Written by Joanne M. Anderson The cookie exchange is some kind of wonderful because it’s ageless … great for kids, tweens, teens, young professionals and all the rest of us! It is also appealing because you make one kind of cookie, go to the cookie exchange and come home with many different kinds of cookies. And, while it’s perhaps most often a holiday event, there are no rules against holding a cookie exchange any time of year. Date, time, location. …
Text by Caitlyn Koser Statistics show that many Christmas shoppers get a head start on their shopping in October or even earlier. Perhaps some do so to avoid the panic for those …
At the beginning of 2026, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) inverted the food pyramid. The once bottom-heavy section of carbs and grains (all the yummy stuff) became the teeny tiny …
6 frozen skinless, boneless chicken breast halves1 12-oz bottle BBQ sauce½ cup Italian salad dressing¼ cup brown sugar2 Tbl. Worcestershire saucePlace chicken in slow cooker.Mix other 4 ingredients and pour over chicken.Cover …
Frozen S’More Pops(photo courtesy of The Hershey Company)HERSHEY’S milk chocolate bar, choppedHeavy whipping cream7-oz jar marshmallow cream¼ cup milkGraham crackers coarsely crushedMini-marshmallowsBeat whipping cream into soft peaks. Add marshmallow cream and beat …
Eats Natural Foods is a success story, not only because of one man’s dedication across 50 years, joined by his wife more than half that time, but also for the dedication of …
With over 20 kinds of nuts around the world, should squirrels and bears be the only ones enjoying them? Surely with opposable thumbs, humans could figure it out. And alas, the nutcracker …
Like many a food thing, there’s some dispute over its first appearance. Though it is often attributed to Italian bakers, apparently the Romans made biscotti for its longevity on journeys and conquests. …
Cocoa Mia owners Grayson and Jennifer Rudd are bringing the fanciest floral flavors to downtown Floyd. The chocolatiers have created an aromatic ambiance where new patrons are greeted with decadent samples of …
There appears to be no definitive reason for the term “speakeasy”, though it referred to places which illegally sold alcoholic beverages during Prohibition. Perhaps patrons might “speak easy”, as in a whisper, …