The holidays are upon us. The longest night is behind us; the days are beginning to lengthen. Christmas Eve is tomorrow, Christmas Day and the first night of Chanukkah follow. As does Kwanzaa. A week later, we’ll be ringing in 2025. We celebrate the dark of winter with light. On ...

Chocolate chip — or sugar spice? Peanut butter’s also nice. Gingerbread — or butter spritz? My cookies crumbled into bits! Snowmen, stars and Christmas trees — Yummy treats! We all love these! Mix them, roll them, cut out shapes. Bake them, cool them, ...

Thanksgiving is behind us. November has made way for December. Christmas is just three weeks away. It’s a busy time of baking, decorating, shopping, concerts and holiday parties. But your family still needs to eat. She pushes the stroller with 10 pounds of taters and Caleb down ...

“An herb is the friend of physicians and the praise of cooks.” — Charlemagne It’s the beginning of December. We even had a little snow. But parsley is still green in our garden. Each spring, parsley’s bright green leaves show in the garden as soon as the snow melts. And each ...

It’s time for Thanksgiving! As we dine at festive tables laden with traditional turkey, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie, let us thank God for the earth that nourishes our bodies with food and fills our souls as we share the beauty surrounding us in these mountains. Let us give thanks for ...

Many Americans serve green bean casserole for Thanksgiving. But, this dish was unknown to the Pilgrims or the Wampanoag Native Americans. The diet of most Native Americans relied heavily on the trifecta of corn, squash and beans, supplemented by wild game. The Pilgrims most likely dined on ...