This is it! The wait is almost over to find out who will win the game-day showdown! Will it be Buffalo cauliflower “wings” or creamy tofu vegetable spread? Also, but less interesting, which team will win the game? In any…
Sometimes when we are having some friends over and they have kids in tow, I will slice up an apple while they wait for me to get dinner ready. I am usually astonished at how quickly the apple vanishes, and…
At a cooking class in June 2014, I heard Phoebe Canakis of Phoebe’s Pure Food describe fillo shells as “a nice cheat.” This kind of shortcut is a sanity saver when it comes to entertaining. When you’re throwing a big…
A few years ago we were staying with some friends who have a few small kids. Since our evening meals tended to be eaten late, I asked if I could make the afternoon snack, and decided to make guacamole and…
Some of my favorite Christmas parties have involved white elephant gift exchanges. I have usually come back with gifts I love, but perhaps this only shows my capacity to be charmed by strange, low-budget gifts. At one white elephant party…
At orchards, markets and farm stands all around Pennsylvania every August, produce is so abundant and flavorful that the Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing and Research Program has named this month “Pennsylvania Produce Month.” Why does August bring such variety? This time…
After coming off the holidays, many people step on the scale and realize they have a little bit of work to do this coming year if they want to get or stay on track with their health goals. I for…
When it came time to plant your garden, let me guess? You planted a zucchini plant or maybe two or three. “I love zucchini bread!” you thought. “I’ll grill up zucchini with some chicken and it will be awesome!” you…
On July 19, Brandon Hertzler and Rachel VanDuzer led a cooking class on cooking with mushrooms and Conebella Farm Cheese. Here are their recipes.
Pink Lady® apples ripen in November, and like a fine wine or a rich cheese, they mature and become sweeter in storage. This makes them Ed Weaver’s favorite apple to eat in the springtime, when their flavor reaches its peak.…