It’s Popcorn Month; here are ideas (10/12/2022) - Those yellow, and white, kernels of corn that pop when heated took an interesting journey to become a favorite snack food. October is National Popping Popcorn Month. Americans consume some… …
It’s October!And Oktoberfest at de Sales Church is coming (10/5/2022) - It has been much too long since the Church of Francis de Sales in Mathews has served its famous Oktoberfest Dinner. Mark your calendar, pull out your wallet, and buy… …
Cooking for family and friends is a joy (9/28/2022) - A couple years following their marriage, while living in Hampton, Mac and Jeannie Fitzgerald decided it was time to buy a house and start a family. Looking in their local… …
The best in crab cakes, 2022; and more winning recipes (9/21/2022) - The saga of judging the best crab recipes began for this newspaper in 1985 and has continued through 2022 at the Crab Cooking Contest in Crisfield, Maryland. Always held the… …
She makes 17 cakes at Christmas, and much, much more (9/14/2022) - Dorothy Kellum inherited the skill of making cakes, pies and good family meals from her mother, Martha Ellen Holden, a featured cook in this newspaper in 1980. “I learned everything… …
Honoring honey, and the bees that create it (9/7/2022) - September has been named as Honey Month, honoring the very first sweetener used by man. Thick, golden and naturally sweet, it’s created by bees when they collect plant pollen and… …
It’s Back! Guinea cake auction planned for September 11 (8/31/2022) - After a two-year sabbatical (these Guinea cooks are professors in the classroom of cake making), the annual Guinea Heritage Day cake auction is back on schedule for Sunday, September 11.… …
Lemons, luscious, juicy and plentiful, brighten many foods (8/24/2022) - Lemons (citrus limon) are among the world’s most popular citrus fruits. They are believed to be a hybrid between sour orange and a citron. This beautiful yellow fruit is often… …
Personal chef’s goal: healing through delicious food (8/17/2022) - “I’m on a mission to create great food and help you heal through the power of delicious food. As far as I’m concerned, food is a vessel for enjoyment, healing… …
Baking is fun for cake company owner (8/10/2022) - “I like to cook as it is a necessity but baking is fun,” explains owner and baker of Cardinal Cake Company in Gloucester Christina Cox. “I began making cakes at… …Watermelon: summer favorite has ancient roots (8/3/2022) - August 3 was designated as National Watermelon Day. This popular fruit, which is 92 percent water, is a favorite food, especially in the heat of summer, developed from its ancestors… …
Learning to cook at her grandfather’s knee (7/27/2022) - When Casey McCreary was asked how and when she learned to cook a sweet smile appeared and she replied, “My grandfather. He taught me how to cook, read a recipe… …
Native blueberries almost a perfect food (7/20/2022) - July brings us National Blueberry Month to honor a native North American fruit. For centuries these berries were gathered from the forests and bogs by Native Americans. They were an… …
Professional cook retires, and keeps on cooking at home (7/13/2022) - When Brian Marshall began his business as a personal chef and caterer, the culinary world was not new to him. He started cooking at age 10. “Both my dad and… …
Talented young man enjoys his kitchen time (7/6/2022) - He is only 10 years old and spends many of his hours at the intermediate school, but Keegan Walls can also make and bake cakes. Proof that he knows what… …
Duke’s: The mayo that binds sandwiches and heritage (6/29/2022) - Mayonnaise brands develop loyal followings. Among the favorites in this part of Virginia is Duke’s Real Mayonnaise, with a century of experience with, until recently, its headquarters in Richmond. After… …McCreary takes the cake (6/22/2022) - Casey McCreary of Susan took first place in the Father’s Day Cake Contest held Saturday at the Mathews Historical Museum. Her winning entry as selected by a three-judge panel was… …
Get the most from your grill: Now outdoor cooking aromas fill the air (6/22/2022) - grills, but by the time Memorial Day arrived, there were many more grills from which aromas of culinary specials permeated the air. U.S. Customs reports that 61% of Americans own… …
Accomplished cook rolls with dietary changes (6/22/2022) - BETTY WRENN DAY / GAZETTE-JOURNAL Mary Almond loves to bake and sweeten her friends’ lives. Mary Almond, a native of Richmond who has been living in Mathews since 1997, loves… …
Busy theatrical family shares cooking duties, too (6/15/2022) - Lara Emerson’s life began in the state of Washington but being in a military family and marrying a military man there have been many states across this nation she has… …
Retirement spot provides time and space for cooking (6/8/2022) - “I like cooking and creating new methods of preparation to make people happy,” expressed Capt. Barry Napp. “I’m not used to cooking seafood but am experimenting with it.” Barry and… …
Royal recipes fit for a Queen’s Jubilee (6/1/2022) - Today throughout the United Kingdom begins the four-day national bank holiday weekend in celebration of the unprecedented anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign. The year is taken up with… …
A taste of Ukrainian cooking, served in Gloucester (5/25/2022) - “Ukrainian cuisine is known to be inventive and various, abundant and hospitable, warm and domestic. Many features of its cuisine are caused by the way of the nation’s life style,… …
Hats, gloves and pinkies hold court Ladies’ High Tea is a chance to practice etiquette (5/18/2022) - The hats, gloves and the pinkies (see below) were in full view at the Church of Francis de Sales in Mathews at its recent Ladies’ High Tea. BETTY WRENN DAY… …
Besty’s Barkery dog treatsBest friends mix it up (5/11/2022) - Christine Lipscomb and Bethany Stone, owners of Besty’s Barkery, met a few years ago while both of their boys were in Cub Scouts. It never crossed their minds that one… …