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Local Food Notes for Dec. 1
Lots of events to give you the holiday cheer in this week’s Local Food Notes.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 12/01, 2017 at 09:19 AM
Tags: localfoodnotes | holidays |
Baked apple sundaes an easy-to-make holiday crowd pleaser
Everyone loves apple pie a la mode, this recipe takes the basic concept of an apple pie and simplifies it for those who don’t want to deal with a crust.
The first step to baking apples is making sure you choose one that can hold up to baking, otherwise they’ll fall apart. The best firm baking apples include varieties such as Granny Smith, Jonagold, and McIntosh. Very important to choose the right variety if you don’t want to deal with a real mess. You can definitely still find apples from local sources like Way Fruit Farm.
Once you have the right apples, then you core them. You can use a paring knife if you have the skills, otherwise an apple corer can be had for cheap. The key is to get all or most of the core out, and not cutting the bottom to allow the melted butter/brown sugar mix to stream out the bottom during baking.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 12/21, 2016 at 10:14 AM
Spiced cranberry sangria combines local shrub, wine
Editor’s Note: Linda Weaver of Mt. Nittany Vineyard and Winery offers this delicious recipe for a pleasant cocktail full of holiday flavor that features Mt. Nittany wine and cranberry shrub from Tait Farm Foods.
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Posted by Linda Weaver on 12/14, 2016 at 10:27 AM
Tags: recipes | recipe | wine | Mt.NittanyVineyard&Winery | TaitFarm | shrub | holidays |
Local Food Notes for Dec. 9
This very holiday-ish edition of Local Food Notes features a holiday open house at Mt. Nittany Winery, Bellefonte Victorian Christmas, gingerbread houses at Millbrook Marsh, and a great band playing at local food hotspot Elk Creek Cafe + Aleworks.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 12/09, 2016 at 10:04 AM
Tags: holidays | LocalFoodNotes |
Five holiday gift ideas for gardeners
Gardening season is over, but for the serious gardener, thoughts of playing in the dirt are never far from one’s mind. And that includes the holiday season. Finding the right gift for a gardener can be a bit of a challenge if you are not one yourself, but here’s five sure bet gifts that will be well-received by any gardener:
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 12/07, 2016 at 09:52 AM
Winter Craft and Local Food Fair Saturday to benefit Taproot Kitchen
Taproot Kitchen, a nonprofit organization that brings adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities together to cook local food and socialize, will be holding a Winter Craft and Local Food Fair on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Meetinghouse on Atherton, located at 318 S. Atherton St. in State College.
The event will feature a variety of holiday gift ideas and local food. The crafts on sale will include handmade, locally sourced ceramics, wood block prints, hand-knit clothing, baby toys and mobiles, holiday ornaments and cards, specialty foods, and more.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 12/02, 2016 at 10:20 AM
Tags: TaprootKitchen | holidays |
Five fantastic last-minute local food gift ideas
Uh-oh…up against it for Christmas shopping this year? Don’t panic. Everybody loves good food and drink, right? And we have plenty of options produced right here Central Pennsylvania. Here’s five great gift local food ideas for the last minute shopper.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 12/16, 2015 at 09:52 AM
Local Food Notes for Dec. 11
This week we have a lot of holiday-themed stuff to do, including a holiday open house at Mt. Nittany Winery, Bellefonte Victorian Christmas, Holiday Fest at McCann School of Art, and yet another great Tait Farm tasting.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 12/11, 2015 at 10:05 AM
Tags: holidays | wine | TaitFarm | Bellefonte | LocalFoodNotes |
Holiday recipes and wine pairings
Whether you have a houseful of friends and family dining with you this holiday season or are looking for some tried and true favorites, we’ve come up with some cold-weather recipes that are easy to prepare and go well with some of our best-selling wines.
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Posted by Linda Weaver on 12/09, 2015 at 11:45 AM
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Two great holiday events for wine-lovers
Here’s two wine-related holiday season events from Mt. Nittany Vineyard & Winery:
A Heartland Christmas with the Susquehanna Heartland Wine Trail, various locations, Dec. 5-6
Take a trip back in time to when Christmas was a wonder to behold. As part of this wine tour, enjoy handmade gifts, family time, and drinks to celebrate this festive time of year. A Heartland Christmas celebrates the season with a different ornament from each of the Susquehanna Heartland Wine Trail wineries.
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Posted by Linda Weaver on 12/03, 2015 at 11:21 AM
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Head to Boalsburg Farmers Market today for holiday recipe ingredients
For your holiday dinners, it’s always good to try to serve local food. While it’s cold and gloomy and eating local produce is a lot harder to do than when it’s sunny and summery, but the Boalsburg Farmers Market is open today from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and has some local produce options.
