Seven Valleys Health Coalition plans to construct an edible park in Homer, a recreation space where people can learn about and taste wild foods native to the area.The park along the West Branch of …
October is my favorite month of the year. Leaves change into bright colors, the weather stays unpredictable, but you still get those perfect fall days and the sunsets are the best this time of the …
Fall is here — think apple cider, doughnuts, pumpkins and most important the long drives through Central New York to see the beautiful, vibrant foliage.The reds and oranges of oaks and maples, …
When I go to Indian restaurants with my friends, most of them will stare at the menu for 10 minutes then order butter chicken. It’s a dish my mom often made at home, too. I am from …
Just when you think you can't handle another zucchini recipe, a reader chips in another enticing idea. Contributions are so appreciated!. We should not have any problem dealing with zucchini this …
The love affair with zucchini continues as we celebrate the Cortland Farmers Market’s 50th year, supplying local vegetables all summer. And what better ways to mark those 50 years than …
I had my doubts when Carla Plunkett wanted to highlight zucchini — as in, ask readers for 50 recipes for each year of the Cortland Farmers Market’s tenure. Oh man, zucchini? It’s …
I seriously need to get in the kitchen and cook. Cukes need pickling, blueberries have to go into a cake and basil has to be preserved. What happened to July? My head is spinning. Jo …
Joan Franklin says her doctor tells her: Keep going with her gardening. “Don’t stop,” he told the Scott woman. The 78-year-old is listening to him. She’s adamant about …
In honor of the 45th year of the Cortland Farmers Market, we’re asking home cooks to give us a zucchini recipe to publish — one for each year the market has been in existence. Carla …
My son, grandson and I went to a you-pick blueberry farm Sunday. It was so relaxing to be out in a patch, with only birds tweeting on the acres, listening to my 5-year-old grandson chit-chat with …
My son was scrambling around the kitchen, making chicken quesadillas. He wanted this to be a joint effort, but I had errands to do and really looked forward to taking my time, putt-putting through …
I became obsessed with making greens and beans after hearing about it in June. Carl Fadale and his wife make the ethnic food at St. Anthony’s Festival and that’s on the menu. I saw …
If strawberries are your jam, you have to act fast. The season for strawberries has been short.
Carla Plunkett kept a sweatshirt on Saturday as an unseasonably cold day chilled the Cortland City Farmers Market. The chill kept customers away, Plunkett said – in fact, other vendors left early, too. But it was only the second Saturday this season the market was open at a new location, in front of Grace and Holy Spirit Episcopal Church on Court Street. She expected the sales, like the season, will warm up.
