I love having traditions, whether it’s making the same food every time or doing something together that you don’t get to do often.But sometimes we outgrow things.For Eid-Al-Fitr, a …
A couple of months ago, when I meant to buy whole-kernel corn, I accidentally grabbed a can of creamed corn. I’ve used creamed corn before, for making corn casserole, but haven’t really …
Until a few weeks ago, what I knew about stromboli is that it starred Ingrid Bergman.Bergman was more handsome than classically beautiful. Her face was a littleround, and the blackand- white films …
Ramadan, a month of fasting from sunrise to sunset with no food or water, observed by Muslims around the world, starts this evening. Or it might be tomorrow evening, depending on the moon …
Dad was always a bit of a mama’s boy. His father had died when he was 7, leaving his mother with six children ranging from 5 to 23. My grandmother wasn’t terribly indulgent — single …
I’ve been making my favorite coconut shrimp curry recipe a lot lately and some people are observing Lent, which means there’s a lot of seafood on the menu. I’ve shared the coconut …
The smell of black coffee and fried eggs wafted out the door Friday afternoon into the cramped parking lot of Hyde’s Diner. Inside, owner Laura Hyde worked with her family of cooks in the …
By NOWSHIN CHOWDHURYLiving and Leisure Editorliving@cortlandstandard.comI took elective food courses in middle school and high school. Notnecessarily because I wanted to learn how to make food, but …
During lockdown in 2020, I lived in St. Joseph, Michigan. While uncertainty loomed, I found myself starting to actually explore the city I lived in more than I had in the previous six months when I …
Ruth Lewis sent me some recipes in the mail last week and although they look familiar, I’ve never made them.The dabo kolo and chin-chin and ma’amoul cookies are snacks I’ve always …
Replicating family recipes is never easy.You can follow all the steps, shadow your mom in the kitchen and try to make it yourself, but the taste just doesn’t seem the same.In my case, I was …
Ruth Lewis recently sent me a few recipes in the mail.She said she was reading Harini Nagendra’s “The Bangalore Detectives Club” and found a few recipes at the end of the book that …
Seven Valleys Food Rescue stretches a grant dollar like a thrifty shopper at the grocery store. Its recent $150,000 grant will help it: Buy refrigeration units for Cortland County food …
The old friend and I never cooked well, together. It’s just something that sometimes happens to two foodies.We were both accustomed to being masters of our kitchens. So put us in a …
A fire’s warmth cut through the cold winter air Saturday at Lime Hollow Nature Center, and sitting by it, a boy began to grow impatient. "Are you getting warm, Joseph?" said Anthony Vicente, …
I spent many weekends in my adolescence in the back room of my father’s store, cutting vegetables for dipping trays and watching the meat department manager try to squeeze every bit of value …
People unfamiliar with the forest may think there’s nothing to be foraged during cold winter months, but even with a chill in the air, Wild Woman Botanicals’ Hana Pandori can find …
I know I’m making a bold comparison, but I think the recently popular trend of Dry January may be similar to Halloween in a way that it eases the tension for those who otherwise feel the need …
Not to steal Adam Driver’s line “Good soup!” but since it became a meme around fall last year, I find myself saying it every time I have soup.I’ve never seen the HBO show that …
I always love a good tradition. Whetherit’s something widely share with similar nationalityor religon, or it’s a memorable momentyou repeat, it’s something to look forwardto.During …
I’ve never been one for parties. Crowds have always made me nervous; unstructured social activity gives me the willies; and I’ve never had any social graces. In fact, I’m barely …
It had been years — decades, maybe — since I roasted pork. Grilled, barbecued, smoked, pulled, stir-fried — but not roasted.Still, the spouse and I were hankering for a warm, meaty, …
Matthew Diamond, 39, of Cortland is the co-owner of Gorgers Cortland along with the Ithaca location with his brother.He graduated from law school in 2008 and due to the economy at the time, …
I like to be proud of the fact that I spare a turkey every Thanksgiving by not consuming one. Nothing is forbidding me from it except for the fact that I didn’t like the taste of it the last …
