Family has long been a touchstone for chef J. Scott Martino of Lancaster-based Cortazzo Foods. When he left his full time job as a chef at The Restaurant at Donecker’s and devoted himself to making pasta sauce, he used his grandmother Marianina Cortazzo’s…
Tomatoes in my garden suffer one of two fates: fungal wilt or feasting squirrels. To combat tomato wilt, I uproot and discard the affected tomato plants and make sure not to plant tomatoes in the same part of the garden the…
Her “farm” is her back yard. Her passion is to inspire others on the topics of food canning and gardening. Nan Reinert of Chubby Pickle Farm addressed a full house Tuesday, July 28th at the Weaver’s Orchard weekly cooking class.…
Last summer, Brian Licitra of Morgantown showed the audience at a Weaver’s Orchard cooking class how to make perfect pizza dough, while Rachel VanDuzer of Rachel’s Farm Table made bruschetta. They combined the two recipes for an unforgettably delicious, crusty…
On July 7, Rachel VanDuzer of Rachel’s Farm Table shared quiche and tart recipes and more with participants in Weaver’s Orchard’s weekly cooking class. This recipe is featured in Rachel’s new cookbook, Easy Bruschetta Meals which is available at Weaver’s…
The first major crop of the local produce season is a paintbrush. Can’t you imagine holding a stalk of asparagus in your hand, dipping it into a palette, and brushing it across a canvas? The first major crop of the local…
Call it serendipity–a “fortunate happenstance.” Brian and Elizabeth Licitra invite David and Rachel VanDuzer over for homemade pizza. Rachel happens to bring along some freshly made bruschetta. Brian suggests topping the pizza with bruschetta and voila! Bruschetta pizza! A match made…
As much as I’ve been enjoying the amazing taste of fresh berries and tree fruit the past few weeks as I visit my family here at the orchard, I have also grown to love the vibrant flavors and spices of…
Ed Deren is known in this area as a griller extraordinaire. Even his fourth grade students at Robeson Elementary know about his talents. As he returned to Weaver’s on Tuesday, July 1 to teach his fourth grilling class at…
For the first time in my life, I rent an apartment with a backyard. This May, I received a wonderful gift of young plants a friend grew on her porch: two kinds of tomatoes—Omar’s Lebanese and Wapsipicon Peach—and a horn-shaped…