Monday, September 28th, 2015
The kitchen is the heart of a home, and I’ve discovered that good cooking is the way to a lot of people’s stomachs and hearts! Cooking allows creativity and appeals to all of our senses: smell, taste, touch, sight and hearing. There is no better gift than to cook for others – it’s a labor
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Thursday, July 16th, 2015
Text by Sheila Nelson Photos by Always and Forever Photography P.J. Slaughter’s earliest kitchen memories include playing with his mother’s pots and pans on the kitchen floor and his first cooking experience with eggs in a microwave....
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2015
“Cooking is an adventure,” enthuses Candice Matthis. Her love for food and cooking began at a young age and was inspired by her Austrian Oma (grandmother). In fact, Matthis almost went to Johnson & Wales University’s culinary...
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2015
It’s Farmers Market Season ~ a favorite time of the year when everyone should be visiting local markets to engage with the hardworking folks who produce wonderful farm products across the New River Valley. Many farmers markets...
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Monday, March 30th, 2015
To every thing there is a season …… . . . and this is the season of fine dining in downtown Blacksburg, along with the season of independence and entrepreneurship for chef-couple Cunninghame and Linda West. Giles...
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Friday, January 9th, 2015
Elena Leshyn grew up cooking in Barcelona and Venezuela. “I’ve been cooking since I was a little girl in the kitchen with my mom or grandmother,” she relates. “Everybody cooks in my home country.” Since they didn’t...
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Monday, January 13th, 2014
Recipes by: The Bank Food and Drink Executive Chef Michael Behmoiras Seared Scallops with Quinoa and Pomegranate Gastrique Makes: 4 servings Ingredients: 16 large scallops 1 cup red quinoa 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth 4 ounces...
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Wednesday, July 17th, 2013
Kids love fast food. Burgers, fries, chicken—as long as it is greasy or fried, it’s a winner in their eyes. But with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, schools had to cut back on calories and fat while...
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Wednesday, July 17th, 2013
Pets like adventures, too, and you can bring them to many stores, parks, trails, lodging establishments and outdoor patios at restaurants around the New River Valley. Claytor Lake State Park allows dogs on land as long as...
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Sunday, June 2nd, 2013
Jan and Ranae Gillie started their vegetarian restaurant on the popular Draper and College corner in Blacksburg in 1974. The building was originally a mill, then an appliance store, then a jewelry shop. When their sons Noah...
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