Recipes

Blueberry Pie Wins Raves Every Time

Everyone amateur baker needs a go-to pie recipe in his or her repertoire. While apple may get much of the fanfare, blueberries pack that perfect punch of sweet but tart flavor that just bursts in the mouth with every bite. “Ginger n’ Spice Bubbling Blueberry Pie” is not only the official pie of
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Vegan Twist On Popular Lunch Sandwich

The bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich, commonly known as the BLT, is a classic. People who avoid meat for health or other reasons can enjoy the essence of a BLT in a wholesome sandwich full of tasty ingredients all their own. A “Tempeh, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich (TLT)” is a worthy stand-in for the traditional […]
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Pecans Give These Cookies Extra Appeal

Pecans are tasty offerings that are ideal in both savory dishes and desserts. Like fruits of other members of the hickory genus of trees, pecans are not truly nuts, but drupes. A drupe is a fruit with a single stone or pit surrounded by a husk. With pecans, the outer husk dries out and splits […]
Community News

Senator Brooks & Assemblymember Barrett Call For Elevation Of Division Of Veterans Services To Cabinet Level Department

Senator John E. Brooks, Chairman of the NYS Senate Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, & Military Affairs and  Assemblymember Didi Barrett, Chair of the NYS Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, hosted a press conference earlier today to advocate for S.7526-A/A.8294-A, which would elevate the existing NYS Division of Veterans Services (DVS) to a cabinet level