Cookbook assembled to boost daffodil club’s projects (2/26/2025) - “People enjoy daffodils and we want to enhance their enjoyment,” said Peggy Bowditch, founder of the Gloucester Daffodil Club, when asked why this club was organized. Enhancing they certainly have… …
Faithful spuds get their own month (2/19/2025) - February is National Potato Month. This vegetable, also known as spud and Irish potato, has been grown as a crop for at least 5,400 years. Today, it is the third… …
Gloucester man welcomes his friends and cooks what they like (2/12/2025) - He started cooking at the age of eight and hasn’t stopped. Keith Cerny loves to cook and share it with friends. Keith grew up in the Guinea area of Gloucester.… …Black Men Cooking returns Saturday (2/12/2025) - Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Eta Chapter, will host its annual Black History Celebration and Black Men Cooking Event from 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the Abingdon Ruritan Club, Bena.… …
Susan Adams carries on the family cooking traditions (2/5/2025) - She grew up in a family of good cooks and made her first cake at 10 years old. By 12, Susan Brooks Adams was cooking dinner for the family when… …
Thanks, Mom! John Jones started cooking with his mother Peggy (1/29/2025) - Good cooking has always been a part of John Jones’s life. He was born in Hampton but, he said, “I grew up in Guinea. My mother is a native of… …
Yummy cookies took prizes at library contest (1/22/2025) - The expression “yum-yum” dates to the 1800s with two possibilities for its origin: derived from a Christmas and Lent delicacy of that name in Holland, or from baby talk for… …Black Men Cooking returns Feb. 15 (1/22/2025) - Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Eta Chapter, will host its annual Black History Celebration and Black Men Cooking Event on Saturday, Feb. 15. The program will be held from… …
Make some warm magic with soup in your slow cooker (1/15/2025) - January is National Slow Cooker Month and also National Soup Month. When these two items come together some delicious things result. They complement each other like Cinderella and the Prince.… …
She bakes and bakes and bakes some more (1/8/2025) - At 78 years young, Ginny Stevens is enjoying her days of baking, especially cookies and cakes. “Just as soon as the weather gets a little cool, I start baking. I… …
A kitchen that produces many family favorites (1/2/2025) - For 46 years Cindy Horsley of Gloucester, has been seated at her desk serving as Grant Administrator for the J. Edwin Treakle Foundation, a local philanthropic organization. But her excellent… …
Mini farm plows a niche in Gloucester (12/26/2024) - Once you turn onto Hickory Fork Road in Gloucester, within a couple miles you will see a sign reading, “The Farm on Hickory Fork;” stop by. Kyle and Katie Spruill… …
Merry Christmas recipes from the Central Village Homemakers (12/18/2024) - Again this year as they have done in many past years, the Central Village Homemakers are sharing their annual luncheon recipes. They are home-tested. This group of ladies does much… …
Gloucester Library receives 54 entries in annual Yum Yum Cookie Baking Contest (12/18/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library received 54 entries in its second annual Yum Yum Cookie Baking Contest. Contest judges were Paige Williams, owner of Kelsick Specialty Market, Gloucester County Community Engagement… …
It’s time to make your Christmas eggnog (12/11/2024) - Although no one knows who invented eggnog, most historians agree that it originated in medieval Britain as an exclusive beverage among the upper classes. They had access to the milk,… …
Celebrate and support King’s Daughters at Forever (12/4/2024) - Come Tuesday, the doors of Forever, the home of Brent and Becky Heath at Flat Iron, will open for the 35th Annual Christmas Open House, sponsored by the Ware River… …
Lisa and Harlen Capen are really enjoying country life (11/26/2024) - Lisa Capen’s great-great-great-grandmother Mary Ann Hudgins, a Mathews native, is surely smiling. Her great-great-great-granddaughter and husband Harlen moved from Poquoson to the Bavon area of Mathews about a year and… …
Great foods for romance, as told by a dating site (11/20/2024) - Possibly working under the theory of the old saying “The Way to A Man’s Heart Is Through His Stomach,” a recent survey made by Dating Advice.com reveals some interesting statistics… …
Try this simple, flavorful appetizer (11/20/2024) - The holiday season is a special time unlike any other period over the course of a calendar year. A festive atmosphere undoubtedly contributes to the unique, warm vibe of the… …
Healthy holiday recipe swaps (11/20/2024) - Although presents garner most of the fanfare during the holiday season, there is no denying that food and entertaining also figure prominently this time of year. Delish magazine reports that… …
Pecan pie makes a perfect dessert this Thanksgiving (11/20/2024) - (Metro) A Thanksgiving dinner table can be a sight to behold. For foodies and others who love the array of comfort foods on display the fourth Thursday in November, Thanksgiving… …
Give this beloved side a tasty twist this holiday season (11/20/2024) - Hosts have free rein when it comes to planning a holiday menu. Despite that freedom, many hosts feel obligated to prepare some holiday season staples their guests will surely expect… …
These colorful cookies are tailor-made for family baking sessions (11/20/2024) - (Metro) Baking during the holiday season is a tradition in many households across the globe. Family baking sessions provide a perfect holiday season bonding activity, and the payoff is both… …
Craft an edible holiday classic from the comforts of home (11/20/2024) - Symbolism features prominently throughout the holiday season. When walking around in December, or even earlier, individuals can’t help but notice lighting displays, decked out Christmas trees in town centers and… …
8 ways to avoid holiday weight gain (11/20/2024) - (Metro) A popular, familiar holiday song insists the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day is “the most wonderful time of the year.” But for people who are mindful of… …