For years I’ve heard radio commercials for Shari’s Berries describing big, juicy hand-dipped strawberries delivered straight to your door. I always wondered if they could possibly be as good as all the hype suggested. I am extremely picky when it comes to fruit, and I won’t eat strawberries that are bruised or mushy. I’ve also [...]

I was so thrilled to learn about a volunteer-driven effort in my area that provides fresh produce to local food shelters. The Oneida Area Community Garden is now in it’s fourth year, but somehow I hadn’t heard a thing about it until I was reading the news this evening. I am so impressed by the [...]

I’ve written before about all of the wonderful regional foods we enjoy here in central New York, and now I want to share another of my favorites: Tomato Pie. Growing up, my dad’s side of the family (who hail from New Hartford, NY, near Utica) served this often. Whenever they mentioned pizza, this was what [...]

Price Chopper has been my default grocery store for years. It’s close to home, so it’s convenient and I don’t waste money on gas. Since schlepping my son to multiple stores on multiple days is my idea of a nightmare, I’m glad to have a nearby location with a good selection of products where I [...]

I am always on the lookout for easy recipes that taste wonderful. My friend Amy at Frugal Mama, who already helped me tackle homemade pizza, made my mouth water again with a picture of a pasta dish that she recently posted. I followed her directions for the sauce, and improvised a bit with the other [...]

Yorkshire Puddings (more commonly known as Popovers here in the States) are among my favorite food from my husband’s native England. Being from South Yorkshire himself, my husband misses eating them regularly, and likes to reminisce about his grandmother’s dinner plate-sized puddings that she served with gravy as an appetizer. Yorkshire Pudding is not a [...]

I don’t like to rely too often on convenience foods, but every mom needs a little help from time to time to get a warm meal on the table. Comfort foods, which we all crave during these cold winter months, can be a lot of work and the end result isn’t always better than something [...]