Learn about the process of making syrup by helping drill and tap our maple trees and hanging buckets to collect the sap. Everyone can watch how the sugaring process happens and kids of all ages will have fun making “Sugar on Snow”. Enjoy a wagon ride on our “Syrup Express” for a quick visit to our farm animals. PLUS enjoy hot fresh pancakes with the fresh syrup.
A Quick History of Carrot Cake When you sink your fork into a cream cheese-frosted piece of carrot cake, it’s hard to imagine a time when this dessert menu staple wasn’t a thing. But when compared to its apple pie or chocolate cake rivals, carrot cake is a relative newcomer to the American dessert scene. It took a long and complicated path to get there. Before you study the cake, you have to understand the carrot. Ancestors of today’s carrots have existed since at least 8th century Babylon. The Babylonians didn’t much care for the carrot’s root, which was spindly,…
Cheesecake is one of those great dessert staples that never goes out of style. Maybe it’s that delicious crust or those incredible toppings; whatever it is, this stuff is the kitchen-equivalent of the Mona Lisa. So, you think you’ve heard every recipe? Not so fast. There’s some surprising choices out there and a few traditional options that give any cheesecake a splash of creativity. Coffee and Cream Who doesn’t love a little coffee and cream for their dessert? This simple recipe requires a plain cheesecake. If you’re one of those cooks that wants total control over the recipe, start by…
Celebrate the honey bee at the Sweet Bee Honey Festival, with lectures, presentations, demonstrations and exhibits. Enjoy free tastings from more than 80 vendors and infused honeys and wines, spirits and ciders.
Fruitcake appears at Christmas every year without fail. And yet, it’s also the brunt of some serious jokes. But thankfully, fruitcake has the potential to be truly magnificent. Below are some tasty recipes you can make using your leftover fruitcake this holiday season. Fruitcake Bread Pudding Use your leftover fruitcake as the staple ingredient in a holiday bread pudding. First, break up a fruitcake into small, bite-sized chunks. Add in 3 eggs, 3 cups of whole milk, and a half of cup of sugar. Put it in a casserole dish and bake for 350 degrees for about half an hour.…
Have you ever been to a restaurant where the waiter hands you a menu of foods and then an even larger menu of strange French words you can only assume to be various kinds of wines? You point randomly at something you may recognize and the waiter gives you a strange stare. You point again hoping to get it right. Choosing wines is largely a matter of preference, but there is an art to pairing wines with specific types of foods so that you can enjoy the best experience possible. This can be a tedious ordeal and require years of…
