Presidents’ Day is a relatively new holiday. It was established in 1971.February used to honor Lincoln and Washington separately on their birthdays...
Happy Lunar New Year! We have just entered the Year of the Rabbit. As readers may know, the Chinese Zodiac comprises 12 signs. Each is assigned an...
Last week I wrote about National Soup Month and gave readers a simple soup recipe of my own. This week I return to the topic with an expert on...
Food fulfills many functions for human beings. It nourishes our bodies, giving us strength to face the world. It gives us a chance to express our...
New Year’s Eve is an odd night, perched as it is between one year and the next — and I’m perched between modes of celebrating it.Once in a while, I...
I generally make edible holiday gifts for friends and family. These offerings work on a number of levels. First, as it gets colder outside, it’s...
This time of year many of us turn to baking — and the fun of this activity is enhanced by baking with friends and relatives. Joanne Belair of...
My neighbors at Singing Brook Farm in Hawley have a holiday habit I highly endorse. They know that the Thanksgiving table revolves around the...
Carol Lively of Rowe is a generous but frugal cook. She grows much of the food she and her family eat, from vegetables to chicken. She freezes and...
I have never been a great fan of pie. I know it is probably heresy to write this in New England, where pie was king in the 19th century and still...
Janine Papesh and her husband Brant Cheikes moved to Whately about six years ago from the Boston area. Papesh was struck immediately by the variety...
When Judith and Terry Maloney of West County Cider inaugurated Cider Days in the 1990s they contributed a meaningful holiday to the local calendar...