Cooking for a crowd (3/6/2019) - “I love to cook and I love my kitchen—just had it remodeled,” explained Johnny Foster as he reminisced, “I learned from my mother and started in the kitchen with her,… …
Recipes for a crowd (3/6/2019) - VENISON PEPPER STEAK Cut venison tenderloin in strips and cook in oil until almost done, should be a little pink in center. Drain off oil and add 2 tsp. water.… …
Black Men Cooking (2/27/2019) - Twenty-four dedicated men stood, prepared and served their special dishes for the eighth annual Black Men Cooking celebration, a fundraiser held Feb. 16 by the Epsilon Eta Chapter of the… …
Recipes from black men (2/27/2019) - LIVER AND ONIONS WITH GRAVY Chef Tyrone White 2 lb. beef liver 1 med. onion, peeled, sliced thin ¼ c. all-purpose flour 1 tsp. salt (to taste) ½ tsp. black… …
Chili hits the spot (2/20/2019) - For the sixth year the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad has sponsored the local Chili Cook-Off Contest, and for the sixth year it has been a tasting extraordinaire. Civic groups compete,… …
Chili recipes (2/20/2019) - BOB’S CHILI First place, Piankatank Ruritan Club 3 onions, chopped 3 green peppers, chopped 15 Italian tomatoes (Roma tomatoes) 6 jalapeno peppers, chopped 1 jar Mt. Olive Hot Banana Pepper… …
Guinea barbecue (2/13/2019) - There are three main ingredients to barbecue: meat, wood smoke and flavoring (such as sauce and spices). Barbecue in its current form grew up in the South and went west… …
Barbecue sauce recipes (2/13/2019) - The following barbecue recipes are from the four areas of the United States that authorities claim to be the most popular. Now for the Guinea barbecue sauce, you will have… …
Black Men Cooking returns Saturday (2/13/2019) - Twenty-four men are expected to take part Saturday in the annual Black Men Cooking event held at the T.C. Walker Education Center, Gloucester. Hours are 1-4 p.m. In addition, Howard… …
Bake something with cherries (2/6/2019) - Think of George Washington, cherry blossoms, and spring that will soon be here Although February, National Cherry Month, brings some heavy winter weather it also brings us one month closer… …
Cherry recipes (2/6/2019) - COUNTRY CHERRY PIE About 7,000 cherries grow on an average tart cherry tree. A cherry pie is made of about 250 cherries. Thus 28 pies can be made with the… …
Get ready to gorge (1/30/2019) - On Nov. 12, 1892 an event occurred that would forever be etched in sports history. Football was relatively new then. The Allegheny Athletic Association football team defeated the Pittsburgh Athletic… …
Super Bowl recipes (1/30/2019) - BACON RANCH CHEESE BALL Carolyn Rowe 12 oz. cooked bacon, chopped ¼ c. chopped pecans ¼ c. chopped parsley 2 (8-oz.) packages cream cheese 1 c. shredded sharp cheddar cheese… …
Well-traveled chef puts down his roots in Tidewater (1/23/2019) - “Have knives, will travel” has been Jim McCullough’s philosophy ever since he took up cooking seriously. Growing up in the small Virginia town of Washington, Jim was exposed to cooking… …
Recipes from hither and yon (1/23/2019) - SEARED HALIBUT WITH SRIRACHA VINAIGRETTE AND WASABI CREAM 4 filets halibut, 6-oz. each 1 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepper For The Vinaigrette 1/3 c. seasoned rice wine… …
Hot Chocolate will hit the spot (1/16/2019) - Have you just had a tasty cup of hot chocolate or sneaked in a chocolate candy bar for some extra energy? Chocolate hasn’t always been easy to obtain and certainly… …
Chocolate recipes (1/16/2019) - MODERN VERSION OF 18TH CENTURY HOT CHOCOLATE ½ c. Hershey’s cocoa ¼ c. sugar ¼ tsp. cinnamon, nutmeg 1/8 to ¼ tsp. chili powder Mix together then add 1 c. milk,… …
Down Memory Lane (1/9/2019) - The 2019 calendar brings us a new year and along with it we mark 40 years of weekly food stories in this newspaper. In these four decades there have been… …
Recipes from 40 years in the Gazette-Journal (1/9/2019) - LEMON PIE Emma Daniels Crust 1 c. flour ½ tsp. salt Piece of shortening size of an egg Mix by hand until well blended. Add enough ice water, about ½… …
European food traditions, music are big parts of her life (1/2/2019) - Although Janet Bowman has lived in Virginia for many years her memories of growing up and working in Minnesota are always present. “My mother’s family was from Germany and my… …
Recipes from European traditions (1/2/2019) - JELLY ROLL 4 eggs separated into 2 bowls. Add 4 to 5 Tbs. water to yolks depending on size of eggs. Add pinch of salt to whites. Beat whites until… …
Good cooking (12/26/2018) - Six sources basically agree on the meaning of the word homemaker, which by the way was not in our language until 1867. Here is the longest and most accurate… …
Homemaker recipes (12/26/2018) - TANGIER CORN PUDDING Janet Burgess 1 c. sugar 3 Tbs. cornstarch 2 eggs 1 (16.5-oz.) can cream style corn 1 (13-oz.) can evaporated milk Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter an… …
Plenty of cookies for Santa Claus…try these (12/19/2018) - Americans consume more than 2 billion cookies a year or 300 cookies for each person annually. Mathews Memorial Library with its annual cookie contest has added at least 350 more… …
Christmas cookie recipes (12/19/2018) - ORANGE ALMOND COOKIE Joan Keith 1½ c. sliced almonds ¼ c. flour ¼ tsp. ground cloves ¼ tsp. salt 1¼ c. sugar Zest of 2 oranges, finely grated 3 large… …