Melanie Rosenberger of the Boalsburg Farmers Market has shared with us two delicious side recipes to complement whatever holiday main dish you decide to make.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 12/23, 2014 at 09:04 AM
Tags: holiday | squash | kale | recipe | apple | cabbage | BoalsburgFarmersMarket |
Last minute local food gift ideas
Uh-oh…just realized you forgot to get someone a gift? Delayed your shopping to the last possible moment? Decided to get someone a gift as the last minute? Hard to go wrong with food, especially the local variety. There’s lots of great gift ideas out there in our local food world that are delicious. Plus, if you buy a local food gift, you are supporting the Central Pennsylvania economy. So, everyone wins.
Here’s some great ideas for local food gifts…
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 12/22, 2014 at 10:24 AM
Holiday events with a local food twist
There are several holiday events coming up that have a local food angle to them. If you want to celebrate the holiday and support local food vendors, here are several opportunities to do so:
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 12/11, 2014 at 11:05 AM
Tags: holiday | shopping | TaitFarm | Bellefonte | MountNittanyWinery | wine |
PASA gift guide offers great local food gifts for the holidays
Trying to come up with a perfect gift for that foodie in your life? The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) has the solution—the PASA Good Gifts Guide. javascript:nullo();
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 12/03, 2014 at 09:17 AM
Nouveau Weekends on the Susquehanna Heartland Wine Trail
Celebrate fall and harvest time with the wineries of the Susquehanna Heartland Wine Trail! Their Nouveau Weekend Event, Nov. 8/9 and Nov. 15/16, is your chance to try newly-released and newly-made or “noveau wines†which are fruity and flavorful and meant to be consumed in celebration of the season. There will also be plenty of your current favorites to taste as well.
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Posted by Linda Weaver on 11/07, 2014 at 09:37 AM
Nouveau Weekends on the Susquehanna Heartland Wine Trail
Celebrate fall and harvest time with the wineries of the Susquehanna Heartland Wine Trail! Their Nouveau Weekend Event, Nov. 8/9 and Nov. 15/16, is your chance to try newly-released and newly-made or “noveau wines†which are fruity and flavorful and meant to be consumed in celebration of the season. There will also be plenty of your current favorites to taste as well.
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Posted by Linda Weaver on 11/07, 2014 at 09:37 AM
Sweeten up the holidays with desserts from Gemelli Bakers
Gemelli Bakers has made a name for itself by baking wonderful bread. However, they also make some fantastic desserts. Gemelli is not as well known as a source for great baked desserts, but more and more people in the area are becoming aware of the sweet goodness that they offer at their downtown State College location, or at area farmers markets.
“We’ve been making desserts from day one,†said Tony Sapia, owner of Gemelli Bakers. “A few examples of what we bake include Italian cookies like biscotti and macaroon, American-style cookies like oatmeal raisin and chocolate chip, apricot fruit bars, pies…there’s quite a list.â€
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 12/18, 2013 at 12:00 PM
Tags: Christmas | holidays | Gemelli | dessert | cake | pie | cookies |
Go Natural and Go Local: Heritage Turkeys
Think back to your very first impressions of Thanksgiving. What were they like? Your young mind probably formulated heartwarming images of pilgrims smiling with Native Americans over warm, delicious food that they’d harvested and cooked together. Both parties truly thankful and dressed to impress; the natives in their tribal best, and the pilgrims in those oddly buckled hats and shoes.
Now think harder, what did the turkey look like? It was beautiful, of course, and looked just like your hand that you’d traced and colored in class: a sizeable bird, wild with full plumage and deep natural colors that was just large enough to feed the small village.
So, what’s different?
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Posted by Brittany Smith on 11/20, 2012 at 06:59 AM
Thanksgiving Recipes from PBS Food
Thanksgiving Day can be daunting for even the most experienced cook. PBS Food is ready to help you pick out your Thanksgiving recipes, plan ahead to stay on track, and remember what Thanksgiving is really about – being grateful and spending time with family.
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Posted by Emily Wiley on 11/19, 2012 at 02:14 PM
Celebrate July 4th with Summertime Favorites
Need help with your July 4th menu? Continue reading for recipe ideas.
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Posted by Emily Wiley on 07/03, 2012 at 09:00 AM
Mother’s Day Brunch
Don’t forget to spoil your mother this weekend! Here are a few recipe suggestions for an extra special Mother’s Day brunch.
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Posted by Emily Wiley on 05/11, 2012 at 12:25 PM
Tequila Lime Chicken
Just in time for your Cinco de Mayo celebration: chicken marinated in a mixture of tequila, limes, garlic, jalapeno, and cilantro. Serve with scoop of guacamole and a side salad of corn, tomatoes, and black beans. And don’t forget about the sangria, or choose from a variety of margaritas at PBS Food.
¡Salud!
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Posted by Emily Wiley on 05/04, 2012 at 12:34 PM
Sangria for Cinco de Mayo
What better way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo than with a pitcher of Sangria! This recipe has been adapted from Cook’s Illustrated and makes use of readily available ingredients. For the main ingredient—red wine!—I suggest a bottle of Mt. Nittany’s Rock Hill Red. It’s on sale now, two bottles for $20.
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Posted by Linda Weaver on 05/02, 2012 at 12:28 PM
Wine and Chocolate Pairings Event at Mt. Nittany Winery
You and your Valentine are invited to Mt. Nittany Winery in Centre Hall this weekend for a wine and chocolate pairings event. Treat yourself, your sweetheart, or a group of friends to Mt. Nittany’s wines paired with local sweets from Chocolate Madness.
Event hours are Saturday, Feb. 11th from 12-5pm and Sunday, Feb. 12th from 12:30-4pm. Cost is $4.50 per person, and reservations are required. Contact the winery at (814) 466-6373, 300 Houser Road in Centre Hall.
Continue reading for a chocolate truffles recipe from the winery.
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Posted by Emily Wiley on 02/09, 2012 at 02:01 PM
December Cookies: World Peace Cookies from Dorie Greenspan
Dorie Greenspan is an accomplished food writer and cookbook author, and her World Peace cookies are all over the Internet. (Find out how they got their name here.)
They are French shortbreads with a generous amount of bittersweet chocolate and a touch of fleur de sel (French finishing sea salt) to yield a really intense flavor. Find more of Dorie’s delectable dessert recipes in her book, BAKING: From My Home to Yours.
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Posted by Emily Wiley on 12/22, 2011 at 08:59 AM
December Cookies: Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
The combination of pumpkin puree and oatmeal makes these cookies nice and chewy. The white chocolate chips are sweet, and the dried cherries are sour. And the spices couldn’t be more festive.
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Posted by Emily Wiley on 12/20, 2011 at 02:32 PM
Five Gift Ideas for the Gardener in Your Life
Looking to buy a holiday gift for that special gardener in your life? Here are five great suggestions:
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 12/12, 2011 at 01:57 PM
Holiday Greetings from the Farm!
We are home to many local families’ holiday traditions and lasting memories. There is an honesty and simplicity that comes with the annual pilgrimage to Tait Farm. The ritual is predictable, as well as comforting—it often includes cutting a tree, chatting with friends, visiting the Bassets, sipping a cup of tea, and sampling our food products in the Harvest Shop.
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Posted by Kim Tait on 12/09, 2011 at 11:24 AM
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Countdown to Thanksgiving
Less than a week to go until Thanksgiving Day—a holiday created for foodies! What do you plan to place on your table this year? Check back next week for some of our favorite recipes and ideas to take care of those turkey leftovers. Until then, take advantage of holiday specials offered by some of your favorite local shops.
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Posted by Emily Wiley on 11/18, 2011 at 01:16 PM
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McIntyre’s Candies in Altoona
This Sunday, children will hunt for Easter baskets filled with milk chocolate bunnies, colorful jellybeans, peanut butter eggs, and speckled malted milk balls. Some of those treats will come from McIntyre’s Candies, a central Pennsylvania shop that still hand-makes its confections.
Earlier this week, WPSU’s Emily Wiley discovered the sweet history of this Altoona landmark. Listen to audio and see photos from the candy shop.
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Posted by Emily Wiley on 04/21, 2011 at 01:02 PM
Easter Eggs
Nothing says Easter like a bowl full of brightly colored eggs! Whether you dip the eggs into blue or purple dye or paint them with pink polka dots and yellow stripes, consider buying local eggs this holiday season.
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Posted by Erin Donahue on 04/20, 2011 at 03:10 PM
Easter Ham
Easter is just a few days away, and traditionally, most families feast on ham on this holiday. While the grocery store may seem like a convenient place to purchase your main course, those hams have probably been shipped across the country in plastic. Perhaps you should rethink your vendor this year.
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Posted by Christina Barkanic on 04/20, 2011 at 12:05 PM
Green Week: Pistachio Cookies
Get into the spirit of Saint Patrick’s Day with these festive cookies! Pistachio pudding provides the green coloring, but you could substitute another flavor like lemon or butterscotch.
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Posted by Christina and Erin on 03/17, 2011 at 09:55 AM
Valentine’s Day Dinner Ideas in State College
Are you still looking for a way to spoil your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day? Why not dine out at a local restaurant that promises to serve fresh, seasonal food in a romantic setting?
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Posted by Christina Barkanic on 02/11, 2011 at 02:20 PM
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Local Gift Ideas for Your Valentine
Do you believe in love at first sight? I didn’t—until I walked into Chocolate Madness on West College Avenue in downtown State College. I immediately fell in love with the sweet scent of cocoa and the sight of luscious strawberries dipped in red and white chocolate.
Some might say Valentine’s Day is a time to spoil your significant other. Others might agree it’s all about the candy. Either way, consider supporting a local business while indulging in sweet temptations this February holiday.
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Posted by Erin Donahue on 02/11, 2011 at 12:07 PM
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