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… …
Cookies for everyone in library exchange (12/28/2022) - Sharing your cookies with others has always been a pleasure. Sharing a glass of milk and your cookies with Santa Claus once a year is a tradition families began in… …
About that pear tree, and Christmas… (12/21/2022) - Why, you ask, are pears associated with Christmas? December is National Pear Month. The pear tree was immortalized alongside a partridge in the 18th century Christmas carol The Twelve Days… …
Pies Galore!Newington’s “Praise and Pie” tasty and fun (12/14/2022) - “Let’s have another cup of coffee and let’s have another piece of pie.” These lyrics are from a 90-year-old song in Irving Berlin’s 1932 Broadway musical “Face the Music.” They… …
Christmas Open House returns; Holly Knoll is site of benefit (12/7/2022) - Long awaited, the Ware River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons annual Christmas Open House will again be in operation on Tuesday, held at Holly Knoll on the banks… …
Fondue for the next generation; time for a comeback (11/30/2022) - Let’s fondue. Fondue is a method of melting cheese with wine or cognac or brandy served communally from a ceramic pot warmed from below and enjoyed by dipping bread at… …
New FCS class teaches useful skills, including cooking (11/22/2022) - Teacher Michelle Williams opened her classroom doors in September to the newest subject at Thomas Hunter Middle School, Family and Consumer Science. (In days past it was called Home Economics.)… …Average price for a Thanksgiving meal in Virginia is $73.91 (11/22/2022) - In a year when inflation has driven up prices of nearly all consumer goods, the price of a Thanksgiving meal also is trending upward. According to an informal survey conducted… …
The story of a watermelon vineIts grower, her gardening talent, and her cooking (11/16/2022) - Krystie Daly, formerly of Morehead City, North Carolina, relocated to Gloucester “for love and it has been four wonderful years.” She says she misses the availability of really fresh seafood.… …
Use caution if you’re frying a turkey for Thanksgiving (11/16/2022) - In the run-up to the holiday season, Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Fire Prevention Officer Tony Villani is warning the public about the dangers of using turkey fryers. “It’s… …
Author speaks, guests feast on delicious luncheon and Pies! Pies! Pies! (11/9/2022) - It has been over two years since members of the York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons have held their annual Book and Author Luncheon. Their ability to… …
Diving family from Mathews helping with invasive lionfish—by eating them (11/2/2022) - The lionfish is often seen in home aquariums, but in the Caribbean and U.S. Southeast coastal waters, it’s an unwelcome sight. The lionfish consumes other edible fish and has the… …
Pumpkin TimeYou can eat every part of this favorite fall fruit (10/26/2022) - The pumpkin, a beloved symbol of autumn, is available in various sizes, shapes and colors. It makes its most impressive entry to the culinary world in October and its popularity… …
Homeplace atmosphere leads to bounty in the garden and creativity in the kitchen (10/19/2022) - Although born in Lynchburg, Judith Gail Williams’s route to her present residence, a 45-acre farm in the Hayes area of Gloucester, has been an interesting trip. “My father and mother,… …