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… …
History in the Baking: Gloucester Museum of History holds its first cookie contest (12/23/2025) - The Gloucester Museum of History gave the community an opportunity to come together to celebrate the holidays. Under the direction of Sidney Ripley, Robert Kelly and volunteer Lisa Thomas, the… …
Learning to make candies from a pro (12/17/2025) - The Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews educates its patrons in many forms of the arts. Recently, the lineup included a holiday chocolate and candy workshop: a morning session… …