now constitutes the 50… …
Olive Branch UMW finds sweet success (5/5/2021) - To make up for a lot of activities they were forced to cancel because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the United Methodist Women of Olive Branch United Methodist Church found… …
Turkeys are in season Here are recipes for the popular game bird (4/28/2021) - Tidewater Virginia, with a high number of wild turkeys, offers some of state’s the best turkey hunting opportunities, spring and fall. The spring season opened April 10 and turkey hunters… …
A blast from the past: Nellie Maxwell’s column provides recipes from 100 years ago (4/21/2021) - Collecting and sharing recipes has been a practice of mankind since cooking began. One longtime method of collecting recipes is through newspapers. Your hometown newspaper, the Gazette-Journal, has offered recipes… …
UMW cookbook grew from long friendship with Three Rivers (4/14/2021) - Joining hands, the Central Church United Methodist Women of Mathews and Three Rivers Healthy Families work together “to share our mutual love of children and our respect for families and… …
Are you in the mood for seafood? (4/7/2021) - “We have enjoyed cooking together and entertaining family and friends for many years.” Now Amy Blanock and Rob Martin are providing their culinary knowledge for all to enjoy at the… …
This month, make friends with garlic (3/31/2021) - Garlic has been revered as an offering fit for the gods and despised as a substance only to be fed to hogs. Believed to be a native of central and… …
Mathews native maintains recipes of her childhood (3/24/2021) - Mary Hudgins lived in Richmond for 33 years and has resided in Ashland for the past 15 years, but part of her heart is still in Mathews. “I spent most… …
Honoring the work of six female chefs (3/17/2021) - March among other things is Women’s History Month. For decades women have fought for equality in every aspect of their lives, including the professional kitchen. The Culinary Institute of America… …
Learning pie-making from her great-grandmother, age 102 (3/10/2021) - Here is a bright spot from the past year of frustration and uncertainty; it should bring a smile to your face and find a warm place in your heart. At… …
Sap is rising: It’s maple syrup season in Highland County (3/3/2021) - Maple sugaring may have begun as a happy accident several centuries ago but it is now a thriving industry in which Virginia is a team player. Indigenous people living in… …
Vineyard takes root in Gloucester (2/24/2021) - In the Dutton area of Gloucester, beside the county line with Mathews, Zoll Vineyards is in the process of growing grapes for wine. The vineyard was established by owner Frank… …
The happy place produces kitchen bounty (2/17/2021) - Butler Bounty Canning was born, according to owner Tiffany Butler, “because being a stay at home mom gave me a lot of time to perfect my craft for my family.… …
Celebrate pie culture: Apple pie is Americans’ favorite (2/10/2021) - February brings about many things. It’s probably our coldest month. Then there are Valentine’s Day, Abraham Lincoln’s and George Washington’s birthdays, Ash Wednesday and Presidents Day. And it’s Black History… …
Try these All-Star Super Bowl recipes from the past (2/3/2021) - The past year, 2020, brought about a new and unusual lifestyle for all and it appears this will continue for some time yet. So we do what we must, make… …
They cook what he catches: Lifelong fisherman casts his retirement line in local waters (1/27/2021) - They traveled the world, Ethiopia, Liberia, Iran, Guam, Mexico, Brazil, Wisconsin, West Virginia, to mention a few places, before resettling. After searching the east coast north to south, Al and… …
Her kitchen opens doors to creativity (1/20/2021) - Sometime during her travels from Iowa to North Carolina to Virginia, later settling in Gloucester, Marsha Weatherwax “got the cooking bug.” “Growing up in Manchester, Iowa, I didn’t cook very… …
Did you enjoy that sweet potato casserole? (1/13/2021) - This is about a tuber that is especially popular on dining tables during holiday seasons. Have you ever asked yourself how marshmallows arrived atop a sweet potato casserole? It is… …
Caterer draws on her family’s lessons, support (1/6/2021) - Antichella Forrest, “a Mathews resident all my life,” has put into action a thought that possibly stayed in the back of her mind for many years, although she didn’t realize… …
Lifelong cooking interest brings benefits to Gloucester Jail (12/30/2020) - For the past 20 years, Brenda Jenkins of Gloucester has been associated with the kitchen department of the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office. However, this was not the beginning of her… …