Good taste and poor ingredients
Thirty years ago, I was introduced to the sport of ice fishing by a chef at the restaurant where I worked. Some of you may fondly remember Perry’s Fish House on Shelburne Road
Food Shelf News – December 16, 2021
Next month’s Charlotte News will include a fulsome “thank you” to the many people and businesses in our community whose generosity makes our work possible throughout the year.
Charlotte Cooks – November 18, 2021
Sweet Potato Casserole with Toasted Pecan Topping and Basic Cornbread
Charlotte Cooks – November 4, 2021
Charlotters share their favorite recipes.
Food Shelf News – November 4, 2021
In November, the smell of food is different. It is an orange smell. A squash and pumpkin smell.
Aurora Farms, the next generation comes into his own
In farming particularly, succession matters. Large pieces of land need to be worked to generate income, labor is critical, and the capital investment required to operate a farm is significant—a single piece of machinery can cost half a million dollars.
Charlotte Cooks – October 7, 2021
Attention, Charlotte cooks! Do you have a favorite recipe you would like to share with our readers? The Charlotte News welcomes everyone to submit their favorites.
Food Shelf News – October 7, 2021
The Food Shelf welcomes two new board members Anne Marie Andriola and Giles Anderson, both longtime food distribution volunteers.
Nordic Nite Out! Tonight!
Join Nordic Farm Thursday, September 23rd, from 4-7 pm for a Nordic Nite Out
Preserving your garden harvest
Talk about a fast-moving train. Does it seem autumn is approaching at speeds not seen before?
Fall rhubarb care
Are you one of those people who loves rhubarb pie, cake, sauce and even preserving rhubarb for off-season use?
Update: Nordic Farms 3.0 kicks off farmers market August 26, moves closer to land purchase
A temporary farmers market featuring some of the current and future on-site businesses is the next major step in the Nordic Farms 3.0 redevelopment effort.
Creative American dining in Charlotte
For 26 years, the people of Shelburne have enjoyed Italian-style comfort food at the mom-and-pop restaurant La Villa Bistro on Shelburne Road. Last
May fair
After a nearly non-winter of moderately poor ice fishing, I’ve been reveling in the bright sunshiny days of early spring. The lilacs and honeysuckle permeate the air, smelling like the candy “Sweet Tarts” I knew growing up.
Food Shelf news – May 20, 2021
In dismay, we watched the ever-cheerful daffodils droop, covered with April snow, but then the wild violets began popping up, bringing May’s renewal of good spirits.
Food shelf news – April 22, 2021
The Charlotte Food Shelf is now accepting paper goods—paper towels, Kleenex-type tissues, paper napkins and toilet paper are all welcome.
Eat your hearts out, Vermont
Well, it certainly was not a Christmas present when the announcement came that Vermont’s long-standing New England Culinary Institute (NECI) would close. For 40 years NECI trained chefs, providing them with educational credits as well as cooking skills; NECI enrolled as many as 800 students at its peak.
Matt Jennings: Making healthy food for healthy lifestyles
“I grew up in a family that appreciated food,” Matt Jennings said. “My mother is a great cook and my father is a landscape architect who had a prolific vegetable garden, so food was integral to the family.” These days, Jennings continues that tradition as the vice president of culinary for Healthy Living Market and Café.
Food and thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a holiday not to be forgotten. Every year my family celebrates the special day with festivities and a big feast at the end. There’s turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing, potatoes, pumpkin and pecan pie, and more, and although this year will be different, the food will hopefully stay the same.
What makes you think Thanksgiving comes in only one flavor?
It was my first year as a resident of New York City over Thanksgiving. I lived off Union Square, around the corner from Max’s Kansas City where Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground were the house band and where I knew the audience would be small on the holiday, so I decided to accept an invitation from a co-worker at my advertising agency to join her family in the Bronx for Thanksgiving dinner.