7+ hour, 5+ min ago  (689+ words) While our test cook's rye bread didn't rise to great heights, taste testers appreciated its flavor. While I don't have much experience baking breads, I couldn't resist picking up a package of organic, whole grain rye flour at Gerrity's the…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (656+ words) Gloria Yoder The Amish Cook March 24. It's another anniversary. Five years ago, I raised my right hand before the judge and declared that I would take these two children as my own, that I would love and care for them....

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (569+ words) Gloria Yoder The Amish Cook We walked in the quiet of the morning. It was a tad before 5 a. m. No one seemed to mind the early morning exertion. At the corner of the country gravel road, we met several neighbors who…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (256+ words) Gloria Yoder The Amish Cook More songs of heaven were sung as family and friends tenderly covered the grave of a dear person whose quiet kindness had touched many lives. At 14 years old, I had visited their family in Haiti,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (730+ words) Toasting the oats and seeds before you use them to top the chocolate will enhance their flavor. Our test cook doubled the recipe, so here are 4 tablespoons of oats, pepitas and sunflower seeds, as well as a smaller amount of…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (662+ words) Dusted with powdered sugar, the orange snowball cookies are supposed to look like little snowballs. "They taste like a Creamsicle," Kerry Miscavage said, after trying an Orange Snowball Cookie from the Times Leader test kitchen. "Light and refreshing," said Diane…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1239+ words) The Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg on July 26, 2023. As we approach the busy Thanksgiving holiday, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and the Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC) this week are reminding all Pennsylvanians to plan…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (221+ words) Some makers of homemade boilo keep in in Mason jars. Some boilo recipes make use of all sorts of liquor and/or liqueurs, perhaps with the addition of butter. The Anthracite Heritage Museum will celebrate the Coal Region's signature winter…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (861+ words) Sugar and spice and wow was this nice! A Dutch apple tart (or pie) with a gorgeous look and rave reviews from the participants at the Wyoming Valley Contra Dance, held on Sunday in Nanticoke. And gives dancers a boost…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (659+ words) An unexpected hit, this pie includes a potato-based crust on the bottom, a thin layer of sour cream and some chives in the middle, and on top, a custard light on eggs but rich in flavor from leeks and onions....