Connie Randall and Barb Hobin are huddled over a notebook, trying to write down exactly how much of this and that they used for the pot of soup simmering on the burner in the back of the shop.
One of my biggest pet peeves (at least, when it comes to alcohol) is how much time a restaurant will put into developing a wonderful wine list relative to the apparent neglect shown to its beer choices.
Paper or plastic? How about pleated polypropylene made from recycled water bottles? It’s gotten more difficult to check out from a grocery these green days. You need to remember to bring your own bags.
Frank and Stacy Bowman started raising grass-fed beef for their own use about five years ago. Soon, friends and family started asking for it. Today, their cattle company sells to the public, one of a small number of Midwestern farms where cattle graze in open pastures instead of eating the more traditional diet of corn or other grain fed in commercial feedlots.
In the second episode of our fun-time kitchen recipe series, "Cooking with the Dairy Princess," Anika Zuber, of Byron, NY, shows us how to make a dynamite buffalo chicken wing dip that's perfect for "any fun activities," including football parties.
One of the great inventions of the culinary world is canned pumpkin. If you’ve ever tried to peel and boil a real pumpkin, you will appreciate the canned version.
Quick bread is baking without the time-consuming kneading and rising of dough. The leavening agent is baking powder or baking soda, not yeast. This technique includes biscuits, popovers, muffins, rolls and loaves.
We were touring a farm in Ohio last week when we found a pawpaw tree. For some, this is a pasture of plenty. It’s an acquired taste. I’m still acquiring it.
A couple weeks ago, the ladies in my family had our “Girls’ Day,” and it was a blast. We do this about every two or three months. Here is a selection of recipes to try at your own Girls' Day.
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