During this winter’s gloomiest days, thoughts of Easter lifted my spirits. It wasn’t the thought of delicate daffodil centerpieces or Easter chocolates that carried me through bitter, cloudy days but the reminder that the cycle of seasons mirrors the week…
When he’s planning a batch of candy, David Skipper of Billy’s Candies in Temple, PA watches the weather. The temperature outside will affect the candy’s shelf life, so Skipper plans the candy temperature accordingly, cooking at slightly different temperatures during the…
It’s a winter miracle. Here it is, the end of January, and Weaver’s Orchard still has fifteen apple varieties, kept fresh in cool, climate-controlled storage. Each apple preserves the memory of warm fall days when the wind carried just a…
At Thanksgiving, we give thanks for all we’ve been given throughout the year. We open the jars of applesauce, peaches, jam and apple butter we canned earlier in the year. While the turkey is roasting, we chop fresh cold-hardy vegetables,…
If you want to know about Weaver’s Thanksgiving turkeys, just ask David Howe, Weaver’s Meat Department Manager. He grew up on the turkey farm that now supplies Weaver’s with fresh Thanksgiving turkeys. On Howe Farm in Downingtown, David’s brother Nathan…
Cheese ravioli. Lobster ravioli. Spinach ravioli with spinach dough. Butternut squash ravioli. Potato gnocchi. Shallot cream sauce. Are you getting hungry yet? It’s hard not to start craving warm, comforting Italian food as Molly Cheeseman, In-House Sales Coordinator for Talluto’s…
“That was awesome! I want to go back!” This is what Weaver’s customer Sarah Bateman says her kids, ages 4 and 2, say after they come back from Weaver’s Orchard. The Batemans live so close to Weaver’s that they often…
Kim Weaver has always loved coffee shops. She says she loves the comfortable, personal atmosphere that draws her in as soon as she steps into a cafe. The dream of starting a cafe of her own began as she talked…
The kitchen calls to me in autumn. It’s finally cool enough that I actually want to fire up the gas oven and let it warm the house as I cook. Also, this time of year, basil, sage, thyme and oregano…
A Well-Stocked Pantry and the Best of the Season: Desserts, Shrubs + Vinegars with Phoebe Canakis from Deep Focus on Vimeo. Raspberries remind us that what is sweetest in life must often be plucked from what is thorny. Raspberries remind